Ingrid Lunden
Jan 31, 2012 6:30 PM
Some fallout from the various asset offloads we have seen from Nokia (NYSE: NOK) in the last year: Synchronica, which bought Nokia’s messaging business for $25 million in June 2011, has itself become a takeover target—apparently because it will not be able to make payments on money still owed to…
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Ingrid Lunden
Jun 30, 2011 5:47 AM
The streamlining at Nokia (NYSE: NOK) continues apace. Today it was announced that the Finnish company has sold its North American messaging business to Synchronica, a specialist in that field, for $25 million in cash. The deal includes operator-branded instant messaging and email services for 10 operators in the market—including…
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Tricia Duryee
Sep 20, 2010 8:49 PM
UK-based mobile messaging services provider Synchronica has acquired iseemedia, a Canadian-based developer of mobile e-mail delivery platforms. Synchronica first made a friendly takeover bid for the company on July 22, according to a document filed with the London Stock Exchange. The acquisition expands Synchronica’s market to 853 million subscribers worldwide…
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Tricia Duryee
Aug 18, 2008 12:34 PM
England-based Synchronica, a mobile email synchronization provider, said today it is acquiring consumer mobile email company AxisMobile for $4.9 million in stock. As part of the transaction, Synchronica also said it raised $10 million from new and existing investors. This year, the company has raised a total of $18 million.…
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Dianne See Morrison
Feb 27, 2008 8:10 AM
Mobile email and synchronization services provider Synchronica has raised a $3.9 million in its second round of funding, bringing the total investment into the company to $7.5 million. Synchronica says it plans to use the money to fund its push into emerging markets with its mobile email and backup products,…
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