Nokia has decided to enter the Blackberry market with its own brand and service.
This offers consumers another option and it will be interested to see how it is accepted.

Nokia Corp. is joining a suddenly crowded field of BlackBerry rivals, becoming the first major cell phone maker to weigh into the mobile e-mail market with its own brand and service.

The Finnish company said the new application, Nokia Business Center, will join rather than replace the existing lineup of mobile e-mail and productivity options available on Nokia devices. Those include BlackBerry from Research in Motion Ltd., GoodLink from Good Technology Inc., and applications from Seven Networks Inc. and Visto Corp.

Much like those players, Nokia plans to offer the new service through wireless carriers, as well as sell it directly to businesses, beginning in the fourth quarter.

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