Verizon Wireless’s Treo 700wx owners can now upgrade their smartphone to Windows Mobile 6. Palm has just released the Treo 700wx Updater 1.24 on the support page. The releases note did not mention a Windows Mobile 6.1, so it is more likely to be the earlier Windows Mobile 6 version.

What you can expect after the upgrade:

• Calendar functionality – See the big picture at a glance. A Topline bar in the agenda view shows when you’re free or busy, and when you have scheduling conflicts. Drill down to view meeting attendees, contact information, acceptance status, and reply-to or forward meeting requests.
• Email support- Send and receive HTML emails with tables, bullets, and colored text intact,The “smart filter” for contact search is available so you can search for emails stored on your company’s Exchange Server. Send an automated “out-of-office” message from your device.
• Office 2007 support – Open and edit Microsoft Office Word and Microsoft Office Excel documents, and view Microsoft Office PowerPoint documents. Backward compatible with Office 2003.
• Windows Vista compatibility – Easily sync your smartphone to your Windows Vista PC, via the Windows Mobile Device Centre (WMDC).
• Powerful security and IT policies – Remotely wipe devices and SD cards clean in case of loss or theft. Plus, IT can create and enforce tougher security policies, such as password protection to better manage the entire device fleet.
• Email hot keys – Work in the fast lane with single-key access to your most frequently used email functions. Press “r” to reply, “a” to reply all, or “m” to move to one of your folders.
• Email Inbox search – Find that important document or email. Automatically search for attachments, senders, or keywords by simply typing a few letters while you’re in your email inbox.
• Access Sharepoint – Get what you need then get going. Access documents stored on your company’s SharePoint servers via links in HTML emails

Download the updater here

via [palminfocenter]