Microsoft, Motorola Form New Alliance

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Motorola plans to enhance the reliability of its emergency services software applications by integrating them on the Microsoft platform, the companies announced Tuesday.

The effort is designed to better serve law enforcement agencies and emergency service providers by increasing the reliability of the software and allowing continuous access of data. Under the partnership, Motorola will develop applications for law enforcement agencies, emergency response services and the criminal justice system using Microsoft's .Net 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server System software.

News source: C|Net News.com

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feature: Call Forwarding
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feature: Contact List accessible by Microsoft Active Accessibility
feature: API: application-to-application communication
feature: API notifications for contactlist selection and focus
feature: API: set profile information
feature: API: call forwarding via API
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feature: possibility to set connecting sound from Options
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change: warning dialaog added when calling to SkypeOut using callto: links
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change: option to create a Quick Launch icon removed from installer
change: explanatory text in Profile View if user has not been online recently
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bugfix: changed sound channel usage,therefore improving the stability on older operating systems
bugfix: improved Multi Chat behaviour on multiple monitors
bugfix: authrequests do not pop up if your status is Do Not Disturb
bugfix: optimized loading of user-language file
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bugfix: improved unicode handling on win98
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bugfix: improved error handling when selected sound file is too big
bugfix: keybaord navigation in language editor
bugfix: Ctrl+F in chat window shows non-active main window
bugfix: toolbar buttons were not updated on some cases
bugfix: API: Error is returned if OPEN ADDAFRIEND command has too many parameters
bugfix: API: Using query id messed up replies to NAME and OPEN FILETRANSFER commands
bugfix: API: During voicemail recording SEARCH ACTIVECALLS returned call id
bugfix: API: When offline user tried to make a call with query id, error was returned without query id
bugfix: API: Contactlist change notifications were sent when focused contact actually did not change
bugfix: API: Other API messages were sent before “attach success” message

(1 reply) #1 XiXora on 04 Oct 2005 - 18:31

heh, funny since apple just done stuff for them

#1.1 Joel on 04 Oct 2005 - 18:54

Why is that funny?

(6 replies) #2 icecaveman on 04 Oct 2005 - 19:03

the only stuff apple has done is a horrible version of iTunes for motorolla... To bad it was not a deal to make all their phones run windows mobile

#2.1 Joel on 04 Oct 2005 - 19:52

Who do you think made/makes Apple's processors?

#2.2 Jeremy1 on 04 Oct 2005 - 20:28

IBM. But what do they have to do with this story?

#2.3 Joel on 04 Oct 2005 - 20:37

You sure they're the only ones? Really sure?

What it has to do with the story is almost nothing. But it does have to do with the other comments made here, which indicate these people are not totally aware of the relationship between Apple and Motorola while commenting on it like it's a new development.

#2.4 em_te on 04 Oct 2005 - 22:39

Joel, you seem to be insinuating that you have some insider knowledge. Can you enlighten us with that knowledge?

#2.5 Zeitgeist on 04 Oct 2005 - 23:47

No insider knowledge, Motorola used to supply Apple with some chips for their desktops.

#2.6 em_te on 05 Oct 2005 - 01:12

Yes, but that was in the past. I'm getting the sense that Joel's innuendo involves some recently occurred events that have, in some way, stirred the pot of IBM. Notice his use of rhetoric and mysticism in response to Jeremy.

(2 replies) #3 zivan56 on 04 Oct 2005 - 20:55

QUOTE

Motorola plans to enhance the reliability of its emergency services software applications by integrating them on the Microsoft platform, the companies announced Tuesday

What an oxymoron

#3.1 petrolxl on 04 Oct 2005 - 21:29

*troll*COUGH*troll*

#3.2 xmintox on 04 Oct 2005 - 21:45

You're an oxymoron

#4 STV on 04 Oct 2005 - 21:57

this will make for great case study. I hope it is a success.

STV

#5 the long lost son on 05 Oct 2005 - 04:03

wonder how this will turn out

moto always makes top-notch products.

#6 Echelon Left on 05 Oct 2005 - 05:21

Gee, an alliance between two virtual monopolies. Why didn't I see this coming.
No, wait I did. I just forgot.
Never mind.

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