Technology Pak

Nokia Lumia 920 Hands On [Review]

2012-12-25T21:57:00.000-08:00

Nokia finally unveiled their flagship smartphone, the Lumia 920. Although the phone is still not out on shelves, the launch event allowed us to spend some quality time with the handset and especially the new PureView camera with optical image stabilization. Here are some of our initial impressions of the Lumia 920.

Visually, the Lumia 920 looks almost identical to the Lumia 800 and the Lumia 900. Although Nokia has been recycling this design for some time now, it still looks beautiful. Nokia has once again used polycarbonate plastic for the unibody design, which has a glossy finish that looks and feels great.

Much has been said about the weight of the Lumia 920. There is no doubt that the phone is heavier than many of the current high-end smartphones out there on the market today. But is that really a bad thing? Not really. It takes a while to adjust to the weight if you're moving from a lighter device but after a couple of hours you hardly notice it. It's also not that big an issue when it comes to carrying it around in your pocket. The solid polycarbonate body and the heft also means the phone feels built to last like few devices out there.

Moving on, the Lumia 920 uses a 4.5-inch, 1280 x 768 resolution, PureMotion HD+ LCD with ClearBlack technology. That sounds like a lot of jargon but what's important is that the display looks fantastic. The colors are vivid yet natural and Nokia's PureMotion tech ensures no motion blur while scrolling. The sunlight visibility is also excellent, thanks to the ClearBlack technology. Compared side by side to a Galaxy S III directly under the sun, the Lumia 920's display was a lot clearer and less washed out. Also, you can use the touchscreen on the Lumia 920 even through gloves.

Now coming to the camera, this was the main feature that Nokia invited us to test. We especially had a good opportunity to test the optical image stabilization used in the camera, a first for a mobile phone.

First impressions were quite positive. The images, on the phone's display at least, looked absolutely amazing. This is partly due to the images themselves being pretty good and also because of the amazing display. Viewing the same images on a computer monitor revealed that quality was far from perfect, with chrominance noise being a major detraction. We were told the devices were pre-production units, so quality could improve with the retail units, which we look forward to reviewing in future.

As for the images stabilization, it didn't make itself felt while shooting stills since the images were mostly taken in bright sunlight that significantly increases shutter speed. However, during videos, it did help smoothen some of the jerks associated with minor movements of the hands, compared to other smartphones. The videos obtained, as a result, were easily some of the best we have seen from a smartphone.

In terms of software, the Lumia 920 is running Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system. Compared to other devices on the market, Nokia's Lumia series gets the benefit of Nokia's superior apps and services (Maps, Music, etc.) and also some exclusive games and apps from third party developers that you won't find on devices from, say, HTC.

Unfortunately, at the end of the day, this is still Windows Phone 8, which means the app ecosystem is still in its infancy. Although Microsoft does like to boast of increasing app numbers at every event, the reality is that Windows Phone still lacks most of the major apps and games that you can get on iOS or Android, making a switch a rather difficult decision. In our short time with the Lumia 920, this was the only thing that bothered us the most, with everything else being very impressive.

Nokia is yet to announce when the Lumia 920 goes on sale in India and at what price. It is expected to go on sale some time in January and we hope Nokia does not overprice it at launch, unlike some of their recent high-end devices. The hardware is good enough to go head to head with the best smartphones out there but the software is still lacking, which is something both Nokia and the buyers need to keep in mind.

Dawlance Introduces DW115 CHZ Microwave Oven

2012-01-10T03:48:00.000-08:00

Dawlance, the No. 1 home appliances brand in Pakistan recently added another innovative product to their Health Zone technology range; the DW115 CHZ microwave, which provides the convenience of cooking with the touch of a single button. The Dawlance Health Zone category incorporates cutting-edge technology to design state of the art products that provide health benefits to consumers ensuring hygiene and maximum preservation of natural ingredients in meals.

A recent study conducted by Dawlance, revealed that majority of the people avoid using microwave ovens due to the fear of high electricity consumption. This is a prime misconception, infact even if the microwave oven is used for a whole hour, the energy consumed, when converted to PKR is just Rs. 15! Hence you may well imagine, since normally microwaves used are just switched on for 2-3 minutes, thus consume PKR 1 Maximum for that duration, of the total electricity bill.

DW115 CHZ Microwave Oven

The DW115 CHZ microwave oven has been designed keeping in mind the modern needs of present times. With changing lifestyles and the need for convenience, the Dawlance DW115 CHZ microwave oven provides the luxury of microwave baking; from appetizers to delicious cakes and traditional dishes, this particular model makes cooking easy yet fun for the modern household female. The “Keep Warm” feature makes this particular model a must have for the modern woman; be it a housewife or a working woman, the Keep Warm feature is a source of ultimate convenience that keeps food warm and preserves its natural ingredients in the microwave for a longer period of time thus making your meals more delicious.

With 64 built-in-recipes with a touch of convenience, it aims to promote microwave cooking and baking with convenience.

Positioned as a lifestyle product that provides the user comfort in everyday life, the DW115 CHZ is available in a beautiful design of floral pattern and a stainless steel cavity. With digitalized controls, this model also includes the calorie indicator for the health-conscious. The built-in deodorizer function ensures a pleasant smell after every use keeping every meal’s natural flavoring and smells intact as well as ensuring the appliances’ hygiene.

Speaking about the DW115 CHZ microwave oven, Dawlance Microwaves Category Manager, Ms. Naushin Shahid said:

“Nowadays women have to play multi-faceted roles: being the mothers, wives, career women, socialites and the complete home-makers. For being complete ‘All Rounder’s’ in today’s fast paced world, their prime assistant at home is the microwave and DW 115 CHZ All Rounder Microwave, which not only provides the convenience of heating, but also keeping food warm, cooking and as well as baking, with 64 Built-in recipes, is the ultimate choice! This not only acts as a helping hand in the kitchen, but also enables the modern woman to win the hearts of her husband, children and all loved ones around her.”

With the introduction of the best in technology, Dawlance has consistently made efforts to provide consumers with reliable solutions for their everyday lifestyle needs. With an aim to create value, Dawlance proves to be the most reliable and innovative home appliance brand in Pakistan that continues to enrich the trust of Pakistani consumers.

Nokia & Djuice Partnered Developers Workshop

2012-01-09T05:27:00.000-08:00

Both companies have initiated a new series of Developer Workshops in Pakistan with

an aim to cater to the lower-end of the market

With a vision to cater to the lower segment of the market, Nokia Pakistan and Djuice have joined hands to start a series of Developer Workshops that aim to provide training focused on S40 devices. The first workshop in this chain was held at Telenor regional office where Tony Torp, Nokia External Trainer shared the details of development tools available to develop mobile apps for S40 devices and gave hands-on training to the participants.

