Microsoft, wireless companies, to challenge RIM's e-mail dominance

BARCELONA – A broad range of software released today by Microsoft Corp. to be used by its mobile operator and device-maker partners, is geared towards knocking the Blackberry off its dominant perch when it comes to wireless e-mail. "Leveraging the integration between Direct Push technology in Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2), businesses can mobilize their employees on a unified infrastructure without the requirement to pay for additional and costly e-mail servers," says the press release. This same technology is now available for Microsoft Windows Small Business Server and is also offered as...