Jun 1, 2001 12:00 PM

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Wireless Java Platform
Aligo’s M-1 Server is a wireless Java platform that enables Java developers to build and deploy enterprise apps quickly. The M-1 Server helps create wireless apps such as CRM, ERP and field-force automation so that enterprises can bring wireless business to their partners, employees and customers rapidly. Designed to eliminate the complexities and high costs of wirelessly enabling enterprises, the M-1 is a downloadable solution that any Java developer can use to start building sophisticated apps immediately without having to learn wireless protocols, programs or markup languages. The M-1 complements and leverages existing software and hardware, connecting front-end and back-end infrastructures and integrating with all enterprise-wide systems.
http://www.aligo.net or 415-593-8200

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Mobile Enterprise Access
AnyDevice’s GoAnywhere E-mail+ is a turnkey software solution that allows enterprises to deploy mobile access to e-mail, calendar and contact management apps on both Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino systems. Users have mobile access to public and private mail folders and can read, respond, forward or delete messages. The calendaring function allows users to create, accept and view appointments on any mobile device. The product is available under software licensing agreement or through an ASP offering.
www.anydevice.com or 404-231-3539

Fact:
The majority of e-mail users receive between one and 10 e-mail messages per day.

Bar Code/Card Scanners
Apriva’s M500 Magcard reader and B500I Bar code scanner connect to RIM wireless hand-held devices and allow users to read bar codes, magnetic data stripes on credit cards and smart cards. The M500 scans a variety of cards with barcodes and magnetic stripes. That information then is transmitted via an Infrared Data (IrDA) port to IrDA-enabled printers. The B500I scans any of 40 different types of 1D bar codes. Both lightweight devices attach to the bottom of the RIM hand-held. The peripherals operate on a variety of networks, including the Motient wireless data network. Motient and Apriva announced a partnership agreement in early April.
www.motient.com or www.apriva.com

Wireless Internet Optimization
BlueKite’s software for the Pocket PC transforms wireless data throughput of 19.2kb/s into an experience equal to or better than a 56kb/s. BlueKite’s technology delivers a faster Web-browsing experience through caching and compression algorithms that reduce unnecessary data transmissions over wireless networks. Users can access the Internet, intranet or Web-based apps such as e-mail, SFA and CRM with BlueKite software on a mobile device. In the United States, BlueKite software is available to users of Sprint PCS’ (www.sprintpcs.com) Wireless Web service. Several European providers, including BT Cellnet (www.btcellnet.net), also use BlueKite for wireless data services.
www.bluekite.com or 415-369-3700

Fact:
The number of Internet users worldwide is expected to increase from 300 million in 2000 to 1 billion by 2005.

Mobile Data Server
Fenestrae’s Mobile Data Server 2.5 enables corporate users to access business information from any device across any network using an SMS manager, WAP or HTML browser. Users do not have to synchronize or log on when accessing e-mail, contacts or calendar. In addition to e-mail and PIM programs, the Mobile Data Server can provide access to ERP, CRM and other corporate databases. The server has an integrated native WAP protocol stack and SMSC connectivity for security and reliability. Additional security is provided through a single gateway log-on to authenticate a user’s identity and access privileges.
www.fenestrae.com or 770-622-5445

Fact:
Small businesses that use the Internet have grown 46% faster than those that do not.

Faster Data Connections
Fourelle Systems’ Venturi solution speeds up the data-transfer rate by using advanced compression and efficient transmission technology to reduce the amount of Internet data sent and received over the airwaves. Standard Internet protocols and apps were not designed for wireless networks. Running IP-based apps over low-speed wireless links means high connect times and pay-by-use charges. Fourelle is addressing this problem by creating faster connections for enterprise customers. On average, a wireless user will see a 125% performance improvement using Venturi while browsing.
www.fourelle.com or 408-565-9100

Fact:
Nearly 90% of wireless users want e-mail, and almost 70% want the ability to pull content from the Web.

Mobile Desktop Solution
iDini’s enterprise edition of its Mobile Desktop solution enables professionals to fully interact with desktop apps and documents via wireless devices. Mobile Desktop supports all wireless devices, including PDAs and Web-enabled phones, without requiring app reprogramming or hardware modifications. The program also allows enterprises to integrate robust, reliable wireless computing services with existing IT infrastructures quickly, easily and cost-effectively. Mobile Desktop gives enterprise users the ability to store documents in a private online folder and view, edit, e-mail or fax them via Web-enabled wireless devices. IDini’s solution includes support for the most popular desktop apps and file types, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Mobile Desktop provides a secure Web-based file storage system to address wireless enterprise-security issues. All local files and databases are internally encrypted and password protected. Mobile Desktop can be deployed behind a secure firewall and communicate with external gateways or users with SSL Layer 2 encryption.
www.idini.com or 408-441-6780

Fact:
The global market for corporate wireless solutions is expected to total $4.7 billion within the next five years.

