Tornado and Wysdom Partner to Deliver Wireless Unified Messaging

Leading Unified Messaging Platform Tornado Messenger Now Makes Wireless Messaging Easier, More Powerful

Tornado Development, the leading provider of unified messaging (UM) technology, today announced a strategic partnership with Wysdom Inc., a leading wireless Internet applications and infrastructure provider. Working together as technology partners, Tornado and Wysdom have integrated their technologies and co-developed full support for wireless devices within Tornado’s unified messaging engine, Tornado Messenger. As a result, Tornado Messenger provides global access of email, voice mail, fax, pager and video messages via all wireless devices. Tornado unified messaging empowers mobile professionals, remote employees, small business owners or anyone using multiple message devices to manage and access all of their messages more efficiently and conveniently.

Tornado Development has enjoyed great success in delivering unified messaging solutions to telecommunications, network providers and portal customers such as Global Crossing, Vivao and OfficeMax.com. The company is now expanding its offerings to meet the growing needs of the wireless market. By adding support for wireless devices to Tornado Messenger, Tornado Development is dramatically expanding the value and reach of unified messaging, to both service providers and consumers.

“Together, Wysdom and Tornado are driving the adoption of unified messaging and wireless infrastructure by providing users of Tornado Messenger with the ability to manage all of their e-mail, voicemail, fax, pager and video messages through their wireless devices,” says Simi Grosman, Vice President of Marketing, Wysdom Inc. “By combining the expertise of our two companies, Tornado and Wysdom are maximizing the benefits of both unified messaging and wireless communications for mobile users.”

The technology partnership is focused on enhancing the value of unified messaging to service providers and consumers. Tornado Messenger is a carrier-grade UM engine designed for telcos, wireless service providers, Internet/application service providers (ISPs, ASPs) and network providers. Tornado Messenger’s advanced design and architecture provides unsurpassed scalability and manageability, enabling service providers to deliver UM to millions of subscribers using the entire range of mobile devices, at a low cost of ownership. With Tornado Messenger, service providers increase revenues, improve customer retention and penetrate new markets.

By deploying Tornado Messenger, providers can deliver a unified messaging service supporting the entire range of mobile devices. Tornado Messenger users can access and manage all of their messages with any device, including telephones, personal and laptop computers, e-mail clients, Web browsers, wireless access protocol (WAP)-enabled phones, two-way pagers (SMS) and personal digital assistants (PDAs). Tornado unified messaging frees users from the complexities of managing multiple messaging systems, improving overall communications and productivity.

“With Tornado Messenger’s wireless messaging capabilities, service providers can meet the demand of the growing population of wireless device users for improved messaging applications,” says Kevin Torf, Chairman, Tornado Development. “Wireless access is a key element in the increasing adoption of unified messaging. Tornado and Wysdom’s joint efforts capitalize on this market opportunity.”


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