Digital security software company Gemalto has acquired O3SIS, a provider of personal data management solutions, from its founders and funds managed by Duke Forest.
Gradually, O3SIS will be fully integrated into the Gemalto Mobile Communications segment and would be forming the core of Gemalto’s personal data management offer to mobile network operators.
Oliver Piou, chief executive officer of Gemalto, said: “With more than 70 references, Gemalto is already the leading provider of phonebook backup solutions to mobile operators around the world. With this combination, we expand Gemalto’s offering in our rapidly growing software and solutions business, bringing our customers the first fully integrated personal data management solution across mobile and fixed line networks.”
O3SIS’ software suite allows consumers to access and share a range of personal data – contacts, email, multimedia content – irrespective of its location, in the mobile equipment or in the cloud. It also provides the ‘push email’ technology that is used to notify and transfer email to any mobile subscriber’s device.
By combining Gemalto’s SIM card and USB dongle-based software solution with O3SIS’ handset synchronisation, Gemalto would be able to deploy a turn-key offer to mobile network operators.
