Customers will have fast and easy access to their native Microsoft® Office files and will be able to open, view, edit and create documents directly from their Symbian UIQ smartphones.

In addition to the view-and-edit version of Quickoffice Premier, Quickoffice will also provide Quickmanager, an on-device e-commerce portal, to Sony Ericsson's growing base of smartphone customers. Quickmanager allows users to upgrade their on-device software over-the-air, and provides mobile consumers and business professionals with the latest applications. This agreement will also allow both companies to collaborate on future new and innovative productivity solutions for mobile professionals.

"This agreement with Sony Ericsson is a testament to our product quality as well as the ever-increasing depth and breadth of our solution offerings," said Gregg Fiddes, VP of sales and strategic partnerships at Quickoffice. "Quickoffice develops software and services based on our years of experience in partnering with the world?s leading smartphone manufacturers, such as Sony Ericsson, and the feedback we receive from them is invaluable to our end-users."

Quickoffice developed Premier for UIQ-based phones to take advantage of the significant next-generation usability advancements the UIQ platform offers. Benefits include extensive personalization possibilities, a richer user experience and ease-of-use. The user can now perform several tasks simultaneously, such as downloading emails and writing notes.

"It is of great value to UIQ Technology to have such a partner as strong as Quickoffice create solutions that extend the reach of the office. Mobile business professionals now have anytime, anywhere access to their Office files and other important content," said Carina Lindberg, Head of Partner Management at UIQ Technology.

"Quickoffice offers Sony Ericsson a leading and cost-effective solution to meet our customers' demands for Office document viewing and editing on our Symbian UIQ phones," said Nicklas Sivander, Head of Symbian Product Management at Sony Ericsson. "This advanced Quickoffice software platform will give our consumers a richer user experience, while improving their productivity and lifestyle."

Quickoffice enhances users' lifestyles and increases mobile productivity by virtually eliminating the need to rely on a laptop when accessing Office content away from home or office. The software enables mobile professionals to benefit from optimized handling of all important Office document files and now offers a wide range of robust features and services, which include multi-lingual spell check and superior document "round-trip" capabilities to retain file formatting and maintain data integrity.

For more information, please visit www.quickoffice.com.