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The Windows Mobile® platform can help simplify your day-to-day operations by easily working with your existing

Microsoft® infrastructure and extending a familiar set of tools to mobile users and support staff in your organization. This helps to minimize setup time, reduce IT support overall, and cut down on training hours. With the rich features of Windows Mobile, you can address concerns in several key areas, including comprehensive device management, robust security capabilities, and mobile to corporate data and line of business (LOB) applications.

Unmatched Robust Security Features Windows Mobile works with your existing infrastructure so you On-device security features in Windows Mobile help protect sen- can avoid the high costs, scaling limitations, and large time sitive information, allowing your mobile users to connect directly investments generally associated with the use of multiple plat- to your organization’s network with confidence. forms. It is easy to extend your current infrastructure invest- • Storage card encryption and remote device wipe help protect ments and applications—such as Exchange , sensitive information on the device and on removable storage Dynamics™ CRM 3.0, SQL Server™, Live cards. Communications Server, and other third-party LOB applications— to your mobile workforce. And because you are already familiar • Enterprise control over device hardware locks down with these products, you can save time and money on training communications for compliance and confidentiality purposes.† and management. Windows Mobile also enables high interoper- • Simple certificate enrollment settings configured and initiated ability with other infrastructure components through a variety of via ® will not compromise Open Mobile features: Alliance Device Management server management settings. • Exchange e- search finds any e-mail message stored in an Additionally, you can enroll or add private key soft certifications Exchange Server mailbox from your Windows Mobile phone.* that support 2-factor authentication and S/MIME through the import of Personal Information Exchange (PFX) files. • Access to SharePoint® document libraries and files grants users access to materials stored on Universal Naming • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit and 256-bit Convention file shares directly from links within an e-mail support for SSL, and AES 128-bit support for DPAPI, help secure message.* mobile communications.

• Easy setup and synchronization with ®, which • Device lock and PIN settings includeing strong PIN uses the Windows Center (WMDC), provides requirements, password/PIN expiration, password history, and simplified device-to-desktop setup for mobile users and pow- stringent PIN reset requirements help protect the device from erful file synchronization capabilities between unauthorized use. the desktop and mobile device. WMDC can • Support for wildcard certificates reduces be installed and deployed through Windows licensing costs with the ability to support Update, and can be turned on and off via multiple destinations secured by a single SSL Group Policy. certificate. • The familiar developer platform makes it • Microsoft Office Outlook® Web Access easy to extend LOB applications to mobile (OWA) self-service reduces helpdesk calls by users utilizing your organization’s existing enabling users to quickly and easily resolve .NET development skills. The .NET Compact common issues including PIN reset requests, Framework, included in-ROM, is optimized remote wipe requests for lost or stolen devices, for mobile devices and supports native and management of safe or block lists.* interoperability with COM objects.

† Requires Windows Mobile 6.1 * Requires Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 ** Requires Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 • Information Rights Management support enables mobile messaging and users to send, receive, and view rights managed messages and documents while mobile.** Windows Mobile offers a genuine and familiar messaging and collaboration experience with Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile. Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 adds a Your mobile workforce can achieve higher levels of productivity server-side layer of manageability and security features for great- away from the office with comprehensive access to the messaging er control over Windows Mobile phones and corporate network applications and information that they rely on every day. access. Key capabilities include the following: • Support for HTML e-mail improves readability, by preserving • Remote data wipe helps prevent theft or loss of sensitive tables, bulleted lists, colored text, links, and inline images, and corporate data. gives users the ability to send and receive e-mail messages in • Secure Mobile VPN connection allow mobile users to easily HTML format. find and use information residing on a corporate Intranet, • Out of enables users to retrieve, set, and within LOB applications, and on file shares. change status and AutoReply notification while mobile.* • Allow/deny feature enables you to control what software can • Smart on-device filtering quickly and efficiently searches call be installed and run on devices. history, contacts, and e-mail. • File encryption helps safeguard information even if devices are • Fetch mail downloads e-mail messages in their entirety without lost or stolen and the device is subject to a hardware attack. having to perform a full Send/Receive synchronization. • Active Directory/Group Policy support allows you to extend • Support for message follow-up flags increases e-mail security management practices to all devices on your network. efficiency within the Outlook Mobile inbox.* • Global Address List enables users to search for contacts in an Exchange Server Address Book, contact them via e-mail, phone, or text messages, and add them to their personal Contacts list.** • Rich views and meeting attendee tracking allow users to see the status of meeting attendees, or reply to and forward messages to meeting organizers and other attendees.* • Cut/copy/paste options enables users to easily exchange data between applications.† • Keyboard shortcuts for 12-key and 30-key keypad-equipped devices make it possible for users to quickly perform common tasks faster.

“User productivity increases accounted for 60% of total benefits or $533,339 per 100 users annually.” Source: IDC White Paper, “Mobility Solutions in Enterprise-sized Businesses: Quantifying the Return on Investment” (Feb 2008)

† Requires Windows Mobile 6.1 * Requires Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 ** Requires Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 Application Development and Extension Windows Mobile enables you to easily manage the development “Enterprises can expect and deployment of line of business solutions with the same world- class tools used to manage Windows® desktops and servers. IT support costs to be Development platform features include the following: approximately 15% higher • .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 Compact for the RIM BlackBerry Edition installed in-ROM facilitate mobile application development within a familiar environment. Additionally, mobile solution than for developers do not need to distribute these components with the Windows Mobile their applications, reducing complexity and potentially saving money in data charges. [solution].” Source “Enterprise Mobile Device Platforms: TCO comparison • Published Windows Mobile APIs help maintain application between RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 and Microsoft compatibility across Windows Mobile versions. Windows Mobile 5.0 Messaging and Security Feature Pack with DMSec” (June 2007) • Support for AJAX, JavaScript, and XMLDOM within ® Mobile enables dynamic Web applications. • Remote Desktop Mobile allows remote access to Windows PCs and servers.

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Microsoft, Active Directory, Internet Explorer, , Outlook, Windows Mobile Platform Overview SharePoint, SQL Server, Windows, Windows Mobile, and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the Windows Mobile provides a host of rich features to help your United States and/or other countries. organization extend existing investments in Microsoft software, infrastructure, and training. The Windows Mobile platform delivers value for you in several key areas, including infrastructure interop- erability, security features, messaging and collaboration, line of business applications, and platform development. Time tested Windows technology extends manageability and security features for a highly reliable mobile experience.

For more information Make your mobility investments go further while helping your organization improve productivity and responsiveness. Learn more about Windows Mobile: www.windowsmobile.com/business. TechNet: Windows Mobile Center: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ windowsmobile/default.aspx Windows Mobile for Developers: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ windowsmobile/default.aspx