Giving his views on the workshop, Tony Torp said, “Yet again it was wonderful to interact with the enthusiastic developers of Karachi, shared with them the S40 background and provide hands-on training on the tools available to work on mobile apps for S40 platform. The developers clearly understood why it will be beneficial for them and their community to contribute towards content development and they all took keen interest in the workshop.”

Expressing her views, Rabia Azfar Nizami, Business Development Manager EDX, Near East, NOKIA said:

“I appreciate the interest level of Karachi’s developer community to learn and excel in their chosen field. Nokia has been organizing these kinds of workshops for developers in Pakistan for the past 1 year. As part of the chain that Nokia has initiated in Pakistan to provide new opportunities to the local developers, this time around Nokia partnered with Telenor to offer training for S40 platform. The workshop was geared towards channelizing the strengths of local developers and providing them a rich bundle of resources to develop more locally relevant mobile apps for S40 devices which are most popular among the masses in our country.”

Mr. Usman Javed, Director Marketing, Telenor Pakistan said:

“Djuice is delighted to partner with Nokia to start offering these developer workshops. It is the first time that such a forum has been made available to students & faculty and we are receiving tremendous response from participants. Djuice supports initiatives that build young talent. Djuice Apportunity is one such initiative where we provide publishing, promotion & monetization support for applications developed by students & independent developers.”

At the workshop’s conclusion, certificates were distributed among all the participating developers. Events of this nature are pertinent to take the local IT/Telecom industry to the next level and enable better mobility experience for end consumers especially in countries like Pakistan where majority of people use S40 mobile phones.

wi-tribe Sponsored MMA Polo Cup 2011 in Lahore

2011-12-28T02:43:00.000-08:00

Feroze Gulzar burst three goals in wi-tribe Shahsawars 5-0 triumph over Rangers/Blue Star in the MMA Polo Cup here at the Lahore Polo Club on Thursday.

wi-tribe Shahsawars, right from the beginning, played attacking game and smashed three goals in the first chukker. The first one for the winners came from Nafees Barry while the rest of the two goals in the first chukker were converted by Feroze Gulzar. The winning team did not allow the losers to score even a single goal and remained dominant in the second chukker as well by hitting two goals first from Shah Shamyl Alam and the second one from Feroze Gulzar. No goal was scored in the third and the fourth chukker thus wi-tribe Shahsawars won the match by 5-0 margin.

In another match of the day, Rangers/Blue Star, having half goal handicap advantage, scored for more goals against Guard Group and won the match by four and half goals to one.

In the third match of the day, wi-tribe Shahsawars defeated Guard Group by five goals to half. Feroze Gulzar and Shah Qubilai Alam played superbly for the winners and hammered two goals each while the fifth one was converted by Nafees Barry. In the last match of the day, eight-star Raja Samiullah steered Quick Link to an impressive 8-4½ goals victory over Sakuf.

Air blue Launches Awareness Campaign on World Diabetes Day

2011-11-28T02:33:00.000-08:00

Commemorating the World Diabetes Day, air blue team distributed flyers to

all domestic as well as international flights

As part of its CSR initiative, air blue has launched a two week campaign to create awareness about diabetes. Commemorating the World Diabetes Day on 14^th November in alliance with

Eli Lilly, in the fight against diabetes. Eli Lilli is a multinational pharmaceutical company with leadership in diabetes care.

Air blue team distributed flyers to all domestic as well as international flights and also placed standees at its sales office counters across Pakistan, to create awareness.

Pakistan, at this moment in time, has the world’s 7th largest diabetic population in the world and there is a grave danger as per the statistics that this number is going to double to around 18 million people by 2015.

Talking about its Diabetes campaign, Air blue GM commercial Mr. Raheel Ahmed said, “As part of this year’s ambitious agenda, we are putting all efforts to make an even better impact by reaching out to maximum audience. For the two week duration of the campaign, we have been distributing flyers to all domestic and international flights and have placed diabetes-specific standees at our sales office counters across Pakistan to highlight the need for people to take proactive measures against this disease. This is a global CSR initiative taken by leading pharmaceutical multinationals and we stand with them against this deadly epidemic.”

Air blue joined this global cause in 2010 to voice the UN hallmarked World Diabetes Day. This platform has proved to be significantly effective in its outreach to create awareness among the people of Pakistan to take effective precautions against this serious ailment.

HP Announced its Evaluation of Strategic Alternatives

2011-11-10T03:59:00.000-08:00

“HP objectively evaluated the strategic, financial and operational impact of spinning off PSG. It’s clear after our analysis that keeping PSG within HP is right for customers and partners, right for shareholders, and right for employees,” said Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer. “HP is committed to PSG, and together we are stronger.”

The strategic review involved subject matter experts from across the businesses and functions. The data-driven evaluation revealed the depth of the integration that has occurred across key operations such as supply chain, IT and procurement. It also detailed the significant extent to which PSG contributes to HP’s solutions portfolio and overall brand value. Finally, it also showed that the cost to recreate these in a standalone company outweighed any benefits of separation.

The outcome of this exercise reaffirms HP’s model and the value for its customers and shareholders. PSG is a key component of HP’s strategy to deliver higher value, lasting relationships with consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and enterprise customers. The HP board of directors is confident that PSG can drive profitable growth as part of the larger entity and accelerate solutions from other parts of HP’s business.

PSG has a history of innovation and technological leadership as well as an established record of industry-leading profitability. It is the No. 1 manufacturer of personal computers in the world with revenues totaling $40.7 billion for fiscal year 2010.

“As part of HP, PSG will continue to give customers and partners the advantages of product innovation and global scale across the industry’s broadest portfolio of PCs, workstations and more,” said Todd Bradley, executive vice president, Personal Systems Group, HP. “We intend to make the leading PC business in the world even better.”

Nokia MakeMyApp Competition 2011 Winners Announced

2011-10-12T05:06:00.000-07:00

Nokia awarded winners of its MakeMyApp competition at P@SHA ICT Awards 2011

Nokia announced the winners of its MakeMyApp competition 2011 during the P@SHA ICT Awards event held today. The competition winners in each category received the prize money of 400,000/- PKR in cash while a special winner bagged the prize money of 100,000/- PKR along with a Nokia E7 for a truly innovative app. The four categories for which applications could be submitted were Entertainment/ Fun & Games, Business Productivity, Easier Living and Think Green.

