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24 February 2004 - Nokia today renewed its commitment
to enterprise mobility with the introduction of the
first in a series of new enterprise-grade mobile devices
designed for corporate customers. The new Nokia 9500
Communicator is one of the first cellular devices on
the market designed to meet the demands of corporate
IT departments for customization, manageability and
security. The tri-band device supporting E-GPRS (EDGE)
and Wi-Fi 802.11b is expected to be available in volume
during the fourth quarter of 2004. The price (unsubsidized)
of the Nokia 9500 Communicator is expected to be around
€800 in Europe.
With the announcement of the new enterprise-class communicator
series, Nokia's recently formed Enterprise Solutions
business group evolves the company's portfolio of business-optimised
devices to include a full range of differentiated devices.
"Nokia understands mobility better than anyone,"
said Mary McDowell, Nokia Enterprise Solutions' newly
appointed senior vice president and general manager.
"The Nokia 9500 Communicator combines our knowledge
of enterprise customer needs and critical usability
issues with our expertise in mobile connectivity and
security, resulting in the first mobile device that
enables fast and universal access to corporate services,
and is backed by proven application and software support
from leading IT vendors."
Key Functions and Features
Like its predecessors from the first Communicator family,
the Nokia 9500 Communicator takes the most popular office
solutions mobile by bringing e-mail, personal information
management, with PC synchronization, browsing, vertical
enterprise applications and even document, spreadsheet
and presentation creation into the pockets of mobile
professionals, allowing them to effectively utilize
their time while on the road. Other features of the
sleek 222-gram (7.83 oz.) device include:
- Tri-band GSM capability (two variants: 900/1800/1900
MHz and 850/1800/1900 MHz)
- GPRS/EGPRS (EDGE)
- Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b
- Symbian Operating System 7.0S Platform with J2ME
Personal Profile environment
- In-built VGA camera & Multimedia messaging
- Bluetooth audio and data support
- USB connectivity (Nokia Connectivity Cable DKU-2)
- 80 MB of free user memory
- Two color (up to 65k colors) displays with
- 640x200 pixels, Series 80 User Interface
- 128x128 pixels, Series 40 User Interface
- E-mail support: POP3, IMAP,
- Email: IMAP4, POP3, SMTP, SyncML
- Security: SSL/TLS, Ipsec VPN
- Browsing: HTML/XHTML, HTML 4.01, JavaScript 1.3
- Office tool support: documents, spreadsheet, presentations
Also unveiled were the Connectivity desk stand for
convenient charging and synchronization with a compatible
PC, the Mobile Holder, which firmly holds the Nokia
9500 communicator in place in the car, and the Antenna
Coupler, which provides a connection to an external
antenna. For personalization, optional color covers
are expected to be available.
Interoperability and Compatibility
Compatible and interoperable with existing IT infrastructures,
the Nokia 9500 Communicator supports remote management
using over-the-air provisioning, PC tools for device
management, and customization capabilities. It also
provides IT managers with a cost effective, easy-to-maintain
and frequently updated device base, easing maintenance
and deployment. Based on the Symbian operating system
7.0, JavaTM Personal Profile and MIDP2.0, the Nokia
9500 Communicator series offers developers a well-known
and respected foundation upon which to build innovative
solutions, facilitating forward compatibility with future
members of the new enterprise Communicator family.
Secure Mobile Connectivity
The Nokia 9500 Communicator supports a broad range of
standards-based security solutions. Data traffic can
be effectively secured by a variety of standard Virtual
Private Network (VPN) solutions. For example, the Nokia
Mobile (VPN) solution - consisting of the Nokia Security
Service Manager and the Nokia Mobile VPN Client - integrates
with existing corporate infrastructure and extends the
use of IPSec VPN to mobile devices. Additionally, Symantec
plans to provide unique firewall and antivirus protection
with advanced over-the-air update features. The Nokia
9500 Communicator also supports other key security features
such as device lock and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption
for web-based applications.
Broad IT Industry Endorsement
Leading corporate information and communications technology
vendors are already endorsing and/or supporting the
new Communicator series with applications and software
built especially for the new platform. Nokia's close
collaboration with these vendors will provide corporate
customers with best-in-class solutions that enable them
to mobilize business processes, and make effective and
secure remote connections to their existing IT infrastructures.
Companies that have already committed their support
for the Nokia 9500 Communicator series include:
Cap Gemini Ernst &Young -@Anyplace Mobility Offerings
- Cisco Systems, Inc. -Wireless LAN infrastructure
interoperability
- Computer Associates -streamlined management of mobile
devices
- Fujitsu -IT services and solutions provider
- HP - mobile printing solutions
- IBM - IBM's WebSphere Everyplace software offerings
optimized for the Nokia Communicator
- Oracle -Access to Oracle Collaboration Suite - email,
files, calendar, web conferencing, faxes etc.
- SAP AG -intends to investigate opportunities for
SAP® solutions for mobile business arising from
- Nokia's Communicator platform
- Symantec -mobile device Internet security solutions,
including firewall and antivirus
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