Giants Unite To Offer Mobile Package

[Janak Parekh]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/20826.html' target='_blank'>http://wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/...tory/20826.html</a><br /><br /></div>"In a bid to encourage SMEs to invest in mobile computing, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and Vodafone have teamed up to offer a tailored package through the channel. The package, known as Outlook Anywhere, offers firms remote access to e-mail, the Internet and personal information management. It consists of a Bluetooth-enabled iPAQ Pocket PC and Sony Ericsson T68i mobile, plus Microsoft Mobile Information Server software running on the HP Proliant server range."<br /><br />It's about time someone did this: a turnkey solution for mobile access. Hopefully this is the start of a bigger trend in corporate handheld use.

[Khufu1]

Could this alliance be a hint at who is going to first carry the wireless enabled HP 5000 series PDAs? (Vodaphone=Verizon) I do realize that Verizon uses a CDMA network and the market seems to swing to GSM/GPRS devices first, but I thought this might spark some discussion.
Thanks,
-Khufu1

[Janak Parekh]

I don't think so -- note the article specifically talks about a T68i-enabled bundle. :(

--janak