Winners in each category are Mr. Faisal Iqbal of Orison for Highway Racer app, Mr. Bashir Ahmed for Mobile Energy Saver app, Mr. Mohd. Bilal Junaid for SMS Spam Interceptor app and Mr. Azfar Sabih of Lakson Business Solutions for Save Planet app while Mr. Umair Cheema was recognized as a special winner for his app Chanda Mamoon.

The winners were finalized by a panel of judges comprising of Ms. Jehan Ara, President P@SHA,

Mr. Farhan Chawla, Technology Blogger & Enthusiast, Mr. Zia Imran, Managing Director of Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) and Ms. Rabia Garib, Editor-in-Chief, CIO Pakistan.

Commenting on the MakeMyApp competition 2011 in Pakistan, Haseeb Ihtisham, Head of Marketing, Nokia Pakistan said:

“On behalf of Nokia Pakistan team, I would like to express my heartiest felicitations to the winners of Nokia MakeMyApp Competition 2011. We are overwhelmed by the energetic response that we received from Pakistani developers for this competition. With their highly usable and practical apps, Pakistani Developers are making waves not only in Pakistan but all over the world. Thanks to their persistent efforts, every other day sees a new bundle of Pakistani apps added to the Nokia Store rendering it the most popular mobile app store in Pakistan today and there’s still so much more room for growth.”

Talking about the competition, Jehan Ara, President P@SHA said:

“It is an honor for us to have players like Nokia in the industry who are playing a critical role in furthering not only their business but are also fuelling the growth of innovation in the country.”

Nokia's MakeMyApp competition gave an exciting opportunity to software developers in Pakistan to submit their best work and compete for a chance to win great prizes. The winning apps will be made available in Nokia Store for everyone to download and enjoy. P@SHA become a key partner for this competition and played an important role in spreading the word to the Industry, freelancers and Campuses.

Entry submissions closed on 6th August 2011 and all eligible entries received were judged by the industry experts. Criteria for choosing the winner included quality and functionality; usability and creativity; uniqueness, novelty value and innovativeness; commercial viability and market potential in Pakistan; as well as Nokia platform compatibility.

SAP Harnesses the Power of SAP HANA™ Platform to Deliver New Real-Time Applications

2011-09-23T04:25:00.000-07:00

SAP® Smart Meter Analytics and SAP® COPA Accelerator Software Will Enable Companies to Transform the Way They Work;

SAP AG announced two new solutions built on SAP HANA™, the company’s in-memory computing platform. With the platform, SAP is renewing its existing applications and delivering an entirely new class of applications that changes the way people think, work, plan and operate.

The two new solutions - SAP® Smart Meter Analytics software powered by SAP HANA and SAP® COPA Accelerator software - were developed by SAP product and design teams working in close collaboration with customers, using design-thinking principles that work from the end-user needs backward. For example, these new applications are designed to give people real-time insight into “big data,” allowing them to leverage vast amounts of information for analysis, planning, forecasting and simulations in a more fluid, natural way versus traditional approaches that are rigid, sequential and time-consuming.

According to Forrester Research, SAP has emerged as the leading advocate of in-memory computing technology as a key pillar of its innovation strategy: “[SAP] HANA allows SAP to develop innovative new applications that can consume and analyze massive volumes of data in near real time while also providing a cost-effective, elastic computing platform.”

With the SAP HANA platform, companies now can run complex analyses such as simulations and pattern recognition in seconds, enabling sweeping innovations in the way they run their businesses. SAP HANA delivers the following core capabilities: Single database with native support for row and columnar data stores, Powerful and flexible data calculation engine, SQL and MDX interfaces, Unified information modeling design environment, Data repository to persist views of business information, Data integration capabilities for accessing SAP — the SAP NetWeaver® Business Warehouse component, the SAP® ERP application, etc. — and non-SAP data sources as well as Integrated life-cycle management.

“There is massive simplification happening all around us. Layers are being dissolved at an unbelievable pace; people, businesses, data and machines are becoming more directly connected. This cycle of connectedness leads to disintermediation of layers, which drives end-users to become more empowered and demand better user-experience. This is leading to a fundamental renewal and reshaping in the IT industry, and SAP HANA is helping to drive this change” said Hassan Jamal, Country Liaison Manager SAP Pakistan

Utilities Turn “Big Data” Into More Sustainable Energy Use for Customers

Utility companies today face an exponential increase in data volume generated by smart meters. SAP Smart Meter Analytics, powered by SAP HANA, aims to help utility companies to instantly turn this “big data” into powerful insights that they can use to develop more tailored customer offerings. With the new in-memory solution, utility companies can help customers adopt more sustainable energy-use practices with planned capabilities, such as: Instantly aggregate and analyze customers’ energy consumption profiles by any dimension or level of granularity such as neighborhood location, home size, and businesses or building type, More precisely segment customers based on energy consumption patterns so utility companies can create more targeted energy-saving programs, for example, carbon emissions reduction plans and Empower customers with direct access to energy usage insights via Web portals and mobile devices connected to the software via Web services.

With real-time access to smart meter data, utility companies can improve fraud detection capabilities and load forecasts, as well as design new rate structures that correspond with energy use patterns.

SAP COPA Accelerator software aims to improve the speed and depth of working with large volumes of financial data. Planned functionality within the software will enable corporate finance departments to: Perform real-time profitability reporting on large-scale data volumes, Conduct instant, on-the-fly analysis of profitability data at any level of granularity, aggregation and dimension, Run cost allocations at significantly faster processing time and Empower business users with easy, self-service access to trusted profitability information.

Nokia Recycle Campaign Winners Announced

2011-09-21T21:49:00.000-07:00

9 Lucky Winners of Nokia Recycling Campaign wins green Nokia N8 at the prize distribution ceremony

Nokia Pakistan handed over Nokia N8 phones to nine lucky winners at a prize distribution ceremony held recently. A large number of participants dropped off their mobile phones and accessories at Nokia Recycling Points across Pakistan as part of a mobile phone recycling drive spearheaded by Nokia Pakistan. Those participants who dropped off their mobile phone got a chance to take part in the lucky draw to win Nokia N8.

