Microsoft Launches Office Mobile 2010 for Nokia and Windows Mobile Phones

Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. today announced the launch of Office Mobile 2010. It will soon be available on Windows 6.5 Mobile phones and a broad range of NOKIA smart phones starting with Nokia’s business-optimized range, E-series.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. D Shivakumar, MD and Vice President, Nokia India, said, “If you are going to provide a seamless and integrated productivity experience on a mobile device, we believe Microsoft is an ideal partner. With the mobile device fast emerging as the primary access device for professionals on the move.”

He also added “This alliance will enable us to expandMicrosoft Office Mobile 2010 to Nokia smart phone users and allow them to collaborate on Office documents from anywhere. Both Microsoft and Nokia possess a rare combination of enterprise experience and consumer understanding and, together we are working on new and innovative user experiences.”

Mr.Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft India Said “When we set out to reinvent the world’s favorite productivity suite, we discovered that seamless collaboration and anywhere, anytime access to documents are crucial enablers of the next generation of productivity gains. The latest wave of Office 2010 and related products delivers exactly that, along with a host of several other features and enhancements that allow businesses save, innovate and grow.”

Microsoft Introduces Communicator Mobile for Nokia Phone

Worlds leading Mobile Phone maker Nokia and Microsoft join hands and launched the first application from their alliance around mobile productivity drubbed as “MicrosoftCommunicator Mobile” for Nokia devices.

This new unified communications client connects directly with a company’s communications systems to streamline mobile collaboration. Owners of a number of Symbian-based Nokia Eseries smartphones can download the English version today from Nokia’s Ovi Store, the easiest place to get content on their Nokia devices.

Microsoft Communicator Mobile Application enables people to see their colleagues’ availability and click to communicate with them using the best method, from instant messaging and e-mailing to texting and making a phone call. The names and statuses of colleagues are embedded directly into the devices contacts application, enabling people to update their own presence, start and join instant messagingsessions, and begin calls directly from the contact card.

The new application, available initially for Nokia E72 and Nokia E52, adds to the work Nokia is already doing in optimizing direct access to e-mail and other personal information withMicrosoft Exchange ActiveSync. The companies plan to deliver Communicator Mobile for Nokia pre-installed on select Nokia smartphone

Nokia, Microsoft Offer Software to Challenge RIM’s BlackBerry

May 5 (Bloomberg) -- Nokia Oyj and Microsoft Corp. released the first software component from their partnership, seeking to challenge Research In Motion Ltd., the Canadian maker of BlackBerry handsets.

Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile, a component that shows smartphone users the availability of workplace colleagues and offers communications with them via e-mail, instant messaging or voice, is now available in Nokia’s online Ovi store, the companies said in a statement.

Nokia and Microsoft announced last August that they would integrate their products to combine the reach of the world’s biggest handset maker and the world’s biggest software company. Both Nokia and Microsoft want to regain momentum in the fast- growing smartphones market against RIM, Apple Inc.’s iPhone and phones using Google Inc.’s Android software.

“This is about giving companies like RIM, or specifically RIM, a run for their money,” Robert Andersson, Nokia’s executive vice president for devices, said in an interview in August.

Microsoft is also working on a re-introduction of its Windows Mobile software for handsets.

“This evens out the competitive landscape between Windows Mobile and Nokia, and gives them both equal access to the Microsoft back-end,” said Leif-Olof Wallin, a Gothenburg, Sweden-based analyst for Gartner Inc. “Microsoft hasn’t been pleased with progress on Windows Mobile and it’s tactical to line up with the top smartphone maker.”

‘Tip of the Iceberg’

The Communicator software is the core of a suite that is expected to include document sharing, live meetings and video conferencing capabilities for smartphones analogous to those on corporate desktop PCs but adapted for mobile use, Microsoft and Nokia executives said.

The software can be downloaded free from Nokia’s Ovi Store for the E72 and E52 smartphones in English and will be available in 18 more language versions by the end of May.

“We have hundreds of engineers across both companies working on the alliance and this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Kai Oistamo, the head of Nokia’s device division, said in an interview. He declined to comment specifically on the next products from the companies.

An earlier, Java-based version of the Communicator for Nokia handsets is “really not comparable” in usability and functions to the new version, which is more integrated with the Symbian platform, Nokia spokesman Leo McKay said by e-mail.

Cost Saving

Microsoft expects to make money from the product through broadening the base of users for its enterprise server products, Stephen Elop, head of Microsoft’s business division, said in an interview. Nokia likewise sees a return from enlarging the market for its business smartphones, Oistamo said.

