17. oktoober 2003. Microsoft on loonud uue tarkvara: "Microsoft Windows Mobile software for Smartphones". MS sooviks on osaleda mobiilse kõne- ja andmeside turul. Mobiilifirmad tarkvara omandamisega ei kiirusta, seetõttu valis MS alternatiivse strateegia: leidis sobiva partneri uue mobiiltelefoni loomiseks. Uus telefon jõuab müügile 2004. aastal ja see toetab ühekorraga, mitmeid alternatiivseid kõne ja andmeside kanaleid mis on omavahel roamingus. Tegemist on 3G telefoni konkurendiga. Mugav klaviatuur, Browser ja MSN (äbariku SMS asemel). Windowsi väikevend mobiiltelefonis? Source Sierra Wireless, which is one of the market leaders in offering PC cards for wide-area wireless data networks, announced its Voq line of smart phones. The Voq line will be based on the Microsoft Windows Mobile software for Smartphones, and will offer a phone keypad and a flip-up QWERTY-style embedded keyboard. The devices are expected to hit the market in the first half of 2004 and Sierra Wireless said. The Windows Mobile software for Smartphones will let users synchronize information directly from Outlook to the device. The phone also includes a Web browser (Pocket Internet Explorer) and digital audio player (Windows Media Player). It has a 200 MHz Intel PXA262 processor, Sierra Wireless added. It will have 48M bytes of Flash memory (with 20M bytes available for data and software storage), and 32M bytes of RAM (with 16M bytes available to run applications).E-mail will be securely and automatically updated without the need for a desktop redirector or dedicated server, Sierra Wireless said, and will support Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes and Novell GroupWise platforms. In addition, software upgrade options will support advanced e-mail features and VPN systems, the company said. Other messaging support includes SMS, MMS, instant messaging (through Microsoft MSN Messenger, of course), IMAP4 and POP3 e-mail accounts.