The Nine lucky winners to receive brand new Nokia N8 are:

1. Mr. Sheikh M. Iqbal, Karachi, CNIC # 42101-1757897-1

2. Mr. Suhail Nasir Hussain, Karachi, CNIC # 42101-0456089-9

3. Mr. Shukat Ali Rana, Lahore, CNIC # 35202-8352660-7

4. Mr. Shehzad Ahmed, Gujranwala, CNIC # 34101-9866882-7

5. Mr. Naeem Khan, Peshawar, CNIC # 17301-4069048-3

6. Mr. M.Yaqoob Qureshi, Hyderabad, CNIC # 41303-6103150-3

7. Mr. Zubair Ali, Islamabad, CNIC # 37405-1233701-3

8. Mr. Khalid Perveez, Islamabad, CNIC # 37405-9968562-9

9. Mr. Abbas Ali, Bahawalpur, CNIC # 36302-2135082-9

In a joint collaboration between Ufone, Unilever, Radio FM 91, ARY Musik, Orient Advertising and United Media, Nokia Mobile Phone Recycling Campaign was rolled-out in Pakistan in April 2011. Making mobile phone recycling easy and rewarding at the same time, Nokia Recycling bins were made easily accessible at all Nokia Care Centres and Ufone Sales & Service Centres throughout Pakistan.

Talking about the Nokia Recycling lucky draw, Reza Burney, Care Manager, Nokia Pakistan said, “My heartiest felicitations to the lucky draw winners. We are grateful to all those people who participated enthusiastically in Nokia Recycling Campaign and made a positive contribution to the environment. We received more than expected response from people all over Pakistan and we will continue to lead the environmental contribution to Pakistan as we do across the globe”.

The campaign has concluded but consumers using any mobile phone brand can continue to drop off their no longer needed mobile phones, accessories, batteries and chargers of any brand in recycling bins permanently available at any of the 14 Nokia Care Centres across Pakistan.

wi-tribe & Microsoft Alliance to Enhance Online Experiences

2011-09-07T22:49:00.000-07:00

Aiming to take internet users’ online experience to the next level, wi-tribe, Pakistan’s No. 1 Broadband, has joined hands with Microsoft to promote its faster and lighter browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9). This is another industry-first by wi-tribe, adding more value to their customers’ online experience.

Through this partnership, wi-tribe will ensure easy availability of one of the most secure, widely deployed and easy-to-use web browsers for its customers, which is sure to enhance their online experience by enabling the latest, media-rich websites. IE9 is a highly advanced browser that supports HTML5, and promises to deliver a seamless and secure internet browsing experience, empowered by a robust set of built-in security and privacy features.

In addition to this partnership, wi-tribe is also proud to be recognized as a Microsoft Registered Partner status. For both wi-tribe and Microsoft, these are some of many exciting steps to be taken during this strategic alliance, aimed at bringing a greater range of world-class offerings to the market by exploiting the long-term synergy between both companies.

Speaking about Microsoft & wi-tribe’s new venture, CEO of wi-tribe Pakistan, Mustafa Peracha, says:

“As a registered partner, wi-tribe is very excited about collaborating with Microsoft for the global launch of Internet Explorer 9, a cutting-edge browser promising a captivating and superior web browsing experience for customers and developers alike. We are confident that this alliance will bring a host of value additions to our own community of users, enhancing their online experience to an entirely new and refreshing level. This is an exciting start of a long-term partnership.”

Commenting on the collaboration with wi-tribe Pakistan, Kamal Ahmed, Country General Manager, Microsoft Pakistan said:

“The inclusion of Pakistani technology companies in the browser launch is a breakthrough by the Internet Explorer product team. Together Microsoft and wi-tribe can deliver a lot of convenience to Internet users in Pakistan. Such synergies have a positive effect on the overall market scenario for the companies and, in addition, wi-tribe customers can feel more privileged. I think it is imperative for any efficient browser to localize itself as per the dynamics of emerging IT markets, such as Pakistan. I am sure that this partnership will bring a collection of value additions to wi- tribe users, enriching their browsing experience in a beautiful way.”

SAP Offers Business Intelligence for SME

2011-08-01T21:06:00.000-07:00

SAP ranks no. 1 with 23 percent share in worldwide Business Intelligence

Market according to a report issued by Gartner

Today, SAP Pakistan introduces Business Intelligence solutions especially aimed for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

SAP has been named the overall market share leader in the worldwide BI market, owning nearly a quarter of the market according to the April 2011 report issued by Gartner Inc. – “Market Share Analysis: Business Intelligence (BI), Analytics and Performance Management, 2010, Worldwide.” In the report, SAP ranks No. 1 with 23 percent share of the worldwide market based on revenue.

Countries in the Southeast Asian region have huge communities of small-to-medium scale enterprises (SMEs), many of whom employ thousands of workers and contribute to their GDP. In fact, most Southeast Asian countries have more SMEs as registered businesses than large enterprises. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) puts the number of SMEs at 96% of all enterprises and employing up to 85% of overall workforce. SMEs also account for up to 30% of exports and contribute around 50% of GDP.

Hassan Jamal, Country Liaison Manager, SAP Pakistan said that despite their huge numbers and contribution to their respective country’s GDP, SMEs have yet to largely tap information technology (IT) to improve their business. “Many SMEs are using a computer just to run the company's operational activities of everyday life, whereas the SME business people can use IT to forecast and even encourage the growth of their businesses forward. Therefore, old data that businesses store can be just as valuable in the future as they were in the past. This is the value that business intelligence offers.”

Meanwhile Nitin Gangla, Director, Indirect Channel Business, SAP Asia explains: “Business intelligence or BI refers to an IT-based process of collecting, analyzing and forecasting company performance based on past, raw data. This must come with the collection of all raw data and analyzing these to come up with effective and strategic planning and decision making. Companies that have sales data, for instance, can collect past reports, factor in their performance for certain seasons, and come up with strategic campaigns. The data they collect in the past should guide them in their future needs.”

BI should cater to all types of businesses, regardless of type and scale. There are still BI solutions that also cater to small operations to allow them to overcome competitive hurdles and achieve long term sustainability and perhaps even expand.

wi-tribe Upgrades 1.5Mbps Endless Package to 2Mbps

2011-07-03T22:20:00.000-07:00

Definitely Wi-tribe had the idea regarding upgrading of it’s endless package. Recently Wi-tribe announce the most popular up-gradation in its package for more users attaractions

Previously wi-tribe released 2 endless packages by way of 512Kbps and 1.5Mbps connection speeds.
Today, wi-tribe comes with enhanced it’s 1.5Mbps connections to 2Mbps and turns into 1st in the market to offer 2Mbps on WiMax protocol. All of present consumers with 1.5Mbps endless package will receive commercialized in order to 2Mbps at no cost brand-new connections will probably be offered by same rate.

