Communications

Acquisition expands mobile offering

30 June 2008

Microsoft is to acquire MobiComp, a company that has pioneered technologies allowing the backup and restoration of mobile data, as well as mobile posting of social content to Web sites such as Facebook.

“People expect their phones to deliver the best experiences from PCs and the Web right to their pockets,” said Todd Peters, corporate vice president in the Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft. “Investing in the right solutions from companies like MobiComp will extend the capabilities of Windows Mobile and Windows Live to help us provide the most innovative and seamless way to stay connected.”

The Portugal-based MobiComp is known for a variety of breakthrough mobile services including MobileKeeper Backup & Restore, MobileKeeper Sharing & Communities, and Active mTicker. These services allow mobile operators and individuals to back up personal content stored on a phone, publish updates to online communities, and get entertainment and news content delivered to phones.

“Like Microsoft, we’ve always believed in an open and innovative mobile platform and deep industry partnerships,” said Carlos Oliveira, co-founder and CEO of MobiComp. “We’re thrilled that our work over the past eight years can now be extended by partnering with Microsoft’s world-class portfolio of mobile services.”

MobiComp will contribute to Microsoft’s Mobile Communications Business while continuing to serve its existing partners and customers, which include 11 mobile operators worldwide.