Windows Phone 8 Right Choice for Business

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Windows Phone 8The Right Choice for BusinessOverview

Data plan and/or Wi-Fi access required for some Windows Phone 8 features. Carrier fees may apply. Availability of some

features and services may vary by app, area, language, phone, carrier, and/or service plan.


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With BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) becoming the industry norm, it is important for IT departments to

choose a smartphone platform that appeals to consumers and will delight their end users. Windows

Phone is rapidly winning the hearts of consumers and gathering industry accolades.

Consumers love Windows Phone

Both Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices are receiving high praise from consumers and

leading media publications. Windows Phone 8 was rated the #1 OS by readers of PC magazine and the

Nokia Lumia 920 was rated the #1 phone by AT&T readers of PC Magazine.

Windows Phone Accolades and Awards

Your favorite apps, and over 165,000 more

Windows Phone has the apps and games you want from brands you love. The Windows Phone store has

165,000+ apps and 48 of the top 50 apps on competing platforms. Get apps for personal use such as

Flixster, Cut the Rope, and Pandora. Or get apps for work such as, Evernote, Box, and LinkedIn. Only

Windows Phone has Live Tiles that bring you the info you want, right on your start screen.

Best smartphone camera

by GIzmodo

2012 Engadget Readers

Choice Award

#1 rated phone by AT&T

readers of PC Magazine

#1 rated OS by all

readers of PC Magazine

Windows Phone 8X by

HTC Red Dot Design

Award for 2013
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With Windows Phone 8 we made certain that IT professionals could have peace of mind and

effortlessly integrate with their Exchange, SharePoint, Lync and Office 365 infrastructure to help lower

their TCO. We ensured end users had the best possible Office, Outlook and Lync experience on their

Windows Phone 8 devices. And we ensured that developers could use the Visual Studio and .NET toolsthey are already familiar with to develop code that would run on PCs, tablets and smartphones.

Windows Phone Gaining Momentum Among CIOs

In a recent poll by Aberdeen Group, CIOs revealed that they plan to deploy mobile apps for

Windows Phone and Windows tablets more than any other platform over the next 12 months.

Windows Phone has also seen significant growth over the past year, at the expense of BlackBerry.

A report by Strategy Analytics indicates that Windows Phone surpassed BlackBerry in Q4 2012 to

become the #3 smartphone platform in the US.
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7. Windows Phone 8 supports alpha-numeric and complex passwords for device-locking.

8. The internal storage on a device can now be fully encrypted using the same BitLocker technology that

ships with Windows. The BitLocker encryption key is protected by the TPM 2.0 chip and will only bereleased if i) the device successfully passes the UEFI Secure Boot process to boot up a trusted OS, and

ii) if the encrypted disk is physically located in the original device. This protects data at rest and guards

against offline attacks. So it is not possible to take the encrypted storage out and get access to the

data by booting from another OS, and it is also not possible to place the encrypted storage in another

Windows Phone 8 device to access the data. This helpsprotect data at rest and guards against offline

attacks. With both device-lock and BitLocker enabled it is extremely difficult to gain unauthorized

access to data on the internal storage.

9. Every app runs in its own isolated chamber. Even the OS services run in their own isolated chamber.

Each app receives only the capabilities it needs to perform all its use cases. It cannot elevate its

privileges at run time, it cannot communicate with other apps on the phone other than through thecloud, and it cannot access memory, data or the keyboard cache used by another app.

10. Even the browser runs in its own sandbox. Windows Phone 8 ships with a locked down version of

Internet Explorer 10 that does not support plug-ins, and comes with anti-phishing filters built-in.

11. To further help protect the data in each app, Windows Phone 8 provides another layer of encryption

via the Data Protection API. This is smart technology that uses entropy information already available

on the device to automatically generate new encryption keys. This way apps do not have to worry

about generating, storing and managing new keys. Each app also automatically receives its own

decryption key when it first runs.

12. However, no amount of encryption will prevent an authenticated user on a trusted device from sharing

data with unintended parties, willingly or unwillingly. This makes Information Rights Management

(IRM) critical and Windows Phone is the only smartphone platform that has IRM built-in toprevent

data leakage.

13. Finally, data synchronization with most cloud services like Office 365 and on-premise servers like

Exchange and SharePoint is done via the latest SSL 3.0 technology with AES 128 or 256 encryption.

Thisprotects data in transit.

Note on TPM and UEFI Secure Boot standards

Microsoft is a strong believer in open standards for security, like UEFI Secure Boot and TPM. Standards

have numerous advantages over proprietary methods used by other smartphone platforms. Standards go

through a transparent development process, survive rigorous open review from the best security minds

across multiple organizations, and help ensure broad support across companies. The list of 100+

companies that define the TPM specifications can be found here and the firms behind the UEFI

specifications can be found here.
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Maximize Value from Existing Microsoft Investments

The built-in IRM client on Windows Phone helps you maximize

value from your existing investments because it uses the Active

Directory Rights Management Service already available with your

Windows Servers. Exchange ActiveSync is also built-in and

supported and this is how Microsoft IT manages more than

70,000 BYOD Windows Phone devices. Additionally, a built-in

management client is available so you can use your existingMobile Device Management software such as MobileIron,

AirWatch, Citrix XenMobile, Symantec or Windows InTune and

System Center 2012 SP1. Finally, to further lower your TCO,

Windows Phone 8 comes with full-fidelity mobile versions of

Office so you can make the most of your existing investments in

Exchange, SharePoint, Lync and Office 365.

