Largest retail and entertainment complex in the US makes switch due to close integration with Microsoft services.
Mall of America, the US’ largest retail and entertainment complex,
is to provide its management team with Nokia Lumia 920s, having
previously provided its staff with BlackBerry devices.
The switch was made on account of the device’s tight integration with Microsoft services and Microsoft Office suite.
It was also announced earlier this week that Foxtons had struck a business deal with Nokia to provide around 900 employees with Lumia 820 handsets.
Built on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 platform, the Lumia 920 allows
out-of-the-box access to Microsoft apps and services, including
Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and SkyDrive.
These apps integrate with the mall's existing Microsoft services,
enabling Mall of America’s management team to review and edit Outlook
emails and Microsoft Office documents on the go via their smartphones.
"Switching to the Nokia Lumia 920 has increased productivity for key
team members. The combination of a great smartphone with built-in
Microsoft Office suite enables our team to work collaboratively, and
SkyDrive ensures we can back up and access our work, wherever we are and
whenever we want," said Janette Smrcka, IT director at Mall of America.
"With more than 400 events every year, from music acts to celebrity
book signings, the ability to capture, edit and share images from the
Nokia Lumia 920's PureView camera enables team members to provide
instant high-quality imagery and real time updates to social media fans
and our business customers. When you combine this with all of the
Windows Phone 8 platform's business capabilities, at a price we can
afford, we've got a device we're really proud to use," she added.
The Nokia Lumia 920's Live Tiles is designed to offer intelligent,
interactive apps, displaying the latest emails, news, documents and
people updates as and when they happen. Meanwhile the People Hub in
Windows Phone 8 helps organise teams, allowing staff to set-up groups
and stay in touch with co-workers across text, Facebook, Twitter,
instant messaging and email.
"Mall of America is a great example of how all the business features
of the Nokia Lumia 920, combined with its social capabilities, can make a
great work device," said Stephanie Mosticchio, enterprise sales manager
for North America at Nokia. "The Windows Phone 8 platform has meant the
company's employees have been able to transition quickly, due to its
built-in and familiar Microsoft Outlook and Office Mobile applications.
From the intuitive integration with Microsoft services, to Live Tiles
and People Hub making it easy to stay close to what matters, all wrapped
in the beautiful polycarbonate body of the Nokia Lumia 920, it offers
everything a mobile workforce could ask for."
