PALM TURNS BACK TO MICROSOFT FOR THE NEW TREO OS
Palm announced recently a partnership with Microsoft to release a new Treo Smartphone that will be powered by the Windows Mobile OS , and not the Palm OS.
This new gadget, the Treo 700w, will take advantage of the software provided by Microsoft:
- Outlook Mobile,
- Office Mobile
- Internet Explorer Mobile
- direct access to Exchange Server 2003 for mobile access to information for business users.
This smart move from Microsoft should help Bill gates company to take a bigger slice of the Smartphone market, which until now has been dominated by Palm, RIM, and Symbian OS overseas.
The demand for the Microsoft OS is especially high among business users. In addition to that, most companies have been oposed to release phones based on other Operating Systems. The Windows Mobile OS features much higher corporate security qualities such as l encryption, virtual private networking and tight messaging connectivity.
I am sure Microsoft will score higher with this new allince with Palm for the release of the new Palm Treo.
