Vodafone launches push email service in Europe

- Gary Thayer, Editor

London, UK, April 21, 2005 -- (MobileVillage) -- Vodafone today announced the addition of a push email service that provides real-time, secure and remote access to email, contacts and calendar direct to certain mobile devices.

New email, calendar appointments and contact details are automatically 'pushed' to the user's selected device and updates made on the device are automatically reflected on the user's PC. In addition, users can choose to download email attachments in popular office formats, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Adobe PDF.

The Vodafone push email service is powered by software from Silicon Valley based Visto Corp. and is offered in three versions: 1) an Enterprise version for companies wishing to provide access to their employees, 2) a Desktop Redirector version for people who use their own mobile equipment at work, and 3) and an ISP version for sole traders or small businesses. The service supports both Microsoft Exchange Server and IBM Lotus Domino systems, as well as POP3 ISP email accounts.

Devices that currently support the push email service include the Vodafone v1620, the Motorola MPx220, the Nokia 6630 and the Sony Ericsson P910i. Vodafone plans to add more devices that support push email functionality in the coming months.

The push email service is currently available from Vodafone Germany, Vodafone Greece, Vodafone Italy, SFR (France) and Elisa (Finland), and Vodafone Spain. Vodafone says the service will be available in its other markets over the course of this year.

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