Nokia has updated its Mail for Exchange software to version v2.9.158 but rather than making a big shout about it, the update seems to be slowly finding its way out onto the internet.
Nokia for Exchange is intended for business users who want to be able to push synchronisation between Nokia devices and Microsoft Exchange. By taking the version to v2.9.158 a number of issues have been resolved and general improvements made to the service.
It comes as no surprise that Nokia Mail for Exchange has been released using the Business Software channel, as the average user won't use what this software has to offer. It's release was first brought to our attention by the guys over at the E-Series blog.
The changes are pretty substantial and include from the release notes:
• Access Point Groups/Destinations - Mail for Exchange can now actively switch between WiFi and GPRS connections automatically if your phone supports Destinations. This feature is only available on S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 and S60 5th Edition phones. To identify your device, visit this site: (See your phone User Guide for details about Destinations.)
• Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, are disabled by default on new installs. This is to prevent users from inadvertently losing Calendar, Contacts and Task data.
• When editing your Out of Office (OoO) message on the the device, Mail for Exchange retrieves the current OoO message from the server when the setting/tab is accessed and OoO is set to “Yes”, instead of periodically as in previous versions. This may cause a short delay and requires connectivity with the server.
• Much better battery life in adverse network conditions. If the Mail for Exchange client can’t maintain a connection to the Exchange Server, it automatically switches to polling every 15 minutes. The client will switch back to Always on at the next scheduled period.
• Mail for Exchange setting tabs are no longer dynamically displayed, instead all tabs are always displayed.
• Manage your device by name instead of IMEI via Outlook Web Access (OWA) email client (if account allows). Users of OWA can perform device management features on their phone clients such as wiping the device. The phone model name is now visible in the status field. This is helpful for users who are synchronizing several phones.
Elsewhere, Jkontherun has already had a hands-on with the new version and his findings are pretty satisfying to read, finding out that among other things ‘Mail for Exchange can now actively switch between WiFi and GPRS connections automatically if your phone supports Destinations’.