Sybase iAnywhere Adds Platform Support for Mobile Application Development
Written by Sybase iAnywhere
Thursday, 24 January 2008
Facilitates Rapid Development of Mobile Applications for an Unwired Enterprise Strategy
DUBLIN, CALIF. — JANUARY 22, 2008 — Sybase iAnywhere today announced that it has expanded platform support within its Information Anywhere® suite. Its Web standards-based mobile enterprise application enablement component, M-Business Anywhere™, now supports Symbian, Windows Mobile 6 and Windows Vista desktop and tablet platforms, in addition to Windows Mobile 5, Win32 and Palm. The company also announced that its Mobile Inspection Toolkit, which is based on M-Business Anywhere, offers key new features, such as camera and GPS integration.
“Sybase iAnywhere continues to be committed to supporting the widest range of mobile device platforms,” said Yadong Liu, Sr. Product Manager, Sybase iAnywhere. “We are excited that our new release will help application developers ease the challenge of building solutions for mixed device environments.”
“Sybase iAnywhere’s support of open Web standards and robust data synchronization technology shortened time to market for our new and existing mobile solutions,” said Jeremy Riches, Development Manager, Civica. “We’re excited about how the new features will help us further extend our Web-based application to an ever wider variety of mobile devices and platforms.”
“Sybase iAnywhere provides a well suited development offering for our SaaS (Software as a Service) mobile field service solution because of its support for open Web standards,” said Jean de Broissia, CEO, Praxedo. “Our Praxedo mobile solution also takes full advantage of the Portable Object Delivery System (PODS) API to integrate into our solution the use of device peripherals such as cameras, GPS devices, scanners and portal printers.”
New Features Include:
* Additional platform support – In addition to Win32, Windows Mobile 5 and Palm-based devices, M-Business Anywhere now supports Symbian, Windows Mobile 6 and Windows Vista desktop and tablet platforms.
* Client enhancements – Provides improved performance on Windows Mobile devices.
* Dynamic menu customization – Provides the ability to tailor device client UI for customers using familiar JavaScript.
* Mobile Inspection Toolkit enhancements – Now offers support for both PDA and laptop form factors. In addition, provides the ability to integrate photos with survey results, and offers GPS integration to track an inspector’s location or include GPS information in the survey results.
About Information Anywhere Suite
Information Anywhere suite is a secure, scalable mobile software platform that provides mobile email, collaboration, device security and management, and application enablement. Information Anywhere allows organizations to integrate, extend and leverage investments in their existing IT infrastructure, while supporting a range of mobile device platforms including Windows Mobile, Symbian, BlackBerry, iPhone and Palm devices. The M-Business Anywhere component is a mobile application development and deployment solution based on open Web standards, enabling rapid and cost-effective delivery of Web-based enterprise applications and content to mobile devices. Applications developed using this technology run consistently across different device platforms and can be easily deployed from a central administrative console.
Availability
The latest version of M-Business Anywhere is available immediately. To learn more, visit: http://www.sybase.com/products/mobileenterprise/m-businessanywhere. Developers can also download a free Developer Edition of M-Business Anywhere at www.ianywhere.com/mbusiness_download.
Upcoming Webcast
Register today to attend an informative webcast on February 5. The Webcast will provide an overview of new features in M-Business Anywhere 6.7 and highlight best practices from Praxedo, an M-Business Anywhere partner that has developed and deployed a field service solution. Register at: http://www.sybase.com/iaswebcast_mbus_mobile_apps
About Sybase iAnywhere
iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), enables success at the front lines of business. The company holds worldwide market leadership positions in mobile and embedded databases, mobile management and security, mobile middleware and synchronization, and Bluetooth® and infrared protocol technologies. Sybase iAnywhere plays an important role in the Sybase Unwired Enterprise strategy, which focuses on managing and mobilizing information from the data center to the point of action. Tens of millions of mobile devices and over 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company’s “Always Available” technologies, including SQL Anywhere and its Information Anywhere suite.
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