All Sony Ericsson smartphones to ship with Quickoffice

Stuart Corner
Tuesday, 04 December 2007 05:48

Business IT - Technology

All future Sony Ericsson smartphones will ship with the Quickoffice Premier mobile office software built in under a multi-year agreement between Sony Ericsson and Quickoffice inc. The software will enable users to view native Microsoft Office files and to open, view, edit and create documents on their Symbian UIQ smartphones. Quickoffice will also provide Quickmanager, an on-device e-commerce portal that allows users to upgrade their on-device software over-the-air. The agreement will also allow both companies to collaborate on future productivity software for cellphones.

Quickoffice says it developed Premier for UIQ-based phones "to take advantage of the significant next-generation usability advancements the UIQ platform offers." Claimed benefits include extensive personalisation possibilities, a richer user experience and ease-of-use. The user can perform several tasks simultaneously, such as downloading emails and writing notes.

According to QuickOffice, the software "increases mobile productivity by virtually eliminating the need to rely on a laptop when accessing Office content away from home or office. The software enables mobile professionals to benefit from optimised handling of all important Office document files and now offers a wide range of robust features and services, which include multi-lingual spell check and superior document 'round-trip' capabilities to retain file formatting and maintain data integrity."

UIQ, once owned by Symbian, was bought by Sony Ericsson in February 200 7. In October 2007, Motorola took a 50 percent stake for an undisclosed sum.