Microsoft, AT&T Wireless Announce Pact
Jul 31, 2002, 6:56 AM by (staff)
Microsoft and AT&T Wireless today announced the formation of a strategic alliance aimed at mobile professionals. The companies will distribute end-to-end solutions for Microsoft® Windows® Powered Pocket PCs, Smartphones and laptops. These solutions are designed to provide wireless access to e-mail, information and applications behind corporate firewalls. In addition, AT&T Wireless plans to be the first wireless carrier to offer new enterprise-grade Microsoft .NET location-based services for mobile users on both laptops and Pocket PCs, using MapPoint® .NET mapping and location services and the .NET Compact Framework. As part of the agreement, AT&T Wireless plans to introduce a voice-enabled PDA, powered by Microsoft Pocket PC Phone Edition software, later this year, as well as phones running Microsoft Windows Powered Smartphone 2002 software.
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