The new application, Vodafone Moso, developed by Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture, will enable users to access Microsoft Outlook functionality including e-mail, calendar, contacts, to do lists and shared public folders on any Ericsson R380, R320 phone or most other WAP enabled mobile devices.

Critical success factors such as adaptation of user interfaces to different devices, mass activation capability, and enterprise security solutions have been customised by the Mobile Venture to meet Vodafone’s specific requirements in this market, said Mark Millar, Ericsson account manager, in media statement.

The joint venture got off to a good start already having signed up its first customer in Genesis Power, a major electricity generation company, as the first corporate user.