An updated app from Verizon lets customers access Microsoft Outlook mail and other services via a handful of feature phones. U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless yesterday announced an updated version of its mobile e-mail service for feature-phone toting customers, Mobile E-Mail 4.0, with new Microsoft Exchange support. Verizon customers with select devices can now access corporate “push” Outlook mail, calendar and remote contacts look-up, via feature phones using Mobile E-Mail 4.0. “Feature phone” is a common term used to describe voice- and text-centric cell phones without the Web and/or data access that would make them “smartphones.” Mobile E-Mail 4.0 gives cell phone users without smartphones, like BlackBerrys or Droids, a new method of connecting their personal mobile devices to corporate Microsoft infrastructure. And it’s just one more reason why IT will be forced to deal with staffers’ “Bring Your Own” technology. (Read “5 Things You Need to Know about BYO Tech” for advice on how to manage employee-owned smartphones and other gadgets.) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe The Mobile E-Mail 4.0 application is currently available for $5 a month with a Verizon Pay as You Go data option, and it’s free to customers with a $15 or higher monthly data plan. Currently supported feature phones include: Samsung’s Zeal; the LG Cosmos Touch; LG Octane; Pantech Crux; Samsung Intensity II; Pantech Jest; and the Casio G’zOne Brigade. The updated Mobile E-Mail service should come in handy for anyone who already owns one of the above-listed device, but I don’t really see many folks running out to purchase one of these handhelds for the Mobile E-Mail 4.0 app alone. In other words, if it’s corporate mail, calendar and contacts you seek on your mobile device, you’re probably already eyeing a smartphone. But the app could be valuable to organizations looking to get mobile Outlook services into the hands of employees without distributing smartphones. Learn more about Verizon’s Mobile E-Mail 4.0 app on the company’s website. AS Via BGR.com Al Sacco covers Mobile and Wireless for CIO.com. Follow Al on Twitter @ASacco. Follow everything from CIO.com on Twitter @CIOonline. Email Al at ASacco@CIO.com. Related content opinion The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023 Cybersecurity has always been a cat-and-mouse game, but the mice keep getting bigger and are becoming increasingly harder to hunt. By Dipti Parmar Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Cybercrime Security brandpost Should finance organizations bank on Generative AI? Finance and banking organizations are looking at generative AI to support employees and customers across a range of text and numerically-based use cases. By Jay Limbasiya, Global AI, Analytics, & Data Management Business Development, Unstructured Data Solutions, Dell Technologies Sep 29, 2023 5 mins Artificial Intelligence brandpost Embrace the Generative AI revolution: a guide to integrating Generative AI into your operations The CTO of SAP shares his experiences and learnings to provide actionable insights on navigating the GenAI revolution. By Juergen Mueller Sep 29, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence feature 10 most in-demand generative AI skills Gen AI is booming, and companies are scrambling to fill skills gaps by hiring freelancers to make the most of the technology. These are the 10 most sought-after generative AI skills on the market right now. By Sarah K. White Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Hiring Generative AI IT Skills Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe