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Oct 16, 2005, 6:15 AM
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No ugly candy bars here. Look at the phones Nokia is planning.
Nokia Adds Eseries to its Portfolio of Business-Optimized Devices
IT News Online Staff
2005-10-14
Nokia has unveiled a new series of handsets to its portfolio of business-optimized devices. The Nokia Eseries, which will initially comprise of the Nokia E60, Nokia E61 and Nokia E70, are distinctively different in design and allow businesses to mobilize their workforce.
Nokia Eseries models are said to combine attractive and easy-to-use designs that appeal to individual business users with new underlying technologies that allow IT departments to effectively manage security settings, corporate applications and data. Each of the devices is designed to accommodate mobile applications needed in today's business world like mobile email and advanced voice calling functions. The Nokia E60, Nokia E61 and the Nokia E70 will be available in the first quarter of 2006 worldwide.
The new Eseries models support corporate mobile email solutions like BlackBerry Connect, GoodLink from Good Technology, Nokia Business Center, Seven Mobile Mail, Seven Always-On Mail and Visto Mobile.
All three devices feature the Series 60 3rd Edition together with Symbian OS v. 9.1 providing an identical application environment. The devices include a variety of GSM frequencies and 3G (WCDMA) cellular network support for seamless roaming across different countries, as well as a range of local connectivity options such as WLAN, Bluetooth and Infrared and are USB 2.0 compatible.
The Nokia E60, Nokia E61 and Nokia E70 also feature superior voice functionality and quality, and support advanced voice services, such as Internet (Voice over IP) phone calls, Push to talk and other SIP-based rich call services. Companies deploying an Avaya or Cisco IP PBX can connect the new Nokia devices directly to their corporate phone networks, enabling functions like four-digit dialing and assisted call answering.
"When we carefully considered the requirements of our customers when developing these devices, two clear new trends emerged: the need for IT departments' to have a secure and manageable platform, and the need for devices to support a variety of employee preferences and different working styles," said Niklas Savander, senior vice president of Nokia's business device unit. "We understand what mobility means for business. These devices embody our extensive knowledge of user-focused functional design, security and cutting-edge wireless technologies. Our goal is to make it easy for our customers to choose Nokia devices for all their business mobility needs."
The new business-optimized devices support remote device management based on the Open Mobile Alliance's OMA DM standard, giving the IT manager tools to remotely control and protect corporate data on the device and configure devices via device wipe, device lock or task management, application management and customization. Nokia's network security addresses corporate requirements covering information stored on devices, back-office systems and transmitted over networks.
The Nokia E60 is said to provide the uncompromised look, comfort and usability of a classically designed mobile phone. Supporting an array of call features from integrated speakerphone and conference calling to voice-aided applications like Push-to-talk and IP-based telephony, the Nokia E60 is suited for active voice communications - in and out of the office. The Nokia E60 offers fast and flexible data connections with WCDMA enabling wide area connections and WLAN offers a cost effective option for local access. Although optimized for one-handed use, its large color screen makes email and calendar entries easy. The Nokia E60 operates in GSM 900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 networks.
The Nokia E61 is said to be incredibly slim and packed with powerful new functionality. The device, which can be used with either hand, has a four-way joystick and full keyboard combined with a wide 16 million color screen making mobile email easy. Supporting multiple mobile email clients like BlackBerry Connect, GoodLink, Nokia Business Center, Seven Mobile Mail, Seven Always-On Mail and Visto Mobile, the Nokia E61 provides seamless and encrypted mobile connectivity. Full attachment handling (documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDF viewer and ZIP manager) and an editing function (document, spreadsheet and presentation) are included. The Nokia E61 also includes the same business call features and IP-based telephony functions as the Nokia E60 and Nokia E70. The Nokia E61 can send and receive emails, even when on a phone call. The Nokia E61 operates in GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 networks.
The Nokia E70 looks like a modern smartphone. Opening it up gives way to a full messaging keyboard for fast and easy thumb typing, a color screen for viewing emails, plus attachments (document, spreadsheet, presentation, PDF viewer and ZIP manager) and an editing function (document, spreadsheet, presentation) for staying up-to-date with the inbox. Like the Nokia E60 and Nokia E61, the Nokia E70 supports a common set of applications like advanced voice and email. Nokia will offer two versions of the Nokia E70 - one optimized for mobile networks in Europe and Asia (GSM 900/1800/1900/ WCDMA 2100) and one optimized for mobile networks in the Americas (GSM 850/1800/1900), yet both versions are able to roam in GSM networks across regions.
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