Wi-Tribe 2Mbps Tariff

2Mbps can be obtained at monthly rate of Rs. 2,400
Activation Fees (for first time customers):

Desktop modem (slider): Rs. 500
Wi-Fi modem (slider PLUS): Rs. 850
Activation charges are non-refundable
It benefits talking about in this article that the bundle is just designed for desktop modems although wi-tribe is actually offering only 512Kbps on it’s dongle.

Additionally according to information, volume usage will be similar I.e. 40GB monthly and wi-tribe genuinely must think again about modernizing bandwidth also.

SAP Makes Analytics Easy for SMEs and Lines of Business

2011-06-21T06:17:00.000-07:00

As part of its goal to bring customers of all sizes powerful, easy-to-use analytics solutions that lead the market; SAP AG recently announced the latest offerings tailored to fit the needs of small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) and lines of business. Via flexible deployment options, SAP® Crystal Server 2011 software and the 4.0 release of SAP® BusinessObjects™ Edge Business Intelligence (BI) software are designed to help enable customers to get up and running quickly to better understand all facets of their businesses and make confident, data-driven decisions as events unfold, in real time.

These latest solutions from the business analytics portfolio from SAP are intended to help SMEs and lines of business get the most out of their IT investments and maximize their available resources by putting analytics tools directly into the hands of the people who need them most. SAP Crystal Server (formerly, SAP Crystal Reports Server) is an entry-level BI solution for small companies and departments that will include self-serve data search and exploration in addition to the core functionality of report and dashboard viewing; SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI will help enable them to address virtually any BI requirement – from reporting, visualization and ad-hoc analysis to data integration and data quality.

Additionally, with user-friendly enhancements such as a consistent, customizable and more intuitive user experience as well as delivery to any mobile device, the analytics software will help empower all types of users – from novices to professionals – to make more effective business decisions, enabling faster response times to impact the business and ultimately help drive greater profitability.

“In a new era of economic growth, small and midsize companies constantly need insights that help minimize risk and capture fleeing new business opportunities,” said Dan Vesset, program vice president of Business Analytics research, IDC. “The latest release of business intelligence software for small and midsize companies from SAP empowers growing companies to adopt brand new innovations such as integrating structured and unstructured data and even information from social networks. Newly refreshed and intuitive user interface and brand new mobility functionality help more users in the growing company get the relevant and accurate data on time, decide and act with confidence, and contribute to greater growth and profitability.”

With the 4.0 release of SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI, for the first time SMEs and lines of business will have quick insight into structured information as well as unstructured information like data from social networks using new text analysis functionality. Regardless of where the most relevant information resides, it will assist anyone within an organization to analyze it and collaborate to make informed decisions based on facts rather than gut reactions – all without needing to rely on IT.

With new event insight capabilities and 64-bit architecture, customers will be able to use SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI to monitor business scenarios as they happen in real time, formulate action plans accordingly and even compare and contrast historical trends to help predict future outcomes. The organizations will be able to equip their customer-care call centers with text analysis to watch what is being said on blogs, Facebook and Twitter, and help mitigate potential brand damage by creating alerts for product defects and recalls.

With SAP Crystal Server 2011, sales and marketing departments challenged with correlating the success of their campaigns with overall revenue will be able to use the included SAP BusinessObjects Explorer™ software to navigate and drill down to granular levels and monitor how those campaigns are affecting return on investment (ROI) in real time. The goal is to help them to quickly cease investing in less successful campaigns in a particular global region and reallocate those investments to campaigns that are driving substantial sources of revenue.

By delivering tight integration between its BI and enterprise information management (EIM) solutions, SAP helps customers better understand their businesses by supporting the entire information life cycle – from data to dashboard. Not only can they embed things like BI dashboards into other business applications, but with EIM they can help ensure the data comprising those dashboards is accurate, current and trusted.

“SAP Crystal Server and SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI are two perfect examples of how we are innovating to alleviate the pain points commonly experienced by SMEs and lines of business,” said Tom Kindermans, SVP, Ecosystem & Channels, Asia Pacific & Japan. “We work closely with our customers, and we are turning analytics into something that is easily accessible by making it more affordable and less time-consuming. A broader range of organizations and departments will now be able to get stronger value and insights to solve business problems efficiently and effectively.”

Nokia Brings Two Intuitive and Feature-rich Dual SIM phones to Pakistan

2011-05-31T22:06:00.000-07:00

Nokia today announced that the Dual SIM Nokia X1-01 and Nokia C2-00 would soon both be on sale in Pakistan. Both models offer the most convenient and intuitive experience available for switching between SIM cards– without compromising on features and fun.

“The Nokia X1-01 and Nokia C2-00 pack more memory, better battery life and far richer SIM change and entertainment features than other Dual SIM products currently in the market,” said Imran Khalid Mehmood, Country General Manager, Nokia Pakistan & Afghanistan. “In addition to their various unique features, both of these phones remember the settings for up to five separate SIM cards, each of which can be personalized with a dedicated name as well as preferred SIM settings. ONLY Nokia can offer this level of convenience in Dual SIM phones!”

Nokia X1-01

With the Nokia X1-01 you can give each SIM card its own logo, music signature or ringtone – personalization features that you can only get from Nokia! The phone also offers what is simply the best Dual SIM music experience on the market. You can store and shuffle THOUSANDS of songs with up to 16 GB of memory support, create your own favorite playlists, and play your music back over a loudspeaker that is the loudest and clearest ever produced by Nokia. The phone also features dedicated music side keys and a battery the will last for up to 36 hours of continued music playback!

The Nokia X1-01 with an approximate market Price = PKR 3100 – PKR 3400 respectively.

Nokia C2-00

The Nokia C2-00 is the first to Dual SIM phone to have Easy Swap, which offers you the convenience of changing SIM cards without the need to turn off the phone or remove the battery. Just open the SIM door at the side of the phone and swap your SIMs. It’s as easy as that! No more waiting for the phone to reboot. With the Nokia C2-00 you can also browse the internet, read emails and enjoy instant messaging with either SIM card. Not only is the internet browsing experience far superior than that available on competing Dual SIM products, but so too is the memory support. At a whopping 32 GB, the Nokia C2-00 lets you keep thousands of photos, videos and music files with you all the time.

Nokia C2-00 with an approximate market Price = PKR5200 – PKR5500 respectively.

