The rumor has been confirmed as the announcement has been made that Microsoft will be making its Office application for Nokia’s Smartphones. This announcement came as a result of the Global alliance between the two companies in different fields. The two companies will start working together on the design, development and marketing of diverse productivity solutions.
It does not seem for now that Nokia has plans of making Windows Mobile any time soon but its possibility in the future could not be neglected. This announcement will also give a boost to Nokia’s E series that is loved by the professionals.
This might sound strange at first to some but a second look at the written above reveals that this alliance does not only plan to bring the Microsoft Office Mobile to the Symbian powered smartphones (in fact, Quickoffice already does it quite successfully), but also to add new and useful mobile professional solutions.
As of next year Nokia should start shipping the Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile on its smartphones with plans to widen the range of apps in the future.
So, what can we actually expect from that alliance? Here is a clue:
- The ability to view, edit, create and share Office documents on more devices in more places with mobile-optimized versions of Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft OneNote
- Enterprise instant messaging and presence, and optimized conferencing and collaboration experience with Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile
- Mobile access to intranet and extranet portals built on Microsoft SharePoint Server
- Enterprise device management with Microsoft System Center
With the over 200 million Nokia smartphones sold worldwide it’s not a surprise that Microsoft decided to start this alliance namely with the Finns. And as far as Nokia is concerned, its still young service Ovi will now have a strong reinforcement with Microsoft by its side and for us its another news that we had to post and for you keep on reading Zjtechlive thanks.
