Study: Wireless carriers aren’t offering enough sync options
Now that we carry so much of our lives on our easy-to-lose phones, the ability to sync personal data between the phone and a reliable storage service is more important than ever. According to a new study by Funambol, which provides “cloud sync” services for smartphones, there’s a big gap between the services offered by wireless carriers and what’s available on consumer desktops. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile offer little, if anything, beyond address book syncing…. Continue Reading
Funambol raises $12.5 million, scores deal with AOL
Funambol has raised $12.5 million in venture funding to fuel its open-source mobile messaging software business. On top of that, the company is announcing today that it’s landed AOL as a customer for its mobile synchronization software.
Funambol raised its second round from Nexit Ventures (which led), Castile Ventures, Walden International, and HIG Ventures. The new financing brings the total raised by the company to $25 million. The new funds will help the company expand in… Continue Reading
Funambol and Laszlo Systems team up on open source mobile-web messaging
The web and mobile phones are getting hitched. That’s evident in a deal being announced today between start-ups Funambol and Laszlo Systems.
Funambol, based in Redwood City, Calif., makes mobile messaging software based on open source software. The messaging software has contact synchronization software and push email features. Laszlo Systems, meanwhile, makes a web-based communications suite that includes email, contacts, and calendar. Laszlo is based in San Mateo, Calif.
Now the two companies are integrating their products… Continue Reading
Open-source mobile app server co., Funambol, raises $5.35M
Funambol, a Redwood City, Calif. developer of open-source mobile application servers, has secured $5.35 million of a $10 million Series B round, according to a regulatory filing cited by PE Week. Return backers include HIG Ventures and Walden Ventures.
(First posted 1/18)