Some of the Points Patrick and Craig Discussed

• Productivity starts by being comprehensive with your approach. Syncing email, contacts, calendar, and tasks is critical because you only need to do it one time: The one and done approach.
• Carrier and device agnostic is critical. In today's enterprise and SMB world...people like what they like. Obama likes his Blackberry. Other people can't live without the iPhone and still others go for the hot new smart device on the market. The most productive businesses can deal with any device on any carrier and connect everyone together.  
• Even if you're not an Enterprise, SMBs and even individuals want carrier-grade service. Your device must be secure, you must remain productive, and your infrastructure has to be robust and always available.  
• Affordability: Exchange servers that do everything I've talked about cost thousands (hardware, software, staff, maintenance and upgrades). Software as a service allows economy of scale, without sacrificing robustness: 4SmartPhone offers Sync as a Service for a low per user monthly fee, backed by an industry leading 99.999% SLA.  Scalable solution and predictable costs. You don't have to spend a lot to make wise decisions when it comes to mobile productivity.  
• Constant contact - Stay in constant contact with your co-workers, customers, friends...whoever.  Share information : contacts, calendars when needed.  Access everything from smartphone, your PC/Mac or securely from any computer.

About Patrick

Patrick Gilbert has more than 20 years experience in information technology and telecommunications to his credit. 


He founded 4SmartPhone with the intent of offering enterprise-class mobile computing solutions to small and medium size businesses.

Before founding 4SmartPhone, Gilbert founded Presence IT, Inc. In 2001, a custom IT solutions company with a focus on mobility, which became the origin of 4SmartPhone. 

Prior to that, Gilbert was executive vice president of Isaac Newton Technologies, for which he raised more than $4.4 million and restructured it from a small R&D lab in Canada, to a more mature startup company.  Under his watch, INT opened sales offices across the US and released its first wireless software radio product in 2000.

Prior to Isaac Newton Technologies, Gilbert was the senior vice president and chief technology officer for the WAVO Corporation, where he spearheaded the partnership of WAVO and Virgin Entertainment Corporation to develop VirginJamCast, an Internet-based secure digital music distribution system and e-commerce service. As V-P Business Development of WAVO, Gilbert also established key strategic partnerships with Microsoft, Compaq, PBS and Intel, some including investments of more than $4 millions. Gilbert is also credited with the development of WaveTop, the first nationwide data broadcasting consumer product included in Windows 98 Operating System.

Prior to WAVO Corporation, Patrick co-founded BleuMont Telecom, which pioneered PC-based data broadcasting technology in 1992 and established in 1994  Canada’s first nationwide datacasting network. Gilbert and his partners sold BleuMont Telecom to WAVO Corporation in 1995.

Prior to BleuMont Telecom, Gilbert was project manager for DTI Telecom, an Engineering consulting firm based in Montreal, QC.  Gilbert studied Electrical Engineering at the École Poytechnique, University of Montreal.

About 4 Smart Phone

4SmartPhone was founded in 2004 by a team of entrepreneurs, technologists and engineers who created an innovative mobile technology company that enables mobile professionals anywhere in the world to fully take advantage of their smartphones therefore conducting business efficiently.

4SmartPhone has :

• Developed and deployed proprietary technology, now patent pending, that greatly facilitate the consumption and usage of enterprise-level applications on smartphones by mobile executives and workers, worldwide
• Integrated its technology with industry standard products such as Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 into a SaaS offering for Small Businesses and mobile professionals usable on any wireless carrier with any smartphone

• Continued to invest in its technology development efforts in order to fully support all smartphone platforms (Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Symbian …), including the iPhone and other new deployment models such as OTA direct-to-mobile.

4SmartPhone has since quickly become the choice of mobile professionals around the world. Today 4SmartPhone has thousands of satisfied mobile customers worldwide, 40% of them outside the USA, ranging from one-person shops, to multinational businesses, and from small companies, to universities and Government agencies.