Nokia to support Exchange on all Series 60 phones

 

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By Barry Collins and Reuters

Posted on 10 Sep 2008 at 08:50

Nokia has signed a deal with Microsoft to expand corporate email access to 80 million Nokia phones as the world's top handset maker battles BlackBerry-maker RIM.

Nokia will enable access to Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync email from all Nokia phones using the third edition of S60 software, with around 80 million such phones sold so far.

The Mail for Exchange software will now be available on 43 of the company's handsets, while all future E-series and N-series devices coming will have the software pre-installed.

"Nokia owners whose companies use Exchange can set up Mail for Exchange for free on their devices in various ways without paying additional services or subscription fees," Nokia claims in a statement.

People with third-edition S60 devices can download the Mail for Exchange software using the links from the downloads folder on their device.

Nokia's announcement comes as RIM launches its first flip-phone BlackBerry, which continues the company's push into the consumer territory dominated by Nokia.