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At CTIA Wireless in Atlanta, Motorola announced it will support Good Technology's GoodLink wireless messaging and corporate data access system on its upcoming Motorola MPx smartphone, which based on the Pocket PC Phone Edition of Windows Mobile.

GoodLink provides mobile field forces with a two-way wirelessly synchronized connection to Microsoft Exchange Server (enterprise email, contacts, calendar, notes and tasks) and other applications like CRM, ERP and SCM.

Good said GoodLink’s architecture incorporates VeriSign triple-DES end-to-end encryption of all email, data and attachments in Microsoft Office, WordPerfect, HTML, PDF and RTF file formats. The GoodLink system includes synchronizing server software, security and application software for managing multiple networks, platforms and a variety of devices.

Expanding the data access solutoins availabe ot the MPX is the name of the game for Motorola. "Mobile e-mail and business data are the killer applications for professionals who want to stay ahead of the curve even when they are away from the office," said Michael Tatelman, vice president and general manager, MOTOPro Product Group, Motorola Mobiles. "The combination of the GoodLink wireless messaging system with the Motorola MPX...gives corporations and users incredible power for enterprise mobility and productivity."

Good Tidings

Back in February, internetnews.com reported that Good aligned itself closer to Microsoft, while updating its GoodLink platform. The startup said it was working with the software giant to let customers get access to their Windows applications using a Good G100, the Treo 600 or a Pocket PC device. The two companies have worked together before on a backend solution.

The company also updated GoodLink to 3.0. The latest release was designed to address the growing number of smartphones on 2.5G networks. But more than an upgrade and a partnership, Good's progress is taking the wind out of the sails of chief rival Research In Motion (RIM).

In the internetnews.com story, IDC senior analyst Alex Slawsby said more and more enterprises are picking up the Good solution. This trend has been helped by the company's strong relationships with the likes of palmOne, PalmSource, Microsoft and Dell.