Nokia (NYSE:NOK), the world leader in mobile communications, today showcased its recent momentum in fueling the next wave of enterprise mobility. Speaking at the company’s annual investor and customer events in Amsterdam, Mary McDowell, executive vice president and general manager of the Enterprise Solutions division of Nokia, discussed the company’s strategic initiatives to help businesses move from opportunistic point solution purchasing to more strategic mobility deployments.
"Unlike other IT elements, mobility is personal and often enters organizations through end user demand," said McDowell. "But few companies today have taken a strategic or holistic approach to supporting their mobile workers and protecting remote assets. Nokia believes that with our products and solutions, we can fuel the next wave of development toward an inflection point where companies begin to transform ad hoc mobility into real business value."
"The Nokia E61 is the perfect device for us to keep in touch with the business while on the go. As a legal firm specializing in insolvency, we are often in the customer’s premises and continuous updates via phone or email are essential. We have started with ActiveSync and want to use a stylish, professional looking device which offers us flexibility on future email solutions, and the Nokia E61 meets that need," said Christian Krause, Attorney at Brinkmann & Partner.
Source: Nokia PR
This is a pat on the back PR, we all know Nokia is getting whopped by RIM and the BlackBerry line. They already have a model out that has wifi, evdo, and gps. Nokia is behind technology wise. Having never used a BlackBerry however I don’t know what the UI is like. Companies purchase Windows Mobile Phones since they sync so well with Exchange servers. Palm sells well because it’s the gold standard for UI. So where does that leave Nokia?
This is tough to say really. The E Series is priced very competitively, and people just love the Nokia brand, but will it be enough? More importantly how large is the enterprise market and is it really worth fighting over those customers when in this industry volume is better.
You know I went in to purchasing an E61 blind. I never used Series 60 v 3 until I unboxed and turned on my phone. Do I regret it? Nope, it gets the job done wonderfully, but it sure isn’t Palm OS I can tell you that much.