Microsoft Communicator Mobile mobile collaboration now communicates on Nokia
devices. It’s anew unified communications client that connects directly with a
company’s communications systems to streamline mobile collaboration for Nokia Eseries smartphones in the OVI store.
Communicator Mobile enables people to see their colleagues’
availability, and click to communicate with them using the best method,
from IM to email, text to phone call. The names and status of colleagues
are embedded directly into the devices’ contacts application, enabling
people to update their own presence, start and join instant messaging
sessions, and begin calls directly from the contact card.
The launch is the first product from the alliance between Nokia and
Microsoft- announced last
August.
This new Microsoft Communicator application, available
initially for Nokia E72 and Nokia
E52, adds to the work Nokia is already doing in optimizing direct access
to email and other personal information with Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync. The companies plan to deliver Communicator Mobile for Nokia
pre-installed on select Nokia smartphones in the future and plan to
support additional devices, including the recently announced Nokia E5.
The
communication partners, plan to release Nokia handsets later this year
that support Microsoft’s Office software.