Tuesday, June 27, 2006 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
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Microsoft bares plan to partner with hardware manufacturers
Seattle -- Microsoft Corp. unveiled plans on Sunday to work with hardware manufacturers to deliver on the company’s ambitions to use its software to simplify how workers communicate with one another.
Microsoft aims to use new technologies available in its Office 2007 business applications and server products to remove the complexity of communication for workers bogged down with e-mail, instant messaging, Web and wireless telephony.
The software giant announced partnerships with Hewlett-Packard Co., Motorola, Inc. and other device makers to provide the necessary hardware designed to work with its software to integrate communication systems.
Microsoft’s push into business telephone market pits the company against Cisco Systems, Inc. and other competitors seeking to capitalize on a shift by large companies to cheaper Internet-based telecommunications.
In January, Microsoft brought together its Exchange server and real-time collaboration group to form a group responsible for delivering unified communications.
Much of the new technology will come in the various Office 2007 server and applications due out in Microsoft’s coming business year starting July 1. -- Reuters
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