On Monday, Microsoft will unveil Windows Mobile 6, the newest version of its mobile phone software platform. By improving usability and adding new features previously only available on PCs, Windows Mobile 6 delivers a familiar and rich experience to the small screen that meets the needs of work and life while on the go, all with a single device. Windows Mobile 6 devices begin shipping worldwide by second quarter 2007.
Windows Mobile 6 delivers the ability to view e-mails in their original rich HTML format with live links to web and SharePoint sites, which means text and images are displayed like they would be on a PC, available from a corporate e-mail server such as Exchange Server 2007, Web-based accounts such as Windows Live, or a myriad of other popular service providers. Windows Mobile 6 also includes Windows Live for Windows Mobile, which provides customers with a rich set of Windows Live services For example, now, through Windows Live Messenger, people can chat with more than one person at one time, express themselves through animated figures, quickly send a file or image, or record and send voice notes.
The newest version of the platform offers the most genuine Microsoft Office experience in the mobile versions of Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint by bringing capabilities once only available on the PC to the small screen, allowing users to view, navigate and edit documents in the original formatting, without affecting tables, images or text.
All Windows Mobile 6 devices include Direct Push Technology for always up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars and contacts through Microsoft Exchange Server. Windows Mobile 6 also offers a set of important device security and management features including the ability to remotely wipe all data from a device should it be lost or stolen, ensuring that confidential information remains that way.
Information Management Made Easier
Users of Microsoft Office on the PC – of which there are nearly 400 million worldwide – will feel right at home with the new mobile versions of Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint built for all Windows Mobile 6 smartphones. Windows Mobile 6 addresses extensive user feedback and incorporates enhancements from the new Microsoft Office Mobile, making information management easier and more convenient.
Better looking e-mail – View e-mail the way it was intended with its original pictures, tables and formatting, whether from a corporate e-mail server such as Exchange Server 2007, Web-based accounts, such as Windows Live Mail, or a wide range of other service providers.
Read and edit Office documents – The new Office Mobile suite, built for all Windows Mobile devices, gives users a truly familiar and powerful experience with rich viewing and editing capabilities, without deleting critical formatting and images like many competitive offerings.
Set-up and manage e-mail with fewer clicks – Nine new one-click options have been added including ‘reply all,’ setting a flag, moving a message to a subfolder, and of course, delete. Even set an automatic “out-of-office” reply while on the road through integration with Exchange Server 2007.
Windows Vista synchronization – Windows Vista and the special Windows Mobile Device Center to take the guess work out of managing a device and swapping music, pictures, movies and Outlook information between PC and device.
Calendar ribbon – This innovative new feature gives users the ability to understand at a glance the day or week ahead and quickly determine open time on their schedules and with Exchange Server 2007, they can see who is attending a meeting and forward or reply to meeting requests.
Web search, e-mail, IM and blogging all together – Windows Live for Windows Mobile will provide customers with a rich set of services including Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Messenger, Live Search and Windows Live Spaces, uniquely designed to work with Windows Mobile software. Users can also find all their contacts in one unified list and see presence information on their Windows Live Messenger contacts
Contacts with context – Call history is now placed where it belongs, in each individual contact card so people spend less time searching and more time communicating.
The Best Platform for Business
Windows Mobile efficiently integrates with existing Microsoft business technology investments and offers users a familiar software experience, making it the smartest mobile solution for businesses to deploy.
Security options – The platform offers a variety of security options, giving IT departments the choice of how best to secure a device, from new Exchange Server policies and certificate options, storage card encryption, and continued support for remote and local device wipe.
Protected content – Organizations using Information Rights Management (IRM) technology to control the viewing, storing and printing of confidential information on PCs can now extend those same rights to Windows Mobile 6 devices, a feature not available on any other mobile phone platform.
Line-of-business applications – Powerful, new mobile versions of the .NET Compact Framework and SQL Server are built into Windows Mobile 6 make it even easier to create and access sales tools, inventory tracking, and many other applications from a smartphone.
Internet Sharing – A new built-in application makes using a smartphone as a high-speed modem for a laptop “one-click easy” with either a Bluetooth wireless or cable connection.
Communication Alternatives –Windows Mobile 6 makes it easier for operators and device makers to integrate a VoIP solution into a device they’re building.
