<s>
Acompli	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
that	O
allowed	O
for	O
user	O
interaction	O
with	O
email	O
messages	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
management	O
of	O
multiple	O
email	O
accounts	O
in	O
one	O
programme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
application	O
provided	O
for	O
integration	O
with	O
cloud	O
storage	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Dropbox	B-Application
,	O
OneDrive	B-Application
,	O
and	O
iCloud	B-Application
;	O
it	O
also	O
carried	O
support	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
and	O
Gmail	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acompli	B-Protocol
launched	O
on	O
24	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
by	O
the	O
venture	O
capital-backed	O
startup	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
was	O
re-branded	O
as	O
Outlook	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
—	O
sharing	O
its	O
name	O
with	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
desktop	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
manager	I-Application
and	O
Outlook.com	B-Operating_System
email	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acompli	B-Protocol
was	O
co-founded	O
as	O
a	O
startup	O
by	O
Javier	O
Soltero	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
chief	O
technology	O
officer	O
of	O
VMWare	O
,	O
alongside	O
JJ	O
Zhuang	O
(	O
CTO	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Kevin	O
Henrikson	O
(	O
VP	O
of	O
Engineering	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
distinguish	O
itself	O
from	O
other	O
recent	O
email	O
startups	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mailbox	B-Protocol
,	O
Soltero	O
decided	O
to	O
target	O
the	O
enterprise	O
market	O
—	O
particularly	O
,	O
users	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
servers	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
mandate	O
was	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
app	O
a	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
manager	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
only	O
an	O
email	B-Protocol
client	I-Protocol
,	O
integrating	O
a	O
calendar	O
,	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
recent	O
contacts	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
recent	O
files	O
from	O
attachments	O
and	O
cloud	O
storage	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acompli	B-Protocol
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
an	O
incomplete	O
post	O
on	O
its	O
official	O
blog	O
prematurely	O
revealed	O
that	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
had	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soltero	O
assured	O
users	O
that	O
the	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
app	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
discontinued	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
receive	O
regular	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
was	O
re-branded	O
as	O
Outlook	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
uniting	O
it	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
was	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
experience	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
email	O
functionality	O
that	O
a	O
desktop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
normally	O
provides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
's	O
"	O
innovation	O
is	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
bringing	O
multiple	O
features	O
like	O
calendaring	O
,	O
contacts	O
,	O
and	O
file	O
management	O
into	O
the	O
application	O
to	O
ease	O
the	O
pain	O
of	O
application	O
switching.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
reported	O
that	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
featured	O
"	O
three	O
integrated	O
hubs	O
:	O
"	O
Calendar	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
Files	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
People	O
,	O
"	O
each	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
tab	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
eliminates	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
app	O
switching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acompli	B-Protocol
prioritized	O
email	O
messages	O
in	O
order	O
of	O
importance	O
and	O
provides	O
an	O
integrated	O
calendar	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
also	O
associated	O
with	O
other	O
cloud	O
storage	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
Dropbox	B-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
and	O
OneDrive	B-Application
(	O
SkyDrive	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Lawler	O
of	O
TechCrunch	O
stated	O
that	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
"	O
adds	O
file	O
management	O
and	O
scheduling	O
directly	O
into	O
your	O
inbox	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acompli	B-Protocol
supported	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
,	O
Office	O
365	O
,	O
Google	O
Apps	O
,	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
iCloud	B-Application
,	O
Yahoo	O
,	O
Outlook.com,	O
Hotmail	B-Operating_System
,	O
MSN	O
and	O
Live.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
desired	O
email	O
,	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
smart	O
filters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
did	O
this	O
by	O
sending	O
one	O
's	O
"	O
emails	O
,	O
appointments	O
,	O
files	O
and	O
contacts	O
through	O
its	O
own	O
servers	O
to	O
deliver	O
all	O
that	O
data	O
to	O
your	O
device	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
searchable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joel	O
Mathis	O
in	O
Macworld	O
wrote	O
that	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
allowed	O
people	O
to	O
"	O
browse	O
all	O
email	O
attachments	O
in	O
the	O
attachments	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
send	O
them	O
from	O
your	O
mobile	O
inbox	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
file	O
was	O
n’t	O
downloaded	O
to	O
the	O
phone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Acompli	B-Protocol
also	O
had	O
an	O
autocomplete	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acompli	B-Protocol
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
:	O
James	O
Kendrick	O
of	O
ZDNet	O
considered	O
the	O
app	O
a	O
"	O
must-have	O
"	O
for	O
bring	O
your	O
own	O
device	O
scenarios	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
focused	O
inbox	O
,	O
convergence	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
both	O
personal	O
and	O
business-oriented	O
e-mail	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noting	O
its	O
level	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
quicker	O
deletion	O
gesture	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
clean	O
approach	O
"	O
to	O
filtering	O
through	O
emails	O
and	O
other	O
content	O
,	O
Engadget	B-Application
argued	O
that	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
"	O
can	O
be	O
a	O
speedy	O
and	O
powerful	O
tool	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
willing	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
learn	O
its	O
nuances.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
9	O
slot	O
in	O
the	O
free	O
productivity-app	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
"	O
as	O
of	O
25	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joshua	O
Brustein	O
in	O
Bloomberg	O
Businessweek	O
,	O
has	O
written	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
absence	O
from	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
programmes	O
like	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
and	O
Evernote	B-Application
have	O
been	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Schoemaker	O
stated	O
that	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
"	O
an	O
absolute	O
game	O
changer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
quickly	O
reached	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
free	O
"	O
Productivity	O
"	O
apps	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re/code	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
VentureBeat	O
,	O
reported	O
that	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
"	O
has	O
raised	O
$7.3	O
million	O
in	O
funding	O
led	O
by	O
Redpoint	O
Ventures	O
,	O
with	O
Harrison	O
Metal	O
and	O
Felicis	O
Ventures.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
had	O
a	O
relatively	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