Windows Phone 8 works with your existing Microsoft infrastructure. Right out of the box, Windows

Phone seamlessly works with Microsoft products you know and already own, such as Exchange, Office,

SharePoint, Lync and Office 365 no need to purchase additional third-party software.

Blackberry Exchange Serversoftware and admin cost

Third-party software for Office

Third-party software forSharePoint

Typical incremental software & administration cost required to leverage

SharePoint, Office and Exchange functionality on1,000 smartphones

1. BlackBerry MS SharePoint CAL 1000U2. BES Server 2x 500 User Bundle3. Requires Office 365 Subscription or

SharePlus SharePoint Mobile Client

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5. SharePlus SharePoint Client6. Documents to Go Full Version Key

7. BlackBerry comes with Documentsbuilt in No incremental Office co
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Windows Phone 8 gives people the best communication and collaboration apps with built-in Outlook andOffice, and easy access to Office 365, Exchange Server, Lync and SharePoint.

Windows

Phone 8

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BlackBerry

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Setup, Lockscreen, andStart screen

Easy Office 365 setup with simple input of ID andpassword

Resizable live tiles that show information from the app

Notifications on lock screen with 3rd party API support

Outlook e-mail,calendar, andcontacts

Pin frequently accessed e-mail folders to the Start screenfor easy access

Same integrated mail and calendar as Outlook on PC

Search for e-mails on the Exchange Server

Read protected e-mail (IRM)

Officedocuments

View, edit, and comment on Word, Excel, and PowerPointdocuments through Office Mobile

Places panel for easy access to docs opened via email,or stored on SharePoint, SkyDrive or the phone

Read protected IRM documents

Office Mobile preinstalled. No Office 365 subscriptionrequired

Communication Make VoIP and HD video Lync calls, and receive Lync callslike standard voice calls

Contact pre-defined groups via email, IM, Skype, andSMS communication

Attend Lync meetings with audio, video, and webconferencing with one click from Outlook

SharePointsites

Sync documents across devices. Edit on one device andcontinue working right where you left off

Download documents for offline access and editing;upload changes when you are back online

Search for content on SharePoint team sites, lists ordocument libraries

Write and edit documents with colleagues at the sametime

Pin SharePoint sites to the Start screen for easy access

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4. Office Mobile not available on all devices5. Uses Documents To Go6. No Lync app for BB 10

7. Supported only by a few devices

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Common Development Foundation for Client and Mobile Computing

Historically, apps for client computing devices like PCs, laptops and desktops have been developed

separately from apps for mobile computing devices like smartphones and tablets. But as more client

computing devices get touch screens and mobile broadband radios, and more mobile computing

devices take on client computing workloads, it is going to be critical for you to be able to share code

between the mobile and client computing worlds.From an app development perspective there is deep commonality between Windows Phone 8,

Windows 8 and Windows RT. In fact, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 and Windows RT share several

components in a common development foundation that makes it easy to port apps across different

form factors on the Windows platform.

First, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 and Windows RT share a common development environment and

tools with Visual Studio and .NET. Second, they also share the same driver model, security model, web

browser and managed code Common Language Runtime (CLR). Finally, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8

and Windows RT all support native code and have the exact same API set for Networking, File System,

Input, Sensors, Graphics and Media, Audio, and Commerce.

Flexibility with 3 Development Models

App developers also have flexibility in how they develop apps and can choose from 3 development

models. They can write an app that uses whatever combination they desire between managed code,

native code and HTML/JavaScript code. And they can run a lot of that code across Windows Phone 8,

Windows 8 and Windows RT because of the common foundation. So porting apps and business

functionality across your mobile and client computing worlds becomes a lot faster. This will be a critical

capability needed by businesses as the worlds of mobile and client computing converge.


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There are a number of programs available to help you transition your organization to Windows Phone.Your Microsoft account team can provide more information and help you get started.

Frequently Asked Questions

What support options are available for businesses?

The Get technical support section on http://support.microsoft.com/gp/windows-phone-8 lists a

variety of Windows Phone 8 technical support options available to businesses.

Where can I learn more about Microsofts Support Lifecycle policy?

The most common questions on this topic have been answered on

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicyWill Windows Phone 8 devices be upgradeable to the next version of the Windows Phone OS?

Yes, Windows Phone 8 devices will be able to upgrade to the next version of Windows Phone OS when

it is launched.

Where can I get an in-depth overview of Windows Phone 8 for businesses?

The Windows Phone 8 Reviewers Guide goes into considerable depth for all the areas covered by this

document.
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