Windows Phone finally enters the Enterprise with version 8

During the Windows Phone 8 press conference today, Microsoft promoted many things, but the one thing that is most important to readers of myITforum, and I’m sure will receive a huge amount of praise, is the “Enterprise Ready” features announced.

These features have long been on the wish list of many Enterprises – not for Windows Phone, but for mobile devices, in general.  Windows Phone 8 will only be available for new devices, however, devices running Windows Phone 7.5 will receive an over-the-air update to 7.8 to include many of the announced features.

In addition to the features shown below (security, app distribution, and integration with current software management systems), Windows Phone 8 will bring the Company Hub feature (corporate app store to bypass Marketplace), Microsoft Office, and even a Microsoft IT app.

Windows Phone 8 - Enterprise Ready

Industry news links

The Wall Street Journal:  Microsoft Moves to Bolster Smartphone Software

FoxNews:  Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8

c|net: Windows Phone 8 OS opens up to multicore processors, NFC

ZDNet (Mary Jo): Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8: There’s good news and bad news

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