22
Jun
2010
Microsoft Announced New Business Class Platform
If there is one part of the mobile phone community that is not too excited about the upcoming, super dynamic and incredibly stylish Windows Phone 7 operating system, it is the business sector. For many years, Microsoft has been the primary option –though, second to RIM’s BlackBerry handsets. Thanks to the many business solutions offered by the handsets that come with the Windows Mobile operating system, most businesses find themselves relying heavily on either one of these two phones.
It was not too surprising that after Steve Ballmer went up onstage at the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona, Spain, many heavy users of the WinMo operating system felt worried that Microsoft would shift on their mobile phone focus.
This worry however, is something that Microsoft has chosen to address. Initially, they announced that Windows Mobile will still be developed and continued –a promise that they are living up to with the recent announcement of new WinMo devices such as the Samsung Omnia Pro 4 and Omnia Pro 5.
However, Microsoft is not just going to stop at Windows Mobile 6.5, just recently, they announced the release of Windows Embedded Handheld which will serve as a new alternative to business clients. The software developer intends to support three main operating systems: Windows Phone for the general class users, Windows Embedded Compact and Embedded Handheld for business clients. This combination provides the company with plenty of market range with their services and products.
Despite the growing number of casual smart phone users, the number of business clients is still substantial. Last year, about 2.3 million business smart phones were shipped, that volume is expected to double for this year, with a continuous degree of growth in the coming years as more companies adapt to the use of smart phones for conducting business.
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