software company Microsoft and phone maker Nokia announced on Wednesday an alliance to bring advanced business programs for smart phones in an attempt to wrest market dominance to Blackberry from Research in Motion.
The alliance between the largest software company in the world and the leading manufacturer of mobile phones means that the latest versions of applications software package, including Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Power Point "will be available in a series Nokia devices.
Both companies, long rivals in the mobile telecommunications market, Nokia phones are expected to offer Office next year, focusing on the lucrative market of business users.
"This gives our opponents, let us say clearly, RIM-to think," said Nokia vice president, Robert Andersson, in a telephone interview.
"I do not think Blackberry has seen the kind of competition that we can now," he said.
The alliance can also compete with the recent entry of Google free software for Internet, client-oriented financial.
Source: Trade
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