RIM to expand its Windows Mobile 6 support
By Dusan Belic on Monday, April 23rd, 2007 at 6:06 AM PST In Announcements, RIM (Research in Motion), Windows Mobile
Research In Motion today announced plans to expand its support for Windows Mobile-based devices with a new software application suite that will enable devices from third-party manufacturers to benefit from RIM’s popular push email service. Canadian company is planning to begin offering the new software application suite later this year for select WM6-based devices. Once installed, the software will provide users with a virtual BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) application experience. Devices running the BlackBerry application suite will be able to connect to BlackBerry services via BlackBerry Enterprise Server as well as BlackBerry Internet Service.
The new BlackBerry application suite will complement existing Windows Mobile 6 functionality and will appear as an icon on the screen in the same manner as other third-party applications. Upon clicking the BlackBerry icon, a suite of BlackBerry applications will load and will feature the familiar user interface of a BlackBerry smartphone. The device’s existing Windows Mobile applications are preserved, allowing the user to easily and quickly switch between the Windows Mobile applications and the BlackBerry application suite.
