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Nokia business smartphones, maps and apps enhance the enterprise experience
Espoo, Finland - Nokia today gave an update on the deployment of Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync for Nokia smartphones that shows it is gaining substantial
traction among the world's biggest operators and enterprises.
The solution - which delivers direct, secure access to email and personal
information via organizations' Microsoft Exchange servers - is now available for
Nokia smartphones on more than 550 operator networks worldwide. These operators
include America Movil, Orange, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, TeliaSonera, T-Mobile
and Vodafone. And recently, the solution has undergone large-scale deployment at
leading enterprises such as JCDecaux and OnMobile, which have been attracted to
its dramatically improved efficiency and significantly lower cost compared to
rival solutions.
Through joint activities targeted at enterprises, Nokia and operators are
bringing operational efficiencies and substantial savings in total cost of
ownership (TCO) for IT decision makers, when compared to other solutions.
At JCDecaux, Europe's largest outdoor advertising company, just 14 percent of
its mobile users in the UK had access to mobile email and calendar functions.
The company was looking to extend that functionality to more of its workforce,
in a way that was cheaper than the existing solution and without issues such as
managing additional servers. JCDecaux chose Nokia's solution, which - in
combination with attractive data tariffs from Vodafone Global Enterprise - led
to a reduction in TCO, increased the company's responsiveness to customers and
raised mobile email access for company mobile users to 100 percent.
OnMobile, India's largest white label data and value-added services company for
mobile, landline and media service providers, was able to speed up processes,
cut response time and save money by introducing Nokia's solution. Also, given
that part of its workforce was already using Nokia smartphones, it was easy to
set up Mail for Exchange without extra cost. In addition, monthly mobile data
charges were substantially lower for the Nokia solution, and this encouraged
users of a rival solution to switch. In the six months following the deployment,
OnMobile reported substantial time savings for engineers, a 20 percent increase
in projects completed on time and a 30 percent decrease in travel expenses.
"IT directors are being pressured to deploy business mobility solutions such as
email, IM and intranet access for more employees, but without the high costs
they have had to spend on additional middleware, licenses and maintenance," said
Ilari Nurmi, the head of marketing for Nokia's portfolio of Eseries business
smartphones.
The solution enables employees to connect directly to the corporate mail server
with their Nokia smartphone without the need for additional servers, and is fast
becoming the solution of choice for businesses. In addition to accessing email,
employees also enjoy direct access to corporate instant messaging through
Microsoft® Communicator Mobile, which was the first new application to be
delivered by the two companies as part of their strategic alliance announced
last year.
"Nokia is doing more than any other handset company to help businesses go
mobile. Microsoft will design and develop mobile productivity, communication and
collaboration solutions, and we will jointly bring them to market - giving our
smartphones the edge over the competition," Nurmi continued.
The Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync solution is supported by a wide range of Nokia
smartphones available with different designs and prices, covering the entire
business user market. In the first half of 2010, more than 12 million Nokia
Eseries business smartphones were shipped, representing a growth of more than
50 percent compared to the first half of 2009. Nokia's line-up of business
smartphones is to be strengthened by the arrival of the Nokia E7, equipped with
a full keyboard and 4-inch touchscreen featuring Nokia ClearBlack technology for
improved outdoor visibility.
In addition to access to corporate email and infrastructure, Nokia smartphone
users also enjoy access to maps, navigation, download apps and access other
services through Ovi. The popularity of Business category apps in the Ovi Store,
such as Worldmate, F-Secure Anti-Theft for Mobile, Boingo and Bloomberg, has
significantly increased with some of the top downloading countries including
France, Germany, India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the UK.
About Nokia
At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology
with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to
them. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people connect to one another with a
Nokia device - from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance
mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative
services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more.
Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation
services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and
solutions for communications networks globally.
Media Enquiries:
Nokia
Communications
Tel. +358 7180 34900
Email: press.services@nokia.com
www.nokia.com
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