CommonTime, which specialises in extending lBM Lotus Notes to Smartphones and PDAs, has announced that Windows Mobile 6 will support IBM Lotus Notes functionality, through its mSuite software, which was featured in the Q406 Gartner Magic Quadrant.
CommonTime has developed a business around bringing two opposing software giants together; by extending IBM Lotus messaging products, including Lotus Sametime, onto the Microsoft signature mobile platform Windows Mobile.
mSuite brings advanced Lotus Notes messaging, with strongly Lotus-centric functions and operations, to Windows-focused devices. Features such as Lotus Sametime instant messaging and free time search, which are normally confined to the world of Lotus Notes, will be available in the Windows environment of a Smartphone or PDA.
The value here for CommonTime Enterprise customers, such as Rolex, Coca Cola Bottling, Salvation Army, Philips, Oxfam, the company says, is that they can reduce the end-user learning curve, leverage existing Lotus skills and increase the speed of mobile email/applications deployment. This is largely due to familiarity with the look, feel, and functionality of the technology, which is strongly comparable with the Lotus Notes desktop experience.
Wireless mail takes businesses onto the first step of mobility comments Martin Day, Head of Enterprise Sales at Palm Europe. To reap real productivity benefits, and to mitigate risks, enterprises need efficient centralised deployment, security, and management, plus mobile line of business applications for remote workers anytime, anyplace. Windows Mobile 6 and mSuite, from CommonTime, provides the perfect mobility solution.”