The Nokia X1-01& C2-00 will go on sale from the second week of June, 2011 in Pakistan!!!

wi-tribe Celebrates 2 Years and Customers Rejoice

2011-05-28T04:18:00.000-07:00

Celebrating its second year of successful operations in Pakistan, wi-tribe unveiled the re-launch of its brand with a new identity and a refreshed brand concept at a very interesting thematic press launch ceremony held at a local hotel. The re-branding initiative moves away from wi-tribe’s previous tagline “online with no line” to “create your own world”, promising a deeper, more profound consumer relationship by providing a more exciting experience from Pakistan’s no.1 broadband company.

With a new look and feel, wi-tribe reaffirms its commitment to transform the lives of its customers by offering not just a product but a novel combination of converged products and services. Established in June 2009, wi-tribe Pakistan quickly gained consumer trust and became the fastest growing broadband service provider in the country. wi-tribe is synonymous with fun and innovation by making internet surfing more enjoyable. Taking its vision forward, wi-tribe aims to follow a more personalized, community-oriented and warmer approach to attract greater customer affinity.

Speaking on the occasion, CEO, wi-tribe Pakistan, Mustafa Peracha said:

“wi-tribe believes in exceeding customer expectations. Our focus is on continuous progress. Following this thought, we have come up with a fresh brand identity to better reflect the expanding set of services that we aim to bring to Pakistani customers. In doing so, wi-tribe will add the kind of zest in their lives, empowering them to enjoy greater value and satisfaction. We hope to enrich our customers’ internet experience; giving them the freedom to create their own world and explore endless possibilities.”

In line with its brand re-invention, wi-tribe continues venturing into new initiatives such as products and services for consumers and enterprises, add-ons for all kinds of users, software-as-a-service, partnerships with industry leaders, and live streaming facilities, ensuring consumers can continue to expect a host of amazing surprises from wi-tribe.

As a celebratory token for its second year of operations, wi-tribe is offering double volume to all new and existing customers throughout the month of June, absolutely free.

Source: Global News Bulletin

wi-tribe live-streams The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) 2011

2011-05-11T03:56:00.000-07:00

Maintaining the reputation of being Pakistan’s no. 1 broadband, wi-tribe partnered with “TiECON 2011” to live-stream the entire conference over the internet, enabling viewers throughout the US, UK, Middle East and Far East to be a part of a momentous gathering.

A historic event in Pakistan, TiECON 2011 was hosted in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital city, on 30th April, 2011, boasting an attendance of over 1200 participants.

This year’s theme, ‘Bounce Back’, declared the resolve of a nation ready to bring itself up and unleash the potential of tomorrow’s entrepreneurial future, and redefine its destiny. Attended by seasoned entrepreneurs who acquired international and local success, iconic businessmen and investors were all present to share heuristics of their rise to success, despite all odds, including tales of essential failure.

Speaking about the partnership, Ali Fahd, Director Marketing wi-tribe Pakistan said:

“wi-tribe is committed to the growth and sustainability of Pakistan as a nation. TiE is a tremendous platform and launchpad for young, driven entrepreneurs, especially those with what it takes to succeed. At wi-tribe, we believe that with our innovation and success comes the need to support change agents creating opportunities across the country. By live-streaming the event, wi-tribe is enabling the power of such platforms to reach unlimited hearts and minds across the globe, unleashing their potential to create a brighter and stronger Pakistan”

Pioneering innovative broadband capabilities, wi-tribe enables live broadcast for viewers worldwide

Nokia E7 Now Available in Pakistan

2011-04-20T21:24:00.000-07:00

All-in-one business smart phone, E7 brings solutions to suit both work and personal life

The much awaited Nokia business smartphone, Nokia E7, is now available in Pakistan. With its tilting 4 inch Clear Black display, full keyboard and a fast access to a wide variety of apps directly on the homescreen, the Nokia E7 is the key to having a successful day in or out of the office. Importantly, the device supports business applications from leading enterprise technology partners including Microsoft and IBM.

“People are continuing to look for solutions that suit both their work and personal life; in business circles this is known as the ‘consumerization’ of IT. The Nokia E7 gives people the confidence to bring their own smartphones to the workplace to connect securely to corporate messaging servers,” said Haseeb Ihtisham, Head of Marketing, Nokia Pakistan & Afghanistan. “On the other hand, whether you are an artist, entrepreneur, university student or aspiring world traveller, the Nokia E7 is the only smartphone you will need to get the world’s best mobile navigation and mapping application, thousands of apps, millions of music, and a rich messaging experience.”

For business users, Nokia E7 provides direct, secure and real-time access to email, calendar, contacts, tasks and the corporate directory through Microsoft Exchange servers, as well as Office Communicator Mobile, developed by Microsoft for Nokia smartphones, which brings presence and corporate instant messaging.

Additionally, a wide range of entertainment and social services available on the Nokia E7 make it the perfect off-duty companion, and the Ovi Store offers a wealth of apps such as Bloomberg, Angry Birds and Sports Tracker.

The new arrival offers drive or walk navigation in 80 countries. The latest commercial version of Ovi Maps, available immediately via Ovi Store or Ovi Suite, adds visibility to subways, trams and trains, real-time traffic, safety alerts, visibility to parking and petrol stations, speed limit warnings, and improved search and location sharing capabilities.

The Nokia E7 is heralded as the all-in-one business smartphone because it allows the user easy access to private and business email, create, edit and share office documents and view PDF files with Adobe Reader, fast, secure intranet access with the built-in VPN, high-resolution photos and HD video with the 8 megapixel camera and dual LED flash, HDMI connectivity to project files, videos and images onto large screens and 16 gigabytes of on-board flash memory and USB-On-The-Go, enabling easy file sharing by connecting a USB stick to the smartphone.

Bigger, Better, Smarter – Think wi-tribe!

2011-04-19T06:17:00.000-07:00

wi-tribe has introduced refreshed packages that are now bigger, better and smarter than before

Accounting for changing customer needs, wi-tribe, rated Pakistan’s No.1 Broadband Company for Quality of Service by PTA, has launched new packages that are bigger, better and smarter than ever before.

wi-tribe believes in improving their customers’ online experience. To achieve an optimal customer lifecycle, wi-tribe conducts regular studies to analyze its communities’ usage habits. After gauging regular customer feedback and behavior, wi-tribe felt that their customers’ internet needs are changing. In an effort to deliver superior services to their community, wi-tribe has upgraded all its current packages by offering more affordable rates, with as much as 50% higher value in some packages. Existing customers will be thanked for their loyalty by receiving the upgrade automatically. The package enhancement has taken effect for all active customers from April 1, 2011.

