As rumored several months ago, Palm has released an updater for the Verizon Treo 700wx that brings its software to version 1.24 and up-to-date with Windows Mobile 6 Professional.

Windows Mobile 6 provides a number of improvements, such as improved calendar functionality, enhanced HTML email support, Office 2007 support, Windows Vista compatibility, improved security, email hot keys and search, and access to documents stored on SharePoint servers. Read on for more details.

Windows Mobile® 6 Professional

• Calendar functionality - See the big picture at a glance. A Topline bar in the agenda view shows when you’re free or busy, and when you have scheduling conflicts. Drill down to view meeting attendees, contact information, acceptance status, and reply-to or forward meeting requests.
• Email support- Send and receive HTML emails with tables, bullets, and colored text intact. The “smart filter” for contact search is available so you can search for emails stored on your company’s Exchange Server. Send an automated “out-of-office” message from your device.
• Office 2007 support - Open and edit Microsoft Office Word and Microsoft Office Excel® documents, and view Microsoft Office PowerPoint® documents. Backward compatible with Office 2003.
• Windows Vista® compatibility - Easily sync your smartphone to your Windows Vista PC, via the Windows Mobile Device Centre (WMDC).
• Powerful security and IT policies - Remotely wipe devices and SD cards clean in case of loss or theft. Plus, IT can create and enforce tougher security policies, such as password protection to better manage the entire device fleet.
• Email hot keys - Work in the fast lane with single-key access to your most frequently used email functions. Press “r” to reply, “a” to reply all, or “m” to move to one of your folders.
• Email Inbox search - Find that important document or email. Automatically search for attachments, senders, or keywords by simply typing a few letters while you’re in your email inbox.
• Access Sharepoint - Get what you need then get going. Access documents stored on your company’s SharePoint servers via links in HTML emails.

Restrictions and Limitations

• There is a limit of one successful download per customer. Please ensure you retain your copy of your download on your computer because you will not be able to obtain another copy once you start the download process.
• Once you install this download on your device, you will not be able to revert back to Windows Mobile 5.0.
• Palm Windows Mobile 6 does not support the Blackberry Connect (BBC) service. Please do not install this update if you use the BBC service on the Treo 750 otherwise you will no longer be able to use that service on your device.
• Tom Tom GPS solutions may not function correctly on Palm Windows Mobile 6. For Tom Tom Support policy click here.

Unfortunately, Verizon Treo 700w users are left out in the cold, and there’s no word on whether or not this will be released for Sprint Treo 700wx users in the near future.

Related Links

Palm’s Support Page

Treo 700wx User’s Guide for the 1.24 Update

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