Nokia flags off E7 Smartphone sales in Nigeria

Nokia E7

By Prince Osuagwu

World leading Smart phone makers, Nokia, at the weekend, officially unveiled its latest smartphone, the Nokia E7 into the Nigerian market. The colourful ceremony which held at the Four points Sheraton Hotels Lekki Lagos, officially marks the flag-off of commercial sales of the product in Nigerian markets.
General manager of Nokia West Africa, James Rutherfoord who declared the event open, noted that Nokia  deliberately primed the E7  to redefine the smartphone market in Nigeria.
With its tilting 4 inch Clear Black display, full keyboard and a fast access to a wide variety of apps directly on the homescreen, Mr Rutherfoord said the Nokia E7 is the key to having a successful day in or out of the office. According to him, the device supports business applications from leading enterprise technology partners including Microsoft and IBM. 
He said Nokia E7 gives users the confidence to bring their own smartphones to the workplace to connect securely to corporate messaging servers, irrespective of their status. According to him,  "whether you are an artist, entrepreneur, university student or aspiring world traveller, the Nokia E7 is the only smartphone you will need to get the world’s best mobile navigation and mapping application, thousands of apps, millions of music, and a rich messaging experience.”
For business users, he said the Nokia E7 provides direct, secure and real-time access to email, calendar, contacts, tasks and the corporate directory through Microsoft Exchange servers. The same, he said, was the case with Office Communicator Mobile, developed by Microsoft for Nokia smartphones, which brings presence and corporate instant messaging.
Meanwhile, a wide range of entertainment and social services available on the Nokia E7, added to why Rutherfoord said its the perfect off-duty companion, even as the Ovi Store offers a wealth of apps such as Bloomberg, Angry Birds and Sports Tracker.
The new arrival offers drive or walk navigation in 80 countries. The latest commercial version of Ovi Maps, available immediately via Ovi Store or Ovi Suite, adds visibility to subways, trams and trains, real-time traffic, safety alerts, visibility to parking and petrol stations, speed limit warnings, and improved search and location sharing capabilities.
To convince his audience that the product was an all-in-one business smartphone, Rutherfoord seven rare features that distinguishes the product from other. According to him, the Nokia E7 makes easy access to private and business email; Creates, edits and shares office documents and view PDF files with Adobe Reader; enables fast, secure intranet access with the built-in VPN; supports high-resolution photos and HD video with the 8 megapixel camera and dual LED flash; turns HDMI connectivity to project files, videos and images onto large screens; has 16 gigabytes of on-board flash memory and supports USB-On-The-Go, enabling easy file sharing.