Nokia and Intuit team-up to deliver mobile marketing services for small businesses

Intuit and Nokia have announced an alliance to develop and deliver an innovative new mobile and web based marketing service for small businesses around the world. Addressing one of the leading concerns for the world's estimated 500 million small businesses, the new service will be designed to help them get more business through personalized, relevant offers and marketing messages, in a way unmatched by traditional methods.

The first market launch of the service is expected in the fourth quarter of 2010, further details will be made available at that time. With hundreds of millions of its devices sold each year and more than 1.3 billion Nokia mobile devices in use around the world, Nokia is the world's largest mobile device manufacturer as well as a leader in digital mapping and navigation services, covering more than 70 countries in over 45 languages. Currently serving millions of small businesses around the world, Intuit brings unique understanding of small businesses, a proven focus on innovation and a history of developing market-leading solutions to help small businesses improve their bottom line with offerings such as QuickBooks and Intuit Websites.