New Collaboration Solutions Designed to Support
Enterprise Mobility with Higher-Quality, Richer Media Experiences Across
Applications, Devices and Services.
SAN FRANCISCO — June 25, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq
“MSFT”) and Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced a multiyear joint
marketing and development alliance to deliver unified communications solutions
using Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 across Motorola
mobile devices and network hardware. The collaboration is intended to enable
enterprise customers to seamlessly connect and share information in real time
regardless of location, network or device.
The initial planned offering will start with the Motorola
HC700 series rugged mobile computing devices and the Motorola Q™ smart phone.
The offering will combine the presence awareness and instant messaging (IM)
capabilities of Communications Server 2007 with Motorola’s Windows Mobile®
5.0-based devices through the integration of Microsoft Office Communicator
Mobile with Motorola’s MOTOPRO™ Mobility Suite and Wireless Services
Manager (WSM) products, enabling users to seamlessly communicate and
collaborate across heterogeneous access networks.
As a result, Microsoft and Motorola customers of
Communications Server 2007 will benefit from added functionality and increased
connectivity to colleagues, strategic partners and customers using the
applications, devices and networks they rely on most.
“The alliance with Motorola will help us deliver on our
unified communications vision, which centres on simplifying how people connect
with one another, find information and collaborate in teams regardless of where
they are or what devices they’re using,” said Gurdeep Singh Pall, corporate
vice president of the Unified Communications Group at Microsoft. “In concert
with Motorola’s mobility solutions, we can take unified communications to the
next level and provide additional benefits, including advanced mobility
features — such as seamless roaming between different wireless networks and
Wi-Fi hot spots — to our mutual customers.”
The solution will enable users to access Communicator Mobile
on Motorola Windows Mobile-based devices, further extending the capabilities of
unified communications across the mobile environment. The solution is designed
to enable enterprises to have the opportunity to benefit from faster
decision-making; greater productivity across workgroups and the remote work
force; and improved relationships with customers, partners and suppliers. In
addition, IT administrators can access a richer end-to-end infrastructure with
an emphasis on reliability, scalability and security, while the general work
force benefits from higher-quality, uninterrupted communications and more
robust media experiences across these applications, devices and services.
“With this strategic alliance, Motorola and Microsoft intend
to bring seamless mobility to unified communications, extending the benefits of
enhanced collaboration to the world’s increasingly mobile and global work
force,” said John DeFeo, corporate vice president of Enterprise Products at
Motorola. “Integrating Microsoft’s leading unified communications platform with
the unique ‘push-to’ and seamless multi-network handoff capabilities enabled by
Motorola will provide a best-in-class experience for mobile users.”
Both companies will work to integrate Communications Server
2007 and Communicator Mobile with Motorola’s recently launched MOTOPRO Mobility
Suite, an integrated software platform that enables rapid mobile application
design and deployment coupled with enterprise-class device security and
management. The technology will also be integrated with Motorola’s WSM product,
which facilitates the seamless handoff between WAN, LAN and cellular networks,
providing contiguous communication even as enterprise users move from one
network to another.
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Source: Motorola press release
