MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. and Microsoft reached an agreement that will allow future Treo smart phones to use Microsoft’s Exchange Server e-mail protocol, the companies announced.
The partnership will give PalmOne customers with Treos compatibility with Exchange Server 2003 data, including wireless e-mail and calendar. PalmOne said the agreement marks the first time a non-Microsoft company has licensed the protocol.
“The combination of the Exchange Server ActiveSync protocol and mobile solutions from PalmOne provides customers with a direct means of extending wireless access to corporate e-mail from their PalmOne devices in the field,” said Dave Thompson, Microsoft’s vice president of Exchange Server. “We believe that the combination of Treo smart phones and Exchange Server 2003 can significantly enhance end-user productivity by providing a secure, direct, easily implemented wireless e-mail while simultaneously lowering IT costs by eliminating the need for middleware.”
