Nokia Intellisync selected as du branded mobile email solution

du, the new telecom operator in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is set to offer Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email to its consumer and business customers in summer 2007. The service is aimed at providing secure, easy-to-set-up mobile email and PIM (personal information management) functionalities for users ranging from individuals to businesses.

du is the UAE’s second national telecoms provider and started its mobile service in February 2007. To distinguish itself in a well-saturated mobile market like the UAE, du has committed to deliver highly innovative and user-friendly services to its customers.

According to the Telecommunications Authority (TRA), the mobile penetration rate in UAE is approximately eight times higher than the Internet subscriber rate.

“Given the increasing worldwide acceptance of mobile email, we firmly believe that this service for UAE is tremendously important,” says Scott Cooper, senior vice president, Mobility Solutions Unit, Enterprise Solutions, Nokia.

“Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email provides du with a flexible and scalable solution that allows the company to bring mobile email to the mass market.”

“With Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email, we are able to provide a solution for every market sector, from a consumer offering through to SME and large corporations’ behind-the-firewall requirements. This solution complements du’s mobility strategy and gives us the flexibility needed to meet the needs of our full range of customers.”

Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email works in any groupware environment – ISP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes or Groupwise and can run on any kind of device platform – Symbian, Windows, Palm or Pocket PC. The highly scalable email solution supports industry’s widest range of different devices in addition to the Nokia portfolio of business devices.