Palm Canada will be making available Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Update for Palm OS devices for the Palm Treo 680 and Treo 700p smartphones.
Palm OS based Treo smartphones have long been able to use Exchange ActiveSync to access Microsoft Exchange Server information using Palm’s VersaMail email client. The new update enhances VersaMail by adding Microsoft’s Direct Push Technology, which gives users connected to an Exchange Server fast, automatic wireless updates of email, calendar and contact information.
Michael Moskowitz, vice president, Americas International, Palm Inc. said extending Microsoft’s Direct Push technology to the Palm OS based line of Treo smartphones gives business customers a new choice for wireless email, security and manageability. This combination delivers the benefits of business-class email without the cost of additional infrastructure required by other middleware-based solutions, ensuring a fast return on investment.
Research firm Radicati Group estimates that nearly 90 per cent of professionals will carry mobile devices capable of receiving email, and Gartner predicts that 50 per cent of organizations with an Exchange Server in place will use its native support for mobile push email.
The Gartner study continued to say that Exchange Server makes up more than 60 per cent of the enterprise email server market. As such, there is a tremendous opportunity for companies to adopt Direct Push technology and empower their mobile workforces with wireless email.
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