VODAFONE and Microsoft joined forces yesterday to launch a corporate e-mail service to rival the BlackBerry.
Windows Mobile E-mail will enable phone users to receive e-mails from their office-based Microsoft Outlook package and edit Excel and Word attachments.
The product was publicised at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, the biggest mobile industry gathering of the year.
In a joint statement, Microsoft and Vodafone said Windows Mobile E-mail would be available in the UK, France and Germany from next month and would spread to other countries throughout the year.
There are currently about 400 million users of Outlook worldwide who could take advantage of the system.
Pieter Knook, from Microsoft, said: "It's an exciting time for companies who are now realising the true business potential of mobile solutions for both the business and for their employees."
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