A Motorola executive today disputed the belief of some analysts that last month's Microsoft Corp.-Nokia Corp. agreement to jointly put Microsoft Office applications on Nokia handsets could mean that support for Windows Mobile could end within a couple of years.

Jerry McNerney, vice president of mobility computing product management at Motorola, said he doesn't believe Microsoft has any plans to stop developing the Windows Mobile OS for his group's rugged handhelds, including the new MC9500 , which runs Windows Mobile 6.1.

"That's not true," he said. "We're committed [to] Microsoft going forward."

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