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Companies will collaborate to bring Microsoft Office Mobile and
related communications and collaboration software and services to
Nokia smartphones

New York, NY, USA - The worldwide leader in software and the world's
largest smartphone manufacturer have entered into an alliance that is
set to deliver a groundbreaking, enterprise-grade solution for mobile
productivity. Today, Microsoft Business Division President Stephen
Elop and Nokia's Executive Vice President for Devices Kai Oistamo
announced the agreement, outlining a shared vision for the future of
mobile productivity. This is the first time that either company has
embarked on an alliance of this scope and nature.

Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will begin
collaborating immediately on the design, development and marketing of
productivity solutions for the mobile professional, bringing
Microsoft Office Mobile and Microsoft business communications,
collaboration and device management software to Nokia's Symbian
devices. These solutions will be available for a broad range of Nokia
smartphones starting with the company's business-optimized range,
Nokia Eseries. The two companies will also market these solutions to
businesses, carriers and individuals.

Both Microsoft Corp. and Nokia possess a rare combination of
enterprise experience and consumer understanding and, in addition to
the collaboration on existing software and services, will use these
assets to jointly design a range of new user experiences for future
Nokia devices. These experiences will be identified together, and
will be created by dedicated teams inside both companies to better
meet the growing needs of the mobile professional.

"With more than 200 million smartphone customers globally, Nokia is
the world's largest smartphone manufacturer and a natural partner for
us,"said Elop. "Today's announcement will enable us to expand
Microsoft Office Mobile to Nokia smartphone owners worldwide and
allow them to collaborate on Office documents from anywhere, as part
of our strategy to provide the best productivity experience across
the PC, phone and browser."

"If you are going to provide a seamless and integrated productivity
experience on a mobile device, Microsoft is an ideal partner," said
Oistamo. "Together with Microsoft, we will develop new and innovative
user experiences for employees of small and large businesses alike,
ensuring Nokia's smartphones are an integral part of the office and
home-office environment, and addressing the significant opportunity
in mobile enterprise productivity."

This announcement builds on the existing work Nokia is doing by
optimizing access to e-mail and other personal information with
Exchange ActiveSync. Next year, Nokia intends to start shipping
Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile on its smartphones, followed by
other Office applications and related software and services in the
future. These will include:
- The ability to view, edit, create and share Office documents on
more devices in more places with mobile-optimized versions of
Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft
OneNote
- Enterprise instant messaging and presence, and optimized
conferencing and collaboration experience with Microsoft Office
Communicator Mobile
- Mobile access to intranet and extranet portals built on Microsoft
SharePoint Server
- Enterprise device management withMicrosoft System Center

"Having these two major players cooperating at this level will help
us continue to meet our customer's needs and reinforces our future
business mobility strategy,"said Diane Sanchez, head of Telefonica
USA.

"The scope of the alliance between Microsoft and Nokia, and potential
value for the enterprise and individual is significant," said Stephen
Drake, VP of Mobility & Telecom at IDC. "By bringing Microsoft's
productivity solutions to Nokia's large customer base, the two
companies should be better able to serve the needs of the growing
mobile worker population, which IDC estimates to reach 1 billion
worldwide in 2011."

Additional press materials and photos can be found at


http://www.microsoft.com/presspass and 

http://www.nokia.com/press/.

About Nokia
Nokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world's
leading maker of mobile devices. Today, we are connecting people in
new and different ways - fusing advanced mobile technology with
personalized services to enable people to stay close to what matters
to them. We also provide comprehensive digital map information
through NAVTEQ; and equipment, solutions and services for
communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.

About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses
realize their full potential.

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