Storage Software
I-drive’s Enhanced Storage Platform (ESP) for carriers and ISPs enables developers to create storage-centric apps quickly atop i-drive’s storage infrastructure middleware. The ESP is of particular interest to app developers for the next generation of wireless Internet devices, which lack adequate native storage. Internet-based storage transforms wireless devices into a “remote control” for documents, enabling viewing, sending, printing, faxing and sharing, along with remote access to digital music, video, games and images. I-drive’s storage platform enables worldwide access to files from any Internet-connected PC or wireless device. With it, carriers and ISPs can address the increasing demands of their customers to provide access to important files and information.
www.idrive.com or 415-356-2280

Wireless Messaging Software
InfoRad’s Serve-IT software offers advanced scheduling functionality, enhanced report features and direct real-time Internet messaging capability. It’s a 32-bit platform that can run on Windows NT service. It is designed to work with all text messaging and PCS SMS systems in North America. Serve-IT software was designed specifically as a circulation-management tool. InfoRad’s Serve-IT automates the newspaper redelivery function by automatically processing and formatting data from the newspaper’s complaint system and forwarding it to select personnel in the field.
www.inforad.com or 216-531-1313

Personal Location Service
Intanda’s Conference Connection service enables attendees at conferences to find each other for appointments amidst the confusion of a large, crowded conference center. The opt-in service allows users to install the People Finder feature either from a Web kiosk or Internet-enabled phone. Without disclosing their mobile phone numbers, attendees can use the feature to send and receive messages and schedule personal meetings with colleagues, customers, business partners, venture capitalists and journalists.
www.intanda.com or 415-932-5300

Fact:
More than 12,000 exhibitions are held in North America annually, according to the Center for Exhibition Industry Research.

Mobile App Server
Lotus’ Domino Everyplace server family enables mobile workers to use wireless e-mail, collaborative functions, content and key business apps such as SFA, CRM and others. Combined with the Lotus Mobile Notes client, the Domino Everyplace server family provides enterprises the ability to develop and implement apps that extend their existing Domino infrastructures. The suite of products includes the Domino Everyplace Access server, which leverages WAP and extends messaging and PIM capabilities to microbrowser devices based on WML; the Domino Everyplace Sync server, which provides server synchronization of e-mail, calendar, directories and to-do lists between wireless devices and Domino-based apps; and the Domino Everyplace Enterprise server, which provides an app-development environment for the PalmOS, Windows CE/PocketPC and EPOC platforms.
www.lotus.com

Interactive Maps
Maporama and AvantGo jointly provide interactive maps and itineraries to PDA and WAP users via AvantGo’s free wireless Internet service. Users can access Maporama’s worldwide maps, in both country and street-level detail, plus city-to-city and door-to-door itinerary services. A free AvantGo browser is either pre-installed on users’ wireless handsets or downloaded from www.avantgo.com. Users then create their own personal accounts and select the Maporama services they require. They then can access Maporama’s geocentric information wirelessly and in real time via the GSM network or upload maps via a PC.
www.maporama.com or www.avantgo.com

Data Storage
Network Appliance and Openwave Systems have teamed to deliver a collaborative messaging solution, Openwave E-mail Mx, that combines Openwave’s messaging products with NetApp storage solutions. Openwave and Network Appliance are collaborating to ensure the highest degree of data-storage reliability and performance of their combined solution. Carriers that must contend with large volumes of messaging data will benefit from a scaleable platform, readily available to support millions of users and their messaging requirements. Because of its open architecture, Openwave E-mail Mx can incorporate large volumes of Internet e-mail, voice mail, fax mail and other emerging messaging technologies as carriers evolve and expand their offerings to include unified messaging services. Openwave E-mail Mx will be the first product of the Openwave Services OS certified for use with the NetApp data storage solution.
www.openwave.com or www.netapp.com

Data-Management Engine
NetSanity announces the Preference Management Engine (PME) V2.6, a modular, scaleable software solution that can scale easily to millions of content providers and offers carriers complete control of their content and data services. The PME v. 2.6 is a carrier-grade server solution that allows carriers to deliver and manage information in multiple languages across all data-enabled devices, including WAP phones, PDAs, digital TVs and PCs. The engine provides subscribers with a rich, easy-to-use and personalized wireless experience according to their individual needs. The engine integrates easily into a carrier’s existing software infrastructure. With minimal engineering, PME v. 2.6 will work with the carrier’s existing portal server, SMSC and gateways, regardless of the manufacturer. The inherent flexibility of the PME v. 2.6 is supported by NetSanity’s “write once, read-anywhere” XML format, Pebbles XML.
www.netsanity.com or 408-583-6200

Synchronization Solution
Nexthaus’ SