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{{Infobox company | name = Mozilla Messaging | type = Subsidiary | hq_location_city = Vancouver, British Columbia | hq_location_country = Canada | industry = Software | key_people = David Ascher (CEO) | fate = Absorbed by Mozilla Corporation | defunct = April 4, 2011 (2011-04-04) | founded = 2007; 15 years ago (2007) | products = Mozilla Thunderbird | parent = Mozilla Foundation | num_employees = Approximately 10 | 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. https://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/04/thunderbird-returns-to-nest-as-mozilla-messaging-rejoins-mozilla.ars. Retrieved 2011-04-05. 



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