Today, Microsoft finally revealed the "push" email features that link Microsoft Exchange email servers (very common in businesses) with mobile devices running Windows Mobile 5 -- an announcement we expected when WM5 was announced. Information Week reports:
The company said at the Microsoft TechEd 2005 conference in Orlando that its Messaging and Security Feature Pack for the forthcoming Windows Mobile 5.0 update will include what it calls "direct push technology." That technology will connect mobile devices directly with Exchange server without additional server software, the company said in a statement.
Support will include the direct transfer of all information managed by Exchange Server, according the company. In addition, users will be able to remotely look up contact information stored on Exchange Server, Microsoft said in a statement. That will enable third-party software vendors to create applications that access that information, according to Microsoft.
The basic idea is that you don't need special server software and you don't need a special handheld device -- as long as you have the latest Microsoft software at both ends, of course.
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