| Windows Mobile and Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager | The right mobile device solution can help your mobile workers quickly respond to customer needs, speed sales cycles and decision-making, collaborate with colleagues, access business intelligence, and stay connected. And Microsoft is committed to helping companies get the most from their mobile solutions.
Based on time-tested, proven technology, Windows Mobile is what your business needs to gain a competitive edge in this increasingly mobile world. Windows Mobile 6.1 devices, when used with System Center Mobile Device Manager, deliver the ultimate, business-centric solution for mobile messaging and collaboration and security-enhanced access to corporate data access and business applications.
Suited for businesses of any size, Windows Mobile can help you deliver the most advanced mobile capabilities while maximizing technology investments and improving both mobile worker and IT productivity. |
| | Provide access to data and applications without worry | With Windows Mobile, you can confidently give mobile workers access to the business applications and data they need to speed sales cycles, decision-making, and response to customers while they stay productive. Rest easy knowing that the security and device control features that Windows Mobile 6.1 with Mobile Device Manager provide are best-in-class, designed specifically for business-centric mobile device solutions.
Mobile Device Manager adds an optimized mobile VPN for single-point, security-enhanced, remote access to line of business (LOB) applications and to data behind the firewall. It also centralizes the delivery and management of mobile LOB applications, enabling application extension and control of functionality to any user or group of users. And with over 18,000 commercial applications available for Windows Mobile; a vast ecosystem of software partners; and a familiar, flexible development environment, you can deliver the mobile business solutions that meet your specific business needs. | |
| Use familiar tools and software | Unlike other mobile device platforms, Windows Mobile delivers a familiar, PC-like experience with the Microsoft Windows environment and the Microsoft software and tools that your employees already know and use. Based on the Windows operating system and with genuine Microsoft productivity software like Microsoft Office Mobile, Office Outlook Mobile, and Office Communicator Mobile, Windows Mobile helps your mobile workers and IT staff become more productive, quickly.
With Direct Push Technology and Mobile Device Manager, Microsoft mobile device solutions provide a unified device and server platform, eliminating the need for additional hardware and software. Extending your existing infrastructure and software to mobile devices and standardizing on a single platform for desktops, mobile PCs, and mobile devices means less to learn, less to manage, and less to buy. | |
| Improve security and device management | Windows Mobile goes far beyond other device security and management solutions. Windows Mobile 6.1 with Mobile Device Manager brings a new level of security and improved control that is designed specifically for businesses—helping protect critical data and systems, simplify management, and lower total cost of ownership.
Windows Mobile 6.1 provides stringent password, security policy, and remote device management. Adding Mobile Device Manager offers even more robust security and device management capabilities with Active Directory/Group Policy integration, enhanced security for behind-the-firewall access with mobile-optimized VPN, control over which applications run on which devices, the ability to lock down functionality, and encryption of files on the device and storage card. | |
| Get an unprecedented choice of devices, applications, and service providers | Microsoft believes one size does not fit all. With Windows Mobile you get the broadest choice of devices, applications, and service providers available. The Windows Mobile platform and mobile technology run on more than 140 phones manufactured by 50 different device makers (like Samsung, Motorola, and HTC). The phones are sold by more than 160 mobile operators (from AT&T to Vodafone) worldwide.
Windows Mobile phones are available in a variety of form factors, including slim, touch, QWERTY, and ruggedized, with many smartphones starting at less than $100. Windows Mobile has offered 3G devices since 2006 and now has 40 handsets worldwide that run on the 3G network. And with genuine Microsoft productivity software and over 18,000 commercial applications—from companies like SAP, Siebel, PeopleSoft, Salesforce.com, and Oracle—Windows Mobile is sure to support the business applications you need. Learn more about Windows Mobile 6.1 phones. | |
| Build your own applications | With Windows Mobile, you can develop compelling applications that use familiar and tested tools for lower total cost of ownership and improved productivity. With the .NET Framework 3.5 and SQL Server Compact Edition included in Windows Mobile 6.0 and later, Windows Mobile continues to be the best mobile platform for application developers.
Windows Mobile applications integrate easily into your existing IT infrastructure using common protocols such as HTTP, Web Services, SSL, L2TP, Exchange AirSync, and SQL Merge. And people who have the skills needed to develop and support .NET Framework-based applications are easier to find than those who develop and support non-Windows development technologies that are used for other mobile device platforms. | |
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