According to an announcement issued by Microsoft on Tuesday, it was noted that the licensed protocols will enable interoperability with Microsoft’s “Remote Desktop Services, Windows Azure, Active Directory [in Windows] and SharePoint.” Financial terms weren’t disclosed.
However, the acquiree announced that it has its own plans in place as it is working on ways to use Microsoft’s licensed protocol technologies to create solutions for mobile platforms, such as Apple’s iOS, Research In Motion and Hewlett-Packard’s webOS. Strangely, there was no mention of the Microsoft’s Windows Phone mobile platform and details on what those AgreeYa Mobility solutions might be were not described.
Noting its partnership with webOS, one can assume that its product lifecycle would be short. Reason for the same is that HP’s new CEO recently suggested that webOS’s future as a platform will be decided in a couple of weeks. webOS was acquired by HP when it bought Palm in April of last year.
There were no detailed descriptions noted by AgreeYa Mobility, relating to its enterprise solution using Microsoft’s protocols. However, Sandy Gupta, Microsoft’s general manager of the Open Solutions Group, described it as part of the “consumerization of IT” trend wherein the employees would be able to bring their own devices, along with the required solutions to work.
In a blog post Gupta wrote, “It’s a solution for IT organizations that need to support access to these [Microsoft] resources for their end users on employee-owned devices and end-users who want seamless integration of their work and personal lives on their mobile device of choice.”
There is a possibility that the application are being developed for Carnival Cruise Lines that issue a statement praising the collaboration between Microsoft and AgreeYa Mobility.
The time is big for Microsoft and it would be working out every possible action to popularize its mobile OS. Mango.
This deal can not really be associated with Microsoft’s assertion of intellectual property claims over software technologies used in smartphones, such as Microsoft’s many legal claims against the Android mobile OS. But yes, it would help Microsoft in associating with protocols used in core Microsoft products.
There was limited detailing from a Microsoft spokesperson even, who explained the facts by an e-mail. He wrote, “In the protocol space, we’ve documented protocols for our high volume products and we make the technical documents that explain how they work freely available,” Further he stated, “To implement some of the protocols, a patent license is required. Some patent licenses are free and others require royalty payments.”
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