Nokia gets down to business with the E66 & E71
Nokia has unleashed two new phones today aimed squarely at the business market and both the E66 and the E71 have features designed for the mobile professional. The E66 is a slider phone that auto-rotates between portrait and landscape orientations when the phone is turned, not unlike that fruity phone. The E71 is the thinnest phone that Nokia has ever produced and features a Blackberry-like QWERTY keyboard and two integrated cameras. Take a look at this Nokia produced video to see the new phones in action and you’ll find the press release after the jump.
Slim, stylish Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 multimedia computers offereasy access to range of email solutions, including Microsoft Exchange
London, UK – Nokia introduced today the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 –the latest email-optimized devices from the Nokia Eseries productrange. The sleek Nokia E71 with full QWERTY keyboard and the stylish,slide-to-open Nokia E66 easily mobilize a broad range of personal orprofessional messaging needs, including Microsoft Exchange, the world’smost widely adopted corporate email solution. Both devices are expectedto begin shipping in key markets in July. The Nokia E71 and the NokiaE66 are expected to retail at EUR 350, before applicable taxes andsubsidies.
“The Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 were designed for people who lead amobile lifestyle and want quick and easy access to their personal andwork email. With both of these devices, we have responded to consumerfeedback by making calendar and contacts available at the touch of abutton,” said Søren Petersen, Senior Vice President, Devices, Nokia.“Equally important, people want well-crafted devices that are asbeautiful to use as they are to behold. Stainless steel was chosen asthe core material for these devices, giving them additional strengthand a touch of class. Furthermore, the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 offerall the latest multimedia features that people desire.”
Easy, one-touch access to email
The Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 come fully equipped for easy-to-installand easy-to-use professional and personal email. People who useMicrosoft Exchange at work can access their email using the Mail forExchange mobile email client, which comes pre-loaded with the Nokia E71and Nokia E66. With these Nokia Eseries devices, people can getreliable real-time access to their email, calendar, contacts and tasks,as well as download attachments like Word, Excel, Powerpoint or PDFfiles directly to their devices.
The Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 support email accounts from more than athousand internet service providers (ISPs) around the world, as well asGmail, Yahoo! mail and Hotmail. Additionally, the Nokia E71 and NokiaE66 support the Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email solution as well asthird party email solutions like System Seven and Visto Mobile. Bothdevices come with the new switch mode that allows people easily toswitch between personal and work home screens.
"With mobile email penetration and access to wireless applicationsgrowing at a rapid rate, Nokia is well positioned with its extensivelineup of market leading handsets to address the needs of consumers,high-end users and mobile professionals alike," said Andrew Brown,Director, Wireless Enterprise Strategies Global Wireless Practice,Strategy Analytics.
Sophisticated tool, premium design inside and out
With a stainless steel case, etched graphics and available in twocolors – grey steel or white steel – the Nokia E71 bears the hallmarksof Nokia quality and craftsmanship. The cool metallic finish iscomplemented by the bright colour display, which showcases the NokiaE71 device’s brilliantly simple user interface. Designed for bothone-handed and two-handed use, the Nokia E71 pays special attention toergonomics, as evidenced by its narrow shape and specially designedkeypad.
The Nokia E66 offers a premium look and feel with its stainlesssteel accents and smooth sliding design. Sharing the same key featuresas the Nokia E71, including an enhanced calendar, contacts andcustomizable home screen modes, the Nokia E66 offers unique additions,like an orientation sensor that automatically optimizes itself for fullscreen viewing or silences the ringer when the device is turned over.Available in grey steel or white steel version, the Nokia E66 leaves alasting impression as a sophisticated business tool in a distinctdesign.
Always Entertaining
In addition to email and personal information management, the NokiaE71 and Nokia E66 support the latest Ovi services including maps, musicand media sharing that power users expect from their device. Thisincludes fast and seamless browsing with HSDPA, wireless LAN and 3Gconnectivity, Assisted GPS (A-GPS) and Nokia Maps for navigation, amusic player with support for up to 8 GB expandable memory and a 3.2megapixel autofocus camera.
Built for Businesses of all sizes
In addition to serving entrepreneurs and smaller businesses, theNokia E71 and Nokia E66 also come fully equipped with a robust suite ofenterprise grade features, including a built-in encryptionfunctionality for both the device memory and for the memory card. BothNokia E71 and Nokia E66 also include integrated mobile VPN support thatgives mobile professionals access to their company intranet, and devicelock and wipe to protect corporate information. Incorporatingunderlying technologies that allow IT departments to effectively managesecurity settings, corporate applications, data and advanced voicefeatures, the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 expand the range of Nokia Eseriesdevices that support enterprise-specific deployment.
Accessorize with Style
Also announced today were a number of Nokia accessories that supportthe Nokia E71 and Nokia E66. The Nokia Car Kit CK-100 and Nokia DisplayCar Kit CK-600 offer convenient handling, simplified installation andsoftware updatability. The Nokia Car Kit CK-100 features Nokia Talkvoice guidance and a remote control, while the Nokia Display Car KitCK-600 features a removable color display and a remote control withilluminated keys for active call management. For increased mobility,Nokia also announced the sleek Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-212, as wellas the Nokia Mobile Holder CR-106 and Nokia Mobile Holder CR-105designed to complement the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 respectively.
Mr Wong Soon Nam, Vice President, Consumer Marketing, SingTel, said:"Our customers will enjoy a superior, cost-effective wireless emailsolution with SingTel’s Broadband on Mobile and the new Nokia Eseriesdevices. These will give them a competitive edge and the ability toeffortlessly retrieve important information on the move, making theiroffice truly mobile."
“The Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 carry the promise of the Nokia brand,which revolves around quality, reliability and usability,” said MrGolinelli, Executive Vice President, Sales, Consumer Domestic MobileServices, Telecom Italia. “Our wide range of customers is interested infuntionality but also in design and the Nokia E71 is the right and newconcept for a new way of working.”
“With the growth of corporate mobility adoption, the users’ demandsfor new solutions and devices get stronger. The new Nokia Eseriesdevices, Nokia E71 and Nokia E66, attend to our consumers’ differentprofiles and needs, due to their design and features, which fit bothusers’ daily work and leisure moments in this connected society,” saidPaulo Cesar Teixeira, VP, Operations, Vivo.
