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M-Business Anywhere(TM) v6.2 enables delivery of web-based content and applications to mobile devices for online and disconnected use. Along with VGA screen resolution and Microsoft Smartphone platform support, software features soft key navigation on Windows Mobile Smartphones and Pocket PCs as well as ability to install M-Business Anywhere client and all synched content and data on secure digital card rather than in device memory.
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Sybase iAnywhere Furthers Mobile Web Application Development with New Version of M-Business Anywhere
M-Business Anywhere 6.2 Adds Enhanced Support for Microsoft Smartphones, Devices With VGA Screen Resolutions, Soft Key Navigation and the Ability to Install on SD Cards
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 -- CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment 2006 -- Sybase iAnywhere today announced the availability of the latest release of its award-winning M-Business Anywhere(TM). The solution enables the delivery of Web-based content and applications to mobile devices rapidly and cost-effectively for online and disconnected use. M-Business Anywhere 6.2 new features include support for Microsoft Smartphone devices, VGA screen resolution support, soft key navigation on Windows Mobile Smartphones and Pocket PCs, and the ability to install the M-Business Anywhere client and all synched content and data on an SD (Secure Digital) card, rather than in the device memory.
M-Business Anywhere 6.2 technology is also part of the recently announced Information Anywhere Suite which addresses converging enterprise requirements for mobile e-mail, device management, enterprise-to-edge security and enterprise application enablement.
"With M-Business Anywhere, developers can quickly and easily deliver a wide range of Web-based applications right to the palm of users' hands," said Shubha Govil, senior product manager, Sybase iAnywhere. "Our customers have been asking for expanded choices for SD card synchronization and we're pleased to be able to deliver on that commitment in M-Business Anywhere 6.2."
"As more fully-featured devices with better display capabilities emerge in the market, mobile applications are becoming increasingly sophisticated," said David Alyea, vice president of technology, Sports Potential. "The latest version of M-Business Anywhere gives us the opportunity to expand our mobility solution to a wider variety of devices and to take further advantage of the many new features those devices provide."
"FarmWizard relies on M-Business Anywhere to allow farmers to input livestock data in the field and synchronize it with our hosted Web-based application," said Terry Canning, company founder, FarmWizard. "We are excited about the release of M-Business Anywhere 6.2 which will bring even greater breadth and depth for FarmWizard users."
New features of M-Business Anywhere 6.2 include support for:
-- Microsoft Smartphone-New support for the Microsoft Smartphone platform,
-- VGA Screen Resolutions-M-Business Anywhere 6.2 takes full advantage of the improved resolution of new Windows Mobile 5 and Pocket PC 2003 devices for enhanced text and image display quality,
-- Soft Key Navigation-M-Business Anywhere 6.2 includes support for soft key navigation on Windows Mobile Smartphones and Pocket PCs. This enables developers to leverage soft key navigation to easily activate menus on the home screen and within applications, reducing the number of actions required to accomplish common tasks, and
-- SD Card Synchronization-M-Business Anywhere 6.2 now enables Palm, Microsoft Smartphone and Pocket PC customers to conserve memory by easily synchronizing information directly to an SD card rather than to the device. On Microsoft Smartphone and Pocket PC devices, the M-Business Anywhere client can also be saved on the SD card.
M-Business Anywhere Availability
M-Business Anywhere 6.2 is available immediately. To learn more, visit Sybase iAnywhere at CTIA, booth #225 or visit us on the Web at www.ianywhere.com/mbusiness_anywhere . Developers can also download a free Developer Edition of M-Business Anywhere at ianywhere.com/mbusiness_download .
About Sybase iAnywhere
Sybase iAnywhere 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(R) and infrared protocol technologies. Tens of millions of mobile devices, millions of subscribers, and 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company's "Always Available" technologies, including SQL Anywhere, Afaria, OneBridge, and the AvantGo mobile Internet service. iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY).
NOTE: Sybase, iAnywhere, iAnywhere Solutions, SQL Anywhere, Afaria, M- Business Anywhere, OneBridge and AvantGo are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. (R) indicates registration in the United States of America. The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by iAnywhere is under license. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
Special Note: References to iAnywhere mean iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc.
Crystal King
Sybase iAnywhere
978-287-1524
crystal.king@ianywhere.com
Scott Malinowski
Citigate Cunningham
617-374-4223
smalinowski@cunningham.com
