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Funambol Launches First SaaS Mobile Cloud Sync and Push Email Solution
Hosted Service Powered by Open Source Lets Mobile Operators, Device Makers, Portals and ISPs 'Just Add Water' to Provide Mobile Cloud Services for Billions of Wireless Phones
| Source: Funambol
REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - May 5, 2009) - Funambol, the leading provider of mobile
open source cloud sync and push email, today announced it is introducing
the world's first Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) mobile cloud sync and push
email solution. The company now provides customers with the option to use
its commercial Carrier Edition Software on a hosted basis in addition to
implementing it internally. "Hosted Funambol" makes it quick and easy for
mobile operators, device makers, portals, service providers and software
vendors to provide mobile cloud sync and push email services for their
users. It consists of Funambol Carrier Edition that is deployed at
world-class hosting facilities around the globe. Hosted Funambol has no
noticeable differences to end users versus the on-premises version of
Funambol. It is brandable, customizable and integrateable with customer
systems. Hosted Funambol enables companies to quickly launch a mobile cloud
sync and push email service, without the need to acquire hardware, software
and personnel. This helps customers reduce capital spending, speed time to
market and reduce risk.
Funambol is offering its hosted solution in response to growing worldwide
demand for mobile cloud sync and push email. Hosted Funambol is uniquely
powered by Funambol's leading mobile open source project that provides the
industry's broadest device compatibility, for billions of mobile phones. It
is a natural extension of the company's strategy, as it has already been
helping several customers manage their mobile sync and push email
operations.
"The response to our open source MobileWe cloud sync and push email
solution has been tremendous," said Fabrizio Capobianco, Funambol CEO. "At
the same time, customers view us as the wireless experts and they are
increasingly requesting that we host our solution for them. They just want
to 'add water' to turn on the service, which is why we are now offering
Hosted Funambol."
Hosted Funambol provides customer personnel with secure access to all
system data. It employs state-of-the-art security to protect end user data.
The solution is designed for large-scale deployments and to provide
excellent performance in all markets around the world, with high guaranteed
uptime. It can be localized for different languages and transitioned from a
hosted to an on-premises deployment as customer needs change.
Hosted Funambol is immediately available. Pricing is customized based on
specific customer requirements. For more information, please contact a Funambol
sales representative.
About Funambol
Funambol is the leading provider of mobile open source cloud sync and push
email. Funambol open source software has been downloaded over three million
times by 50,000 developers and project participants in more than 200
countries. The commercial version of Funambol has been deployed at mobile
operators, portals, device manufacturers, service providers and ISVs
including customers such as AOL, 1&1, Earthlink and CA, Inc. Funambol is
headquartered in Redwood City, California with an R&D center in Italy. For
more information, please visit www.funambol.com. You can follow Funambol on
Twitter at http://twitter.com/funambol.