Microsoft Office Mobile arrives on Symbian smartphones

NOKIA announced that Office Mobile apps from Microsoft -- Word mobile, PowerPoint mobile and Excel mobile, are made available via Software Update* for the Nokia 701, Nokia 700, Nokia E7, Nokia X7, Nokia C7 and Nokia C6-01**.

Office Mobile completes the suite of Microsoft productivity applications for Symbian smartphones with Nokia Belle, including OneNote mobile, which allows you to capture, create, read, and edit rich text and image notes from your camera or picture gallery; Document Connection, that lets you save, search and view your office documents stored in your mobile or attachments to your email; Lync 2010 mobile, which allows you to conduct virtual conferences with audio, video and instant messaging; and PowerPoint Broadcast that enhances your virtual meetings with presentations easily viewed and shared on your mobile.

“Office Mobile apps and the productivity suite from Microsoft bring Symbian smartphones to a whole new level that both business users and IT managers will appreciate. With more people using their own devices in office environments, the need for secure connectivity is growing. Business decision makers and users also expect the best mobile experience for corporate communication through email and instant messaging, and collaboration through team tools,” said Dharmesh Goshalia, general manager and head of sales of Nokia Philippines.

“Moving beyond the business arena, the rich functionalities of Office Mobile will also be appreciated by anyone who uses Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel,” he added.

Business users using Symbian smartphones with Nokia Belle can also enjoy the latest Nokia applications like Nokia Drive and Nokia Maps that feature free turn-by-turn voice guided walk and drive navigation in more than 100 countries and maps for more than 190 countries; Nokia Public Transport with routing in more than 400 cities around the world; and access to more than 100,000 apps in the Nokia Store, which is experiencing more than 13 million download requests per day.

More information on Mobile Office apps or the full suite of Microsoft productivity applications can be found from the Nokia for Business site.

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* Office Mobile apps will be available from Nokia Store in early May 2012.

** The full suite of Microsoft productivity applications for Nokia N8, Nokia E6 and Nokia 500 will be available at a later date. (PR)