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08/06/2006: "Microsoft to Issue Corporate Phones"

Microsoft's chief information officer Ron Markezich has given an interesting interview to International Herald Tribune talking about the roll out of corporate mobile devices. It seems that previously Microsoft supported any devices that an individual might want to provide themselves. Now, however, Microsoft will issue the individual with a device when requested. Markezich is, obviously, in a somewhat different position to most CIO's in that he is only going to be allowing Windows Mobile powered devices onto his network. This reduces the number of choices of devices. Similarly one would expect that it is unlikely that BlackBerry, Good or the others are likely to be providing the push email capabilities.

The other interesting aspect is that Markezich sees Europe and Asia at the forefront of mobile working and doesn't see that changing for the foreseeable future. In fact he muses that the US may never close the gap.

Read the article in full here.