Visto and IBM to mobile enable Domino

Visto Corporation, the leading global provider of mobile email, today announces a marketing and enablement relationship with IBM that will leverage IBM Lotus Notes Traveler and help enable delivery of Visto’s Mobile for IBM Lotus Domino to millions of IBM Lotus Notes users.

“In an age of increasing mobile usage, providing flexibility and choice to customers is demanded to address the range of IT configurations that can be found in businesses of all sizes,” said Michael Rhodin, general manager, Lotus Software, IBM Software Group. “The combination of Lotus Notes Traveler and Visto Mobile offers a compelling mobility solution for the millions of Lotus Notes users.”

Under the terms of the agreement, Visto and IBM will collaborate on the enablement and marketing of a connector for Visto Mobile for Lotus Domino, providing existing and new Lotus Domino customers with mobile access to email, calendar appointments, contacts and other data pushed directly to their mobile phones.

“IBM’s leadership position in the global enterprise messaging and collaboration market, combined with Visto’s advanced mobile technology, makes this deal a strong catalyst for rapid wireless enterprise email growth worldwide,” said Brian Bogosian, president, chairman and CEO of Visto. “This will be the first solution to allow mobile operators the benefit of provisioning Lotus Domino users without the need for a separate server installed behind the firewall. This will be a groundbreaking improvement over traditional approaches based on standalone server technology that Visto is excited to pioneer in conjunction with IBM.”