Claro is releasing the device in partnership with Microsoft and HTC

Jul 17, 2006 08:33 GMT  ·  By

Mobile operator Claro is launching, in a partnership with Microsoft and HTC, the QTek 9100 Pocket PC Phone Edition in the Brazilian market.

The Q-tek 9100 Claro is running Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, providing users with optimized access to Outlook Mobile, MSN Messenger Mobile and Windows Media Player 10. The media player supports popular video files (MP4, 3GPP, WMV) and music files (MP3, WMA). The Pocket PC also provides web browsing through Pocket Internet Explorer and mobile versions of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer .

When used with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 the Direct-Push Mail gives the users an automatic synchronization tool that keeps e-mails, calendar and contacts constantly in synch with the server.

For easy of use, the Qtek 9100 has a sliding keyboard and touchscreen. In terms of connectivity it provides access to GSM for voice and GPRS/EDGE networks for mobile data, plus wireless LAN access and Bluetooth for short range communication with other devices.

The new model will be offered to the consumer market, as well as the enterprise segments.