Visto Corporation Partners with QUALCOMM to
Extend Enterprise Mobility
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001--Visto Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise
mobility software and services, today announced that QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq:QCOM - news) has selected
Visto as a partner to extend its Enterprise Mobility application on the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless(TM)
(BREW(TM)) applications platform for Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless devices.
QUALCOMM's BREW platform, announced in a separate release by QUALCOMM on January 31, 2001, will provide a
standard, familiar programming environment that enables application development for the large and growing CDMA market.
The Visto solution is aimed at enterprise customers who need a secure, cost-effective way to provide mobile and wireless
access to corporate information. Visto's enterprise mobility solution extends the functionality of leading corporate messaging
applications, allowing the mobile workforce immediate access to critical office applications such as email, calendar and
contacts directly from their wireless device. Over the next few months, Visto will be working directly with carriers and
handset manufacturers to enable the successful delivery of these solutions into the enterprise.
``As a QUALCOMM BREW partner, Visto's development efforts will ensure timely delivery of solutions targeted at the
enterprise customer, which enable access to corporate information from CDMA handsets,'' said Brian Bogosian, President
and CEO, Visto Corp.
``As we continue to see the increased prevalence of wireless communications for business and personal use, it is becoming
critical for businesses within this space to work collaboratively to build wireless strategies that take this era of mobility to the
next level,'' said Peggy Johnson, senior vice president of QUALCOMM and general manager of QUALCOMM Internet
Services. ``Visto will use its proven experience to deliver BREW-enabled enterprise mobility applications to meet the current
and future needs of business users.''
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