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    Orange adds Windows Mobile 5.0 to push email mix

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    WM 5.0, Blackberry and Seven now all supported

    Orange Business Solutions has announced the availability of
    Microsoft( Windows Mobile 5.0 direct push email service for entperprise users with the Orange SPV C600 and Orange SPV M5000, as well as the Orange SPV M600, which will be made
    available in April.

    The availability of the service will be bundled with Orange’s Mobile Manager, which lets IT departments configure all the devices under management automatically. The Orange
    software allows comopanies  to apply a range of pre-set configurations to different groups of users, depending on their requirements.

    An Orange spokesperson said that although the operator already supports Blackberry users, and uses Seven to support its own brand Orange Office Freedom product, the additional support for Windows Mobile 5.0 will allow more businesses to roll out mobile email to more members of their workforce, rather than just senior management.

    “It’ s about providing more choice for our customers to deploy the solution that suits them. A lot of companies use Microsoft  regulalry and that’s the way they want to go,” the spokesperson said.

    Vodafone recently announced it too would be offering enterprises Windows Mobile 5.0 support, alongside the services it has been rolling out based on Visto client/ server software.

    Orange said all the devices listed above come loaded with the required Messaging Security Feature Pack (MSFP). For users with pre MSFP Windows Mobile(R) 5.0 devices, Orange provides a free download at www.orange.co.uk/business/corporate.