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BSQUARE Works with Sierra Wireless November 09, 2004 [MS Smartphone] | By Edward J. R. Sierra Wireless has produced and released commercialy one of the least successful Microsoft Smartphone powered cell phones: Voq. Now Sierra Wireless announced, that it works together with BSQUARE to develop drivers and hardware designs. Since BSQUARE is also a developer of SDIO technology, that makes it possible to use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi through SD card slot (in Pocket PC devices mainly), there is a hope that also Voq smartphone will get once upgradeability to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.. * * * * * BSQUARE Works with Sierra Wireless to Deliver the Voq Professional Phone to Enterprise Customers BSQUARE Provides Consulting and Engineering Services for Innovative Windows Mobile Smartphone BSQUARE announced its cooperation with Sierra Wireless to expedite delivery of the Voq Professional Phone to mobile customers. By leveraging BSQUARE’s deep expertise in Microsoft Windows Mobile software for Smartphones, Sierra Wireless was able to extend its internal development team and bring the Voq Professional Phone to market faster. Developed by Sierra Wireless, the Voq Professional Phone is a pocketable Microsoft Windows Mobile-based Smartphone powered by an Intel Xscale processor. The product offers a flip-open QWERTY thumbpad and easy-to-use software solutions, including VoqMail, a secure, “Always There” e-mail solution that requires no additional enterprise server or desktop redirector software to purchase, install, and maintain. The phone is available in North America and Europe. “In the planning phase of the Voq Professional Phone, we sought a software engineering partner with expertise in Windows Mobile Operating Systems,” said Jim Kirkpatrick, CTO, Sierra Wireless. “BSQUARE’s experience on the Windows Mobile platform complemented our software product requirements and our aggressive timelines. BSQUARE has been a valuable asset to the Sierra Wireless team throughout the Voq Professional Phone’s development process.” In the development of the Voq Professional Phone, Sierra Wireless and BSQUARE collaborated in:
“Windows Mobile software provides a flexible and robust platform that enables hand-set makers like Sierra Wireless to bring innovative devices to market,” said Jane Gilson, group product manager of the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. “BSQUARE’s systems integration expertise in adapting the underlying Windows Mobile software was instrumental in helping the Voq Professional Phone’s distinctive hardware design.” BSQUARE and Windows Mobile BSQUARE is an industry leading expert in Windows Mobile software solutions and assists the world’s leading OEMs build innovative Windows Mobile-based Smartphone and Pocket PC devices. BSQUARE offers comprehensive consulting and engineering services, including bootloader and kernel adaptation, device driver development, user interface design, radio interface layer integration, technical support and custom Windows Mobile training. To read more about BSQUARE visit their website here.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later) [ 1 Comment ]
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