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Vodafone to sell UMTS enabled Palm Treo powered by Windows Mobile July 13, 2006 [Pocket PC phone] | By Edward J. R. This is a huge victory for Windows Mobile platform. Vodafone is the biggest international wireless carrier in the world (not counting Chinese operators that are however not operating so strongly internationally). While everybody knew that UMTS/GSM version of Palm Treo powered by Windows Mobile is coming soon - at first to Europe - nobody could expect that Palm will manage to score such big business deal! 
While everything is subject to individual taste, many experts agree that Palm Treo smartphones have the best in the world Qwerty keyboards for single handed usage... so this is great news for fans of mobile email, who would like to have more power than BlackBerry devices can provide. Information from Palm follows below. * * * * * Palm today announced it has forged a new relationship with Vodafone targeted at expanding the adoption of wireless push email in Europe. * * * * * Palm, Vodafone and Microsoft Collaborate on Next-generation Treo Smartphone for Europe Palm announced it has forged a new relationship with Vodafone targeted at expanding the adoption of wireless push email in Europe. The Palm Treo smartphone that will result from this collaboration will represent an industry first by operating on Vodafone"s 3G/UMTS network and delivering the hallmark Palm experience on top of the Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system. The new Treo smartphone will be available first to Vodafone customers in multiple European countries, including the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and Netherlands, before the end of the calendar year. "Partnering with Vodafone, a world-class mobile operator, is a significant step to accelerate our geographic expansion and serve more European customers," said John Hartnett, Palm senior vice president of worldwide sales and customer relations. "This collaboration will provide a powerful tool for enterprise customers that delivers on the Palm promise of ease of use and lets mobile professionals be fully productive away from the office." Today, only an estimated 2 percent of business email inboxes worldwide are accessed via mobile, according to market research firm The Radicati Group. Palm, Vodafone and Microsoft will target this large, untapped market with real-time push email using Microsoft"s Messaging and Security Feature Pack available on Windows Mobile 5.0, which includes Direct Push Technology and enhanced security features. "Vodafone"s business customers expect us to help them increase productivity and make the most of their business and personal time," said Nick Jeffery, global director of Business Marketing, Vodafone. "The new Treo smartphone will be a market-leading device, which combined with our high-speed 3G/UMTS network and real-time push email, will make this an invaluable business tool." "The new Treo based on Windows Mobile will offer a unique experience for mobile business users in Europe and will be an attractive proposition for organizations considering mobile deployments. The combination of powerful and familiar software, a fantastic user experience and world-class service through one of the leading mobile network operators in the world is a winning formula for businesses and organizations in Europe," said Suzan DelBene, corporate vice president of marketing for the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft. Information on the new Treo smartphone will be shared closer to commercial availability. The original source of this story is here (website of Palm UK).  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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