# Critical Path

> Critical Path was a messaging infrastructure company supplying branded email, mobile messaging, security and directory software to telecommunications providers, ISPs and enterprises. Founded in 1997, it combined hosted services, software licensing and integration work before joining Openwave Messaging in 2013. Its successor business is part of Lumine Group.

- **Founded:** 1997
- **Headquarters:** San Mateo, United States
- **Founders:** David Hayden (Co-founder; founding CEO and later chairman), Wayne Correia (Co-founder and chief technology officer), Marcy Swenson (Co-founder and VP of Engineering)
- **Products:** Outsourced email and white-label messaging, Memova Messaging, Memova Mobile, Memova Anti-Abuse, Identity management
- **Notable:** Contracted to host more than three million mailboxes by September 1998., Selected for the BT Mail rollout in 2013., Combined with Mirapoint in 2010 and acquired Laszlo Systems in 2012.

## Products & services

- **Outsourced email and white-label messaging** — Branded email services for providers and enterprises; delivery model varied over the company’s history.
- **Memova Messaging** — Provider platform for email, contacts, calendars and multimedia messaging. The Memova brand was introduced in February 2005.
- **Memova Mobile** — Push email for mass-market MMS-capable phones without installing handset software.
- **Memova Anti-Abuse** — Traffic management and integrated third-party filtering for spam, viruses and other malicious mail.
- **Identity management** — Directory integration, user provisioning and password management.
- **Mirapoint appliances** — Secure email, filtering and archiving appliances added through the announced 2010 merger.
- **Webtop** — Laszlo application platform acquired to integrate messaging, voice, video and social services.
- **Professional services and support** — Installation, migration, customization, integration and maintenance.

## Achievements

- Contracted to host more than three million mailboxes by September 1998.
- Selected for the BT Mail rollout in 2013.
- Combined with Mirapoint in 2010 and acquired Laszlo Systems in 2012.

## Latest updates

- **2023-11** — Successor context: Lumine announced its purchase of Synchronoss’ Messaging and NetworkX units and restoration of Openwave as an autonomous business brand.
- **2016-03** — Synchronoss announced an agreement to acquire Openwave Messaging.
- **2013-12** — The Openwave acquisition was publicly reported; Marlin’s own announcement is dated November 27, 2013.

## Links

- Website: http://www.cp.net
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/critical-path

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