Verizon and FusionOne Team Up for Multi-Service Sync

 Verizon today announced it is working with FusionOne, a leading provider of mobile phone content portability services, to develop and offer consumer and business services using FusionOne's new multi-service sync technology. Verizon customers should begin to see the ability to sync information such as contacts and address books across Verizon services -- including mobile, telecom and FiOS -- later this year.

Building upon the successful deployment of Backup Assistant with Verizon Wireless and based on the same architecture, the new integration extends FusionOne's relationship with Verizon. Backup Assistant automatically safeguards customers' address books against phone loss, damage or theft, and eliminates the need to manually transfer contacts when a phone is replaced or upgraded.

Kyle Malady, vice president of network development for Verizon Wireless, said, "Syncing across communications services -- from mobile to landline and broadband, and back again -- is a service that makes perfect sense in our fast-paced world. Who wants to enter and re-enter, and re-enter again the same names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses? This is a feature that will offer Verizon customers real value."

"This important relationship between Verizon and FusionOne will strengthen our position as the leader in mobile content portability solutions," said Mike Mulica, chief executive officer of FusionOne. "Verizon subscribers will save time and enjoy the convenience of only needing to worry about one set of contacts."

For more information about Verizon products and services, visit www.verizon.com [1].

About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) , headquartered in New York, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 80 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly 224,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of more than $97 billion. For more information, visit www.verizon.com [1].

About FusionOne

FusionOne is the established leader in mobile content portability, helping mobile subscribers transfer their content between mobile devices and sharing that content with popular internet applications--anytime, anywhere. FusionOne pioneered mobile phone content transfer and its products currently support millions of subscribers on many major carriers worldwide. Founded in 1998, FusionOne is headquartered in San Jose, California with additional offices in Tallinn, Estonia. For more information, visit www.fusionone.com [2].