Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has joined hands with AgreeYa to provide access to apps across platforms.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Spreading App Access

Reuters has reported that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has signed a protocol licensing agreement with AgreeYa Mobility, the U.S. mobile engineering firm, to enable corporations and other users to connect to Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) services from a variety of computing platforms, including phones and tablets running Apple Inc’s iOS and Google Inc’s Android.

The agreement will allow AgreeYa Mobility to produce a software suite that interoperates with a range of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) applications and services, connecting from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and other platforms.

Sandy Gupta, marketing general manager for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Open Solutions Group, said that, “The partnership we plan to launch formally in March, is intended to expand Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) applications for enterprises, such as companies, universities and government agencies, across a wide range of mobile devices, primarily smartphones and tablet computers”.

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares were at 24.84 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a -3.8% change in the stock price over the past 3 months.

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