Posted at 12:51 p.m., Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Former Hawai'i residents sell tech company to Nokia
Advertiser Staff
Twango, a Redmond, Washington media sharing service that was counts two former Hawai'i residents among its founders, has been purchased by Nokia, the world's largest mobile telephone company.Jim Laurel, a former Kailua resident, and Michael Laurel, a graduate of Mililani High School and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, were among Twango's five founders. Nokia said the purchase will help it offer people an easy way to share multimedia content through their desktop and mobile devices.
Peggy Laurel, a Makiki resident, said her sons still maintain ties to Hawai'i through the university. "They still consider themselves Hawai'i boys," she said.
