Hutch provides Microsofts Windows Live Services on mobile phones
Hutchison Essar and Microsoft announced for a broad scale mobile services alliance in India. Both companies are agree to work together to provide mobile search facility and other key Windows Live services to more than 21 million Hutch subscribers.
Hutch customers in India would be able to search and access mobile content, information in a one-stop integrated
search powered by Windows Live Search for mobile phones. This search engine will include news, entertainment, information and World Wide Web. Even Hutch users would be able to search for local business listings and services for major Indian cities. Microsoft will provide Hutch’s mobile portal named ‘PlanetHutch’, and manage Hutch’s Fun Cards platform. It also includes Windows Live services such as Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Mail, and Windows Live Spaces. Soon Hutch customers would be able to access their online information and interests from their mobile phones.
According to managing director of Hutchison Essar, Asim Ghosh, Hutch is the first service provider who launched MSN Messenger and Hotmail on mobile phones in India. The company has partnered with global service providers like Microsoft to provide various search engines for Hutch customers.
Via: Tech Tree