Nokia and Microsoft will work an enterprise-grade solution for mobile
productivity. Today, Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop
and Nokia's Executive Vice President for Devices Kai Oistamo announced
the agreement.Thye will begin collaborating
immediately on the design, development and marketing of productivity
solutions for the mobile professional, bringing Microsoft Office Mobile
and Microsoft business communications, collaboration and device
management software to Nokia's Symbian devices. These solutions will be
available for a broad range of Nokia smartphones starting with the
company's business-optimized range, Nokia Eseries. The two companies
will also market these solutions to businesses, carriers and
individuals.
This
announcement builds on the existing work Nokia is doing by optimizing
access to e-mail and other personal information with Exchange
ActiveSync. Next year, Nokia intends to start shipping Microsoft Office
Communicator Mobile on its smartphones, followed by other Office
applications and related software and services in the future. These
will include:
- The ability to view, edit, create and share Office documents on more devices in more places with mobile-optimized versions of Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft OneNote
- Enterprise instant messaging and presence, and optimized conferencing and collaboration experience with Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile
- Mobile access to intranet and extranet portals built on Microsoft SharePoint Server
- Enterprise device management withMicrosoft System Center
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