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CTIA 2007 : Microsoft indirectly announces next Windows Mobile version for the first time
October 23, 2007 | By Edward J. Rutkowski.

Apparently this new Windows Mobile version - probably 6.1 - will be released early next year (i.e. 2008) and it is needed to use "System Center Mobile Device Manager" server product. This new version of Windows Mobile has been publicly and explicitly mentioned for the first time during the webcast about the System Center Mobile Device Manager. By the way of this announcement also Samsung BlackJack II smartphone - with GPS (!) - has been announced. More info:

Responding to customer needs beyond mobile e-mail and calendaring, Microsoft introduced the Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, a new mobile-dedicated server solution that helps companies manage Windows Mobile phones similar to Windows-based laptops and PCs. With Mobile Device Manager, companies can deliver new applications to phones over the air as well as connect people via Mobile VPN (virtual private network) with security-enhanced access to critical data such as expense reports or customer information.

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Microsoft, AT&T and Samsung also unveiled the Blackjack II, marking more than 30 Windows Mobile phones that have been announced this year. Available later this year exclusively through AT&T for as low as $149.99 (ERP), the Blackjack II is a new Windows Mobile 6 phone featuring GPS that will be updatable to support Mobile Device Manager. The AT&T Tilt and other Windows Mobile 6 smart devices to be introduced by AT&T later this year also will support Mobile Device Manager. Other recently launched phones in the U.S. are the HTC Advantage, Mogul by HTC, Touch by HTC, T-Mobile Wing, and from Verizon Wireless the Samsung SCH i760, Motorola Q Music 9m, SMT5800 and XV6800.

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[via msmobiles.com]