Mozilla Messaging

Mozilla Messaging

Former type	Private
Industry	Computer software Communications
Fate	Absorbed by Mozilla Corporation
Founded	2007 (2007)
Defunct	April 4, 2011 (2011-04-04)
Headquarters	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Key people	David Ascher, CEO
Products	Mozilla Thunderbird
Employees	Approximately 10
Parent	Mozilla Foundation
Website	mozillamessaging.com

Mozilla Messaging (abbreviated MoMo^[1]) was a wholly owned, for-profit subsidiary of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation.^[2] It was broadly tasked with aspects of the Mozilla Project that focused on interpersonal communications, such as instant messaging and e-mail. Its main focus was developing Mozilla Thunderbird, the e-mail client developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

It was spun off from the Mozilla project in 2007; on 4 April 2011, it was merged into the Mozilla Labs group of the Mozilla Corporation.^[3]

References

1. ^ jenzed and Breaking_Pitt. "Thunderbird FAQ, Who makes Thunderbird". Mozilla Messaging. http://support.mozillamessaging.com/it/kb/Thunderbird+FAQ#Who_makes_Thunderbird_. Retrieved 2010-04-07. "Thunderbird is developed, tested, translated and supported by the folks at Mozilla Messaging and by a group of dedicated volunteers. Mozilla Messaging ("MoMo" for short) is a sister project to the for-profit Mozilla Corporation, the folks who make the Firefox browser. Both are wholly owned subsidiaries of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation." 
2. ^ Tom Espiner (2008-02-20). "Mozilla ready to add IM to Thunderbird stable?". http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Mozilla-ready-to-add-IM-to-Thunderbird-stable-/0,130061733,339286101,00.htm?feed=pt_email. Retrieved 2008-05-12. 
3. ^ Paul, Ryan (5 April 2011). "Thunderbird returns to nest as Mozilla Messaging rejoins Mozilla". Ars Technica. http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/04/thunderbird-returns-to-nest-as-mozilla-messaging-rejoins-mozilla.ars. Retrieved 2011-04-05.