Verizon Wireless today announced the Samsung Saga, a smartphone for business professionals featuring a 2.55-inch advanced touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard. 
The Saga keeps users connected to their offices with an easy way to send email, text and instant messages. It's equipped with quad-band capability, an optical mouse, Wi-Fi access (802.11 b/g), Opera mobile browser and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.
Windows Mobile includes Microsoft Office Mobile Suite so users can create and edit Word and Excel documents and view PowerPoint documents. Microsoft Active Sync 4.5 and Windows Mobile Device Center for Vista OS makes using the Saga feel as if they had never left their offices.
Other features include a 2.0-megapixel camera with NightShot, microSD card slot for up to 16GB of external memory (sold separately), and Bluetooth stereo headset support.
The Samsung Saga is available today in business sales channels and online. It will be in stores on Dec. 1.