Commenting on the realignment of wi-tribe packages, VP Sales & Marketing, wi-tribe Pakistan, Wahib Aslam said, “wi-tribe believes in delivering services that complement our customers’ lifestyles. We want to stay updated with the changing demands of the communities we serve. Our success is dependent on the trust that our valued customers place in us. With this aim in mind, wi-tribe continues to make its services a truly joyful experience.”

With the latest upgrades to their current packages, wi-tribers’ will be able to spend more time online to surf, socialize, stream and do so much more. The upgrades are applicable on all its three categories of packages: starter – upgraded to bigger volume capacities, standard – upgraded to better value for money and the existing endless – offering smarter service delivery. Taking the tradition forward, wi-tribe will continue to rejuvenate its internet services from time to time with some innovative offerings.

Nokia launches photorealistic 3D models of metropolitan areas for Ovi Maps

2011-04-19T00:29:00.000-07:00

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced photorealistic 3D models of metropolitan areas for the web version of Ovi Maps. This immersive and free feature adds a new dimension to the Ovi Maps experience and enables people to explore places in a completely different way.

Introduced at the Where 2.0 conference in Santa Clara, California, Nokia's 3D offering is the most realistic available and goes beyond rendering limited areas and buildings by making entire cities, including suburbs, available for exploration.

Starting with a bird's-eye view, people can scale up and down and move around objects such as buildings and trees from their desktop, experiencing a virtual but super realistic perspective of new places. Road-level imagery completes the experience with a detailed 360-degree panoramic view of streets.

With the beta service featuring 20 metropolitan areas, the number of photorealistic 3D models will increase over time. The road-level imagery is now available for five cities, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Oslo and San Francisco.

With the goal of bridging the real and virtual worlds on both mobile and web, Nokia's Ovi Maps for mobile covers 180 countries, nearly 100 of them navigable in 53 languages. Ovi Maps on the web covers 180 countries, 93 of them navigable, in 29 languages.

"Ovi Maps' photorealistic 3D models of metropolitan areas are a significant step towards our vision of bridging the real and virtual world, with location-based services being the glue," said Michael Halbherr, senior vice president, Nokia.

"With Ovi Maps on mobile, Nokia has shown its ability to transform a useful feature into a mass market experience that lays the foundation for innovation in location-based services beyond traditional routing benefits. With its efforts to expand the service to the web, Nokia is proving that it offers a holistic service," said Daryl Chiam, Principal Analyst, Canalys.

Nokia's photorealistic 3D models of metropolitan areas initially include:

- Barcelona

- Boston

- Chicago

- London

- Copenhagen

- Florence

- Helsinki

- Las Vegas

- Los Angeles

- Madrid

- Miami

- Milan

- New York

- Oslo

- Prague

- San Francisco

- Stockholm

- Toronto

- Venice

- Vienna

www.maps.ovi.com/3D

Alleges Apple infringes additional Nokia patents in virtually all products

2011-03-29T03:54:00.000-07:00

Nokia has filed a further complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Apple infringes additional Nokia patents in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets and computers.

The seven Nokia patents in the new complaint relate to Nokia's pioneering innovations that are now being used by Apple to create key features in its products in the areas of multi-tasking operating systems, data synchronization, positioning, call quality and the use of Bluetooth accessories.

This second ITC complaint follows the initial determination in Nokia's earlier ITC filing, announced by the ITC on Friday, March 25. Nokia does not agree with the ITC's initial determination that there was no violation of Section 337 in that complaint and is waiting to see the full details of the ruling before deciding on the next steps in that case.

In addition to the two ITC complaints, Nokia has filed cases on the same patents and others in Delaware, US and has further cases proceeding in Mannheim, Dusseldorf and the Federal Patent Court in Germany, the UK High Court in London and the District Court of the Hague in the Netherlands, some of which will come to trial in the next few months.

"Our latest ITC filing means we now have 46 Nokia patents in suit against Apple, many filed more than 10 years before Apple made its first iPhone," said Paul Melin, Vice President, Intellectual Property at Nokia. "Nokia is a leading innovator in technologies needed to build great mobile products and Apple must stop building its products using Nokia's proprietary innovation."

During the last two decades, Nokia has invested approximately EUR 43 billion in research and development and built one of the wireless industry's strongest and broadest IPR portfolios, with over 10,000 patent families. Nokia is a world leader in the development of handheld device and mobile communications technologies, which is also demonstrated by Nokia's strong patent position.

Nokia Commemorates Pakistan Day

2011-03-23T09:18:00.000-07:00

Nokia has introduced two exclusive Pakistan Day themes on Ovi Store which would allow every patriotic Pakistani to pay tribute to the historic Pakistan Day on 23rd of this month in a novel way. This is the first time Nokia has introduced content on Ovi Store especially to celebrate a momentous day for Pakistanis. It truly reflects Nokia’s commitment to make Ovi Store increasingly meaningful and relevant for Pakistani consumers.

Developed by Pakistani developers representing TenPearls LLC and Lakson Business Solutions respectively, Pakistan Day themes are sure reawaken our love of our country in our hearts. The themes offer wallpapers, screen savers and ring tones representing the different colors of Pakistan. The basic colors used in these themes are the shades and tints of green, Wallpapers include the pictures and watermarks of our historic places (Minar-e-Pakistan Badshahi Mosque, Tomb of Quaid_e-Azam) and founder of our country Quaid-e Azam. The most special part of the themes is the ringtone, which is actually our National Anthem’s tune.

Talking about the diversity being offered by Ovi Store, Rabia Azfar, Solutions Manager, Near East said, “We understand how important, occasions like Pakistan days are, for our consumers here. Nokia wants every Pakistani to know that it cares just as much about the local occasion as Pakistani people themselves. The introduction of Pakistani Day themes testifies that Nokia is a global company with a local footprint. We want every Pakistani to show its support towards Pakistan Day by personalizing their mobilephone with these exclusive themes available on Ovi Store and will continue to bring more valuable content on Ovi Store.”

Pakistan themes have been designed to celebrate the momentous occasion in the history of Pakistan. With the introduction of these themes, Ovi store is supporting every Pakistani’s passion for the country. These two themes are a symbol of patriotism and love for the country.

