A preliminary listing of events by Microsoft at the upcoming Energize IT conference in Canada includes a reference to a "Windows Phone 7" that many tech pundits have interpreted as all but confirmation of the rumors that the Redmond-based software giant is planning to release its own enterprise wireless solution.

Some of the rumors, reports tech news site i4u, say that the purported device will feature a user interface similar to that of its Zune media player and a processor speed of around 1 GHz. "It sounds (from these rumors) like Redmond is trying to compete with the iPhone’s flash by pushing out the fastest, most advanced device they can possibly manage," i4u writes.

Tech blog Electronista speculates that not only will Microsoft launch its own smartphone – possibly even before the Energize IT event, at the Mobile World Congress set for this month – the company will also release the long-awaited new version of its Windows Mobile enterprise mobility platform.

Given the similarities to the recent furor over Apple’s iPad, it seems likely that Microsoft will release something of note at the Mobile World Congress, according to tech analysts.

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