The Feature says the iPod will create a new version of the iTunes music player that will be installed on some Motorola phones.
HP’s own-brand iPod is expected to ship in September, but Motorola’s handsets may become the first devices not produced by Apple to support the Mac maker’s DRM technology, FairPlay.
The addition of iTunes to both Motorola and HP should further strengthen Apple’s hold on the market.
Meanwhile, today Motorola, in conjunction with Avaya and Proxim, debuted their Wifi/cellular handset. It roams across multiple networks.
The CN620 (above) is a mobile office device from Motorola that ties together WLAN and cellular technologies. Not only does the CN620 allow users to roam with data between the WAN and WLAN, it also allows roamers to access voice services. Users can be reached inside or outside the enterprise at a single phone number and retrieve messages from a single voice mailbox.
The CN620 works on WLANs based on 802.11a - the 5-GHz Wifi standard - and on a GSM cellular network. U.S. carriers supporting GSM include AT&T Wireless, Cingular and T-Mobile.
Motorola’s CN620 includes PBX-phone features such as hold, mute and speakerphone buttons, and is designed to support all Avaya PBX features.
It uses the Windows CE 4.2 operating system, which allows it to run enterprise client-server applications designed for Windows CE. The device also includes a Certicom IPSec VPN client that allows the device to access a corporate network inside a company’s firewall. This could allow users with access to an external Wi-Fi connection - such a public Wi-Fi hotspot - to access corporate data such as directories and applications while connected to a cellular network call. The VPN client supports data only, not voice, Motorola says.
