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TELUS and Visto to offer secure wireless email


VANCOUVER – TELUS announced today that it’s joining forces with Visto Corporation to offer secure two-way wireless email.

Business Inbox offers instant access to email via mobile devices, powered by Visto Mobile. The application can be downloaded over the air to any supported wireless data device, allowing clients to send and receive wireless email, and access their calendar and contacts files. It works with both Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino. The service will be free to TELUS email and Web monthly data subscribers.

"TELUS continues to expand its e-mail services portfolio with sophisticated wireless applications such as Business Inbox, allowing business users of all kinds to stay connected and visible, anytime, anywhere," said Robert Blumenthal, TELUS senior vice president of products and services. "Available for clients ranging from individual users up to national enterprise clients, Business Inbox lets professionals experience first-hand the significant productivity gains possible with mobile e-mail."

Visto, based in Redwood Shores, CA, provides a global platform for mobile operators to offer wireless email.