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Toshiba Information Systems (UK) Limited – Mobile Communications Division (“Toshiba”) has today announced its entry into the smart handheld devices market with two new Windows Mobile powered, Portégé G500 and Portégé G900.
Toshiba has chosen to use the Windows Mobile software platform for these two devices as it offers users the security, reliability and an interface that they are familiar with in their office environment.
The two devices offer integration between the desktop, laptop and phone eliminating synchronisation headaches. Users will be able to retrieve e-mails with attachments, handle superb quality video streaming, downloading of video clips and get full multimedia messaging.
The Portégé G500 and Portégé G900 provide a unique and enhanced level of security, that fingerprint recognition offers. This increasing need for security was demonstrated in a recent survey by Toshiba which found that 90 per cent of entrepreneurs in Europe store sensitive business information and documents on their connected handheld but as many as 22 per cent admitted losing such a phone1 . Using fingerprint authentication to access the Portégé G500 and Portégé G900 enables the devices to be secured in a simple and easy fashion. The finger print sensor can also be used to navigate the phone’s menu and lock these devices.
“By creating these devices with biometric fingerprint authentication, we have developed products that are safe, secure and easy to use. These devices build on our heritage in notebook computing and we believe they will appeal to mobile professionals who want to take advantage of mobile computing and manage the security of their confidential information in a simple and intuitive manner - as proved through recent research,” said Peter Ford, Marketing Director, Toshiba Information Systems (UK) Limited.
1Figures taken from an independent European survey commissioned by Toshiba Information Systems (UK) Limited – Mobile Communications Division (“Toshiba”) and executed by Dynamic Markets
For security conscious mobile phone users who demand email and web connectivity in their mobile phone, the Portégé G500 is a high quality compact “slider” with full wireless push email support and Internet browsing that is able to take advantage of HSDPA and WiFi connections. These features are complemented by PC phone integration technology, a 2.3” QVGA screen and excellent battery life.
For demanding mobile professionals who value protecting corporate data and who want a familiar and trusted mobile computing environment, the Portégé G900 is a “horizontal format slider“ with the largest (3” Wide-VGA ) screen in its class enabling enhanced internet browsing on the move and widescreen playback. The device also incorporates other features demanded by high-end users including a full keyboard, PC phone integration technology and powerful WLAN, HSDPA, WiFi and Bluetooth™ connectivity.
The Portégé G900 is also one of the first devices that will be using the new version of Window Mobile, Windows Mobile 6, which brings a powerful personal computer experience to the small screen by helping customers manage information easily through mobile versions of Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Windows Mobile 6 offers advanced features, such as the capability to view HTML e-mail and enhanced calendaring capabilities, improving how people do business on the go with a single device.
“Toshiba and Microsoft have a shared priority to provide business customers with security-conscious device choices”, said Marianne Roling, EMEA Director of Mobile and Embedded Devices at Microsoft Corp. “Powered by Windows Mobile 6, the Portégé G900 will work well with existing Microsoft technology and offers a familiar experience that delivers features people need to manage both work and life.”
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About Toshiba Corporation
Toshiba, a world leader in high technology, is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning information & communications equipment and systems, digital consumer products, electronic devices and components, power systems, industrial and social infrastructure and home appliances. Under its mid-term business plan, Toshiba is promoting initiatives for sustained growth that will support its continued development as a highly profitable group of companies active in both high growth and stable growth businesses. Toshiba has 172,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of over US$54 billion, in FY2005. Visit Toshiba’s corporate website at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm and Toshiba’s mobile website at www.toshiba-europe.com/mobile
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