Microsoft License to Bring its Apps to Android, iOS
Fresh off rumors of licensing the Kinect to television hardware manufacturers, Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it will give interested companies a licensing deal to its enterprise systems protocols to develop apps for Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android.
One such company is Agreeya Mobility, a subsidiary of Agreeya Solutions, which works with Asian device manufacturers, is going to develop Microsoft-compatible mobile apps for SharePoint, Active Directory, Remote Desktop Services, and Windows Azure.
“Obviously, this is one step, a concrete step, allowing enterprise services to interoperate with mobile applications,” Microsoft’s open solutions group general manager Sandy Gupta said.
Agreeya Mobility CEO Krish Kupathil stated that they are going to launch the apps in March. Kupathil also revealed that some unnamed device manufacturers have already express interest in testing and embedding the upcoming apps.
As we all know, Android and iOS are still dominating the mobile industry while Microsoft is still struggling to keep up. But its partnership with Nokia is already showing results with the recent released of Windows Phones handsets Lumia 800 and 710.
Although Google’s Android is winning the mobile war, Microsoft has all the time in the world to patiently develop its mobile strategy, because even as Android gets more popular the Redmond-based company is also getting richer. Expanding its licensing to support its rival platforms could be a good move for Microsoft, and an indication of where mobile OS’s are headed in the future. RIM also seeks the benefits in providing services around iOS and Android, adding support for the top two platforms on its enterprise management server. The new product, slotted for release next year, is called Mobile Fusion.
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