Pact of MS, ATE& T and BT for thread lynx applicaties
The new alliance builds ATE forward on the all existing relation between Microsoft and British Telecom and the Advance Alliance between&T and British Telecom.
The three partners say develop to want breedbandige internetapplicaties for as well the concise as consumers market. For affairs people, software is developed for important affairs as e-mail, agenda and address book. Consumers get offered multimedia-applicaties as interactive games, e-books and music, says Microsoft.
The software business will start a separate ontwikkelteam. The telecomcompanies put personnel, material and test facilities to disposition.
With the alliance, Microsoft has prevent brought in two large software customers. ATE&T and British Telecom will on their present and future mobile networks software of Microsoft turn, as has been arranged.
The first tests of the new services take place end this year. Shortly after the products are offered on the market, according to the businesses in a press explanation. Earlier relevant messages: Spraakbrowser of Lucent reads the weather report for (08 March 2000)ICT-companies seek each other on for mobile internet (01 March 2000)