Posted on 02/13/2006 4:07:25 AM PST by Liz
BARCELONA, Spain — Microsoft Corp. has won backing from major cellular networks for a new generation of phones designed to transform mobile e-mail from executive accessory to standard issue for the corporate rank-and-file.
The partnerships, with operators including Vodafone and Cingular, to be announced today at a mobile industry gathering in Spain, could spell more trouble for the embattled BlackBerry and other niche e-mail technologies........
Unlike the BlackBerry and its peers, phones running Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile operating system can receive e-mail "pushed" directly from servers that handle a company's messaging — without the need for a separate mobile server or additional license payments.
As costs fall, Microsoft is betting companies will extend mobile e-mail beyond top management to millions more of their employees.
On the opening day of the 3GSM phone show, Hewlett-Packard and three other handset makers are expected to launch the first Windows smart phones equipped with the new e-mail technology out of the box.
HP's new iPAQ HW6900 Mobile Messenger also offers Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.
Together with Cingular Wireless, Orange and T-Mobile, Vodafone will also deliver phone software upgrades to subscribers who are already running the Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system on their smart phones.
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I am really pleased with my Cingular 2125 smartphone. I'm sure I only use about 2% of its capabilites. I did figure out how to download mp3's and then put them on my phone--neat!
GO HP!!!
It only took Microsoft 8 years to figure this out. Sheesh.
No, it's their usual method of operation - wait til the market shows some promise then jump in. I'd hold off on these until: 1) antivirus and other products are available for it and 2) we know the software is reliable.
Please sir, may I have some more spam?
I am just waiting for the 100 gig SD chips with a dual slot change on the fly phone.
(oh and it can run TWO sim chips simultaneously, no switching and rebooting)
I thought is was more of the phone companies wanting to keep MS out of the market.
Something must have changed for the market to want to play with MS.
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