OmniSky

OmniSky was a dotcom-era Silicon Valley startup, focused on web-enabled, wireless, mobile touchscreen products and services. Built around the Palm V,[1] OmniSky produced the first touchscreen handset to integrate Google's search engine.[2][3] OmniSky was founded on May 7, 1999 and held an IPO less than 18 months later through NASDAQ on September 21, 2000.[4] It generated no revenue in 1999 and prior to its IPO it reported a lifetime total of $2.1 million revenue compared to a loss of more than $40 million.[5] By November 2001 OmniSky reported that it was no longer able to complete its financial statements due to a possible pending bankruptcy.[6] OmniSky sold to EarthLink in December 2001.[7]

References
  1. Pen Computing
  2. Google Press Release: May 3, 2000
  3. Google's first mobile product
  4. Crunchbase OmniSky
  5. SEC Filing
  6. SEC Filing
  7. Palm InforCenter, December 07, 2001: OmniSky / EarthLink



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