Comments on: Funding On the Road To OZ http://gigaom.com/2006/09/22/oz/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:00:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Nokia Takes Another Crack at IM With OZ Buy - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-902505 Nokia Takes Another Crack at IM With OZ Buy - GigaOM Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:36:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-902505 <p>[...] has raised over $70 million in funding from VantagePoint Venture Partners, Wellington Financial, Quebec Solidarity [...]</p> [...] has raised over $70 million in funding from VantagePoint Venture Partners, Wellington Financial, Quebec Solidarity [...]

]]> By: Hay http://gigaom.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-862952 Hay Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:13:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-862952 <p>The usage of java client, although poular and available as it is, cannot create a full email experiance because of the known java environment limitation. emoze is providing a free push email solution (and PIM sync) for mobile devices (mostly symbian, smartphones and windows mobile, coming soon in a lighter version for java) with a unique user experiance, carrier/network independent. emoze solution supports exchange, lotus notes, pop3/imap4 and web mail (yahoo, gmail, etc)</p> The usage of java client, although poular and available as it is, cannot create a full email experiance because of the known java environment limitation. emoze is providing a free push email solution (and PIM sync) for mobile devices (mostly symbian, smartphones and windows mobile, coming soon in a lighter version for java) with a unique user experiance, carrier/network independent. emoze solution supports exchange, lotus notes, pop3/imap4 and web mail (yahoo, gmail, etc)

]]> By: Miroslav Sterba http://gigaom.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-859108 Miroslav Sterba Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:41:57 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-859108 <p>Download link is where?</p> Download link is where?

]]> By: mike d http://gigaom.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-617873 mike d Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:41:56 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-617873 <p>The idea behind clients like the OZ are great, but based on my experience (and many of those on the ATT forums) the practice of the client needs work. I am on my 2nd phone because of problems with the OZ email client. The 2nd phone is doing better. But I have disabled the alerts and have learned that the OZ email client does not work well if you leave java running and the phone needs a reboot at least daily. Its usually faster to sign on the web client than to go through the gyrations to get OZ up and running. Based on my experience so far, I will never buy another phone with the OZ email client</p> The idea behind clients like the OZ are great, but based on my experience (and many of those on the ATT forums) the practice of the client needs work. I am on my 2nd phone because of problems with the OZ email client. The 2nd phone is doing better. But I have disabled the alerts and have learned that the OZ email client does not work well if you leave java running and the phone needs a reboot at least daily. Its usually faster to sign on the web client than to go through the gyrations to get OZ up and running. Based on my experience so far, I will never buy another phone with the OZ email client

]]> By: Nick Hawkins http://gigaom.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-65552 Nick Hawkins Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:54:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-65552 <p>I've never had a problem with POP3/IMAP via cell phone, even over a bluetooth connection to some random device (for my personal email, I don't care about it being pushed from Gmail). I think the fact that OZ that's bundled with T-Mobile US phones/Blackberries helps in terms of volume.</p> I’ve never had a problem with POP3/IMAP via cell phone, even over a bluetooth connection to some random device (for my personal email, I don’t care about it being pushed from Gmail). I think the fact that OZ that’s bundled with T-Mobile US phones/Blackberries helps in terms of volume.

]]> By: Brian McConnell http://gigaom.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-65551 Brian McConnell Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:47:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-65551 <p>I sold my previous company, Trekmail, to Visto, which is also a player in this space. It is a very tough business because the carriers control the distribution channel so completely. Companies definitely need a lot financial backing to make it, as it can take one or two years to get a deal and then have product in market.</p> <p>IMHO, mobile email, especially for consumers, is going the way of Caller ID. It will just be built into every phone, and activated when you walk out of the store. Many phones, especially Nokia, already come with a POP/IMAP client built in. </p> <p>POP/IMAP doesn't work so well on cellular phones, due to lots of minor issues (radio/battery use, needing to keep a data session active, etc). Because of this there is a role for hidden providers like Oz, Visto, Seven, etc to make embedded email apps that work more like SMS (always on, near immediate delivery, no configuration). Things are quite there yet, but in 2-3 years, I think mobile email will be embedded in nearly every phone and easily activated for people who want to use it.</p> I sold my previous company, Trekmail, to Visto, which is also a player in this space. It is a very tough business because the carriers control the distribution channel so completely. Companies definitely need a lot financial backing to make it, as it can take one or two years to get a deal and then have product in market.

IMHO, mobile email, especially for consumers, is going the way of Caller ID. It will just be built into every phone, and activated when you walk out of the store. Many phones, especially Nokia, already come with a POP/IMAP client built in.

POP/IMAP doesn’t work so well on cellular phones, due to lots of minor issues (radio/battery use, needing to keep a data session active, etc). Because of this there is a role for hidden providers like Oz, Visto, Seven, etc to make embedded email apps that work more like SMS (always on, near immediate delivery, no configuration). Things are quite there yet, but in 2-3 years, I think mobile email will be embedded in nearly every phone and easily activated for people who want to use it.

]]> By: JR http://gigaom.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-65550 JR Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:42:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/22/oz/#comment-65550 <p>"… OZ Communications, which has been surprisingly successful in winning over carrier and handset manufacturer customers with its mobile IM and email phone client and network server." </p> <p>OZ tends to cut deals that look very lucrative to the carriers and provides co-op dollars for promotion and advertising. OZ views their customer as the carrier (who they can buy) and not the end user who wants performance at low cost. Consumers try it because they currently go to their carrier for their mobile content and applications (something that seems to be changing) and they are simply not aware of the other great mobile email alternatives. See "Turn Old Phone Into a Smart Phone" by Om. </p> <p>JR</p> “… OZ Communications, which has been surprisingly successful in winning over carrier and handset manufacturer customers with its mobile IM and email phone client and network server.”

OZ tends to cut deals that look very lucrative to the carriers and provides co-op dollars for promotion and advertising. OZ views their customer as the carrier (who they can buy) and not the end user who wants performance at low cost. Consumers try it because they currently go to their carrier for their mobile content and applications (something that seems to be changing) and they are simply not aware of the other great mobile email alternatives. See “Turn Old Phone Into a Smart Phone” by Om.

JR

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