Phones using Microsoft’s Windows Mobile software already have Office Communicator Mobile enabling them to access corporate servers. Microsoft doesn’t have a development partnership similar to Nokia’s with RIM or with Apple, both of whose devices use Microsoft software called ActiveSync to connect with its software on desktops and servers.

Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM climbed into the top five handset vendors in the first quarter, displacing Motorola Corp. as it expanded beyond North America and rolled out lower-priced phones aimed at consumers.

Microsoft says its Office communications software can save companies as much as 50 percent on telecommunications costs as older voice telephony systems are displaced by more flexible messaging.

Nokia introduces ‘Microsoft Communicator Mobile’ in collaboration with Microsoft

Microsoft Communicator Mobile the first mobile application from the Microsoft and Nokia alliance  has been introduced for Nokia users. This application will bring hosts of benefits built around  mobile productivity. MicrosoftCommunicator Mobile  is basically a unified communications client  which connects directly with a company’s communications systems to streamline mobile collaboration.Owners of a number of Symbian-based Nokia Eseries smartphones can download the English version  from Nokia’s Ovi Store, the easiest place to get content on their Nokia devices.

Communicator Mobile enables people to see their colleagues’ availability, and click to communicate with them using the best method, from IM to email, text to phone call. The names and status of colleagues are embedded directly into the devices’ contacts application, enabling people to update their own presence, start and join instant messaging sessions, and begin calls directly from the contact card.

“Our alliance with Nokia aims to bring the Office productivity experience to the millions of people using Nokia smartphonesaround the world,” says Kirt Debique, General Manager at Microsoft. “With the arrival of Communicator Mobile for Nokia today, we have a great start to fulfilling our joint vision.”

This new application, available initially for Nokia E72 and Nokia E52, adds to the work Nokia is already doing in optimizing direct access to email and other personal information with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. The companies plan to deliver Communicator Mobile for Nokia pre-installed on select Nokia smartphones in the future and plan to support additional devices, including the recently announced Nokia E5.

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Microsoft Kin, a new Windows Mobile Phone by Microsoft is targeted at youths who socialize on the move. Microsoft Kin is entering the market in partnership with Verizon Wireless, Vodafone, and Sharp Corporation. Microsoft Kin harnesses the power of mobile phones, online services, and the PC, to create a streamlined work flow that gives the best social experience on phone. In U.S, Microsoft Kin would be available from Verizon, and in Europe, Vodafone will start marketing in Germany, Italy, UK, and Spain. Microsoft Kin is available from May, 2010.

Microsoft Kin differs from other phones in that it has been designed from scratch to serve the needs of social networking. It has two models Kin One and Kin Two, and Microsoft has developed the hardware in partnership with Sharp Corporation to create a true technological marvel.




The difference Between the two models, Microsoft Kin One and Microsoft Kin Two are in:
* Screen Size: Microsoft Kin Two has a larger screen size than Microsoft Kin One.
* Keyboard Size: Microsoft Kin Two has a larger keyboard than Microsoft Kin One.
* Memory: Microsoft Kin Two has greater memory than Microsoft Kin One.
* Camera Resolution: Microsoft Kin One has a 5 mega pixel camera sensor while Microsoft Kin Two has a 8 mega pixel camera sensor.
* Video Capture: Microsoft Kin Two can capture HD video, while Microsoft Kin One records only SD video.

On top of these features, the Microsoft Kin is designed to capture images in low light and enhanced by auto image-stabilization and LED flash.

Microsoft Kin is supposed to be the first Windows Phone to feature Zune video and music along with FM radio and Podcast playback. People having Zune Pass subscription can now truly put their Passes to good use and listen on Microsoft Kin, the millions of songs and music videos available on the Zune marketplace.

Microsoft Kin is supposed to take social networking to a new level, integrating cloud technology to create the Kin Studio where you can store all your videos and images online and access them instantly. The screen area of Microsoft Kin is called the Kin Loop. The Kin Loop is always on and continually updates itself to keep the user aware of any changes happening in his or her social networks. Direct feeds from networks like MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter come together on the Microsoft Kin Loop.

The Microsoft Kin also brings in a new concept called the Kin Spot. The user can drag and drop all the stuff including videos, messages, web pages etc. into the Kin Spot and then broadcast it. The Microsoft Kin, with its ease of use, Microsoft support, online storage system, and powerful social media access is all set rock the market.