The themes can be downloaded from http://store.ovi.com/content/104443 and http://store.ovi.com/content/104385

Nokia Foresees a Bright Future of App Development in Pakistan

2011-02-23T04:31:00.000-08:00

A four-day Developer Workshop organized by Forum Nokia here at a local hotel concluded on a positive note. The event instructors, Teemu Kiijarvi, Developer Relations Manager for Nokia Middle East and Africa and Tony Torp, Forum Nokia Champion Developer gave hands-on training to the participants on Java ME and Qt programming. The workshop was organized by Forum Nokia in collaboration with P@SHA (Pakistan Software Houses Association).

The workshop was attended, free of cost, by around 50 avid developers in Karachi. The regular fee for these kinds of workshops organized by Forum Nokia is around $500. However, in an effort to encourage the local developers to participate more in mobile application development, Nokia offered the workshop without any charges. Registrations were made on first-come, first-serve basis.

Speaking about Forum Nokia’s role, Teemu said,

“Forum Nokia will be organizing many more trainings in future that will be geared towards user experience. How the end user will react to a mobile app should be an important point to consider for any developer. At the end of the day, a mobile app would have a good selling value only if the end consumer finds it meaningful and is attracted to it. Through our training programs, we want to work together with the developers to expand the ecosystem. Forum Nokia is a growing online community of 2 million active users. Forum Nokia members get access to e-learning/ tutorials and online support to hone their skills.”

Commenting on P@SHA’s collaboration with Forum Nokia, Jehan Ara, President, P@SHA said,

“I’m delighted that Nokia ahs introduced this 4-day workshop for developers in Karachi. It was a very useful session for developers to learn about the latest technology tools - JavaME and Qt, framework as well as user interface for the development of mobile products. These kinds of trainings are important as developer community increasingly focused on mobile app development. And that’s what the future is all about. We hope to work with Nokia on many more capacity building trainings in future.”

wi-tribe Brings Symantec Antivirus for Safe Surfing

2011-02-18T04:28:00.000-08:00

With wi-tribe, you can stop worrying about harmful threats, including viruses, spyware and malware.

In just Rs. 149 per month, enjoy a virus-free online experience protected by Symantec, the world’s best Antivirus software, offered exclusively for wi-tribe customers.

This important antivirus software will bring you:

The toughest protection from today’s deadly online viruses, malware and spyware.

2. Enhanced protection with frequent automatic online updates

3. Complete peace of mind to browse, chat, email and share files with loved ones

To get Symantec Antivirus, please click the ‘Download Now’ button below

Note: Virus updates can only be downloaded from the wi-tribe network. You will be required to login to my wi-tribe

wi-tribe Broadband Now in Faisalabad

2011-02-14T07:05:00.000-08:00

wi-tribe, recognized as Pakistan’s No.1 broadband company for service quality, has launched services in Faisalabad, its 5^th city of operations. After launching services in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad & Rawalpindi, now the residents of Faisalabad can too enjoy a superior broadband experience.

With an aim to enhance online access for both personal and business use, wi-tribe is focused towards expanding its quality-driven network, in line with a strategic plan to provide an affordable range of broadband services to more customers in all their cities of operation.

While talking about wi-tribe’s expansion in Pakistan, VP Sales & Marketing; Wahib Aslam said,

“We are really excited about introducing our services to Faisalabad and take this opportunity to invite the local community to join the tribe. We look forward to our customers benefiting from wi-tribe’s diverse package and promotion offerings, along with a superior broadband experience. It is evident that any country’s literacy and GDP are significantly tied to online access, which will only improve the opportunities for wi-tribe’s community.”

According to PTA’s Quality of Service survey, wi-tribe is Pakistan’s youngest, yet fastest growing, broadband company, with an aim to continue setting new standards. wi-tribe’s planned expansion in Pakistan is proof of their commitment to contribute towards sustained growth in the country, with the belief that consumers are ready to embrace access to high-speed connectivity.

Open Letter from CEO Stephen Elop, Nokia and CEO Steve Ballmer, Microsoft

2011-02-11T03:58:00.000-08:00

Today in London, our two companies announced plans for a broad strategic partnership that combines the respective strengths of our companies and builds a new global mobile ecosystem. The partnership increases our scale, which will result in significant benefits for consumers, developers, mobile operators and businesses around the world. We both are incredibly excited about the journey we are on together.

While the specific details of the deal are being worked out, here’s a quick summary of what we are working towards:

• Nokia will adopt Windows Phone as its primary smartphone strategy, innovating on top of the platform in areas such as imaging, where Nokia is a market leader.

• Nokia will help drive and define the future of Windows Phone. Nokia will contribute its expertise on hardware design, language support, and help bring Windows Phone to a larger range of price points, market segments and geographies.

• Nokia and Microsoft will closely collaborate on development, joint marketing initiatives and a shared development roadmap to align on the future evolution of mobile products.

• Bing will power Nokia’s search services across Nokia devices and services, giving customers access to Bing’s next generation search capabilities. Microsoft adCenter will provide search advertising services on Nokia’s line of devices and services.

• Nokia Maps will be a core part of Microsoft’s mapping services. For example, Maps would be integrated with Microsoft’s Bing search engine and adCenter advertising platform to form a unique local search and advertising experience.

• Nokia’s extensive operator billing agreements will make it easier for consumers to purchase Nokia Windows Phone services in countries where credit-card use is low.

• Microsoft development tools will be used to create applications to run on Nokia Windows Phones, allowing developers to easily leverage the ecosystem’s global reach.

• Microsoft will continue to invest in the development of Windows Phone and cloud services so customers can do more with their phone, across their work and personal lives.

• Nokia’s content and application store will be integrated with Microsoft Marketplace for a more compelling consumer experience.

We each bring incredible assets to the table. Nokia’s history of innovation in the hardware space, global hardware scale, strong history of intellectual property creation and navigation assets are second to none. Microsoft is a leader in software and services; the company’s incredible expertise in platform creation forms the opportunity for its billions of customers and millions of partners to get more out of their devices.

Together, we have some of the world’s most admired brands, including Windows, Office, Bing, Xbox Live, NAVTEQ and Nokia. We also have a shared understanding of what it takes to build and sustain a mobile ecosystem, which includes the entire experience from the device to the software to the applications, services and the marketplace.

Today, the battle is moving from one of mobile devices to one of mobile ecosystems, and our strengths here are complementary. Ecosystems thrive when they reach scale, when they are fueled by energy and innovation and when they provide benefits and value to each person or company who participates. This is what we are creating; this is our vision; this is the work we are driving from this day forward.

There are other mobile ecosystems. We will disrupt them.

There will be challenges. We will overcome them.

Success requires speed. We will be swift.

Together, we see the opportunity, and we have the will, the resources and the drive to succeed.