Montreal, Canada-headquartered mobile messaging solution provider OZ has acquired Thumbspeed Inc. from Hands-On Mobile Inc., for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition, which closed on April 20, 2007, will expand OZ’s expertise and offering for the mobile messaging market. With OZ’s technology and market leadership, and Thumbspeed’s strength in mobile client applications and innovation, a new and more formidable mobile messaging solution provider is formed. “Thumbspeed has done a great job in building some of the most innovative and advanced Mobile Messaging Clients in the world. We are very excited to welcome Thumbspeed customers, partners and employees to OZ,” said Skuli Mogensen, ceo and Founder of OZ. “Joining forces with Thumbspeed will allow OZ to fulfill our vision: to give consumers what they want - easy and affordable access to their existing and favorite IM, Email and Social Networking services on their mobile phones. As consumers expect and demand more from their mobile phone, together, we will fulfill this demand with easy to use mobile clients, and offer an unique integrated messaging experience that includes next generation SMS, IM, E-mail and Social Networking with rich-media and personalization capabilities.” Founded in 2004, Thumbspeed is headquartered in Bellevue Washington, and has a research and development facility in Mumbai, India. Thumbspeed develops and publishes messaging, photo sharing and personalization applications for mobile phones and smart devices.
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