Microsoft introduces mobile management system for smart phones.

"But the software giant is just one of a number of companies trying to ease businesses into the smart phone era. Microsoft's move pits it against Research In Motion, which makes the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Last month, Hewlett-Packard unveiled the Enterprise Mobility Suite, an application that, like Microsoft's product, manages and secures mobile devices.

Good Technology of Santa Clara, now part of Motorola, in June released Good Mobile Messaging 5, which incorporates management and safety tools for IT professionals, allowing them to shut down, service and update phones remotely."