Nokia acquires Eizel to deliver mobile enterprise content

^{No adjustment needed} Nokia acquires Eizel to deliver mobile enterprise content

22 Apr 2003 at 17:38 GMT Timo Poropudas

Nokia today announced Tuesday that it is buying Eizel Technologies, a privately held software company, in a stock-for-stock merger at an aggregate of USD 21 million. Eizel makes server-based products that recognize content and access and are able to intelligently to translate the content so that is works properly with each connection and device. The Pittsburgh-based company develops server-based products that transform email messages, attachments, intranet applications and web content into formats easily accessible by any mobile device on any network. This transaction is subject to standard closing conditions. Eizel(TM) will integrate with the enterprise network security division, Nokia Internet Communications of the Nokia Ventures Organization. Eizel's flagship product makes enterprise email, attachments and web-enabled applications (including intranet content) accessible from browsers on any device over any wireless network. The Eizel offering is unique because it is server based and requires no alteration of source content and no additional client-side software. It provides 'on-the-fly' reformatting of source content to fit the form factor of the mobile device while preserving interactive elements such as web forms. Nokia will integrate Eizel's unique mobility application with its own secure enterprise product portfolio, backed by a worldwide support system. Nokia also will have the flexibility of delivering the Eizel solution as a software application for organizations that have standardized on UNIX or Linux platforms from major hardware vendors. The Eizel solution supports SSL encryption and LDAP-based authentication to ensure secure access. Coupled with its other enterprise offerings, Nokia now offers organizations the most comprehensive secure mobile connectivity solutions available.