Acquisition Extends Seamless Mobility Offerings For
Enterprises and Consumers
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., and SANTA CLARA, Calif., 10 November 2006 – Motorola, Inc.
(NYSE: MOT) and Good Technology, Inc. today announced that the companies have
signed a definitive agreement under which Motorola will acquire privately held
Good Technology, a leader in enterprise mobile computing software and service.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Good Technology, based in Santa Clara, is a strategic addition to Motorola’s
Mobile Devices business. The acquisition will extend Motorola’s mobile
computing capabilities and increase the company’s enterprise client base. Good
Technology’s wireless messaging, data access and handheld security offerings
provide intuitive and advanced productivity solutions for mobile professionals
with enterprise-level device security and management.
Motorola will build upon Good Technology’s customer and carrier relationships
by maintaining its multi-device strategy. Good Technology’s software and
service offerings have been chosen by more than 12,000 enterprises around the
world. In addition, Good Technology’s highly reliable, secure connectivity
platform offers the potential to power applications beyond email while
extending to customers beyond the enterprise.
“The addition of Good Technology will advance Motorola’s vision of seamless
mobility,” said Ron Garriques, president, Motorola Mobile Devices business.
“Good Technology’s solutions, talent and customers complement Motorola’s
business and extend our ability to deliver compelling products and services to
enterprise customers. Good Technology’s software and managed service deliver a
rich user experience, low cost of ownership, industry-leading security and
enterprise-class support. These competitive differentiators have led many
enterprise customers to choose Good Technology. This acquisition will continue
to strengthen Motorola as a leading provider of mobility devices and solutions
both for enterprise customers and consumers.”
“This is an exciting milestone for our company, and we look forward to scaling
our growth as part of Motorola,” said Danny Shader, chief executive officer and
president of Good Technology. “Motorola’s global reach, scale, widely recognized
brand and worldwide carrier and customer relationships make it the ideal
partner for Good Technology. Our combined teams will create exciting growth
opportunities for Good Technology, our customers and our employees. We look
forward to working with the Motorola team to ensure a rapid and seamless
transition.”
Motorola has an existing business relationship with Good Technology using Good
Mobile Messaging on the Motorola Q.
The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory and other customary conditions,
is expected to close in early 2007.
About Good Technology
Good Technology makes mobile computing easy and essential for everyone. The
company's flagship products, Good™ Mobile Messaging (formerly GoodLink), Good
Mobile Intranet and Good Mobile Defence, securely extend IBM Lotus® Domino®,
Microsoft® Exchange, and other enterprise systems to a variety of the most
popular smartphones and networks. Good's software and managed service deliver a
rich user experience, low total cost of ownership through Secure Over-The-Air™
management, industry-leading security and enterprise-class support and service.
Good Technology products are available through authorized wireless carriers,
value-added resellers and directly through Good Technology. For more
information visit www.good.com.
Source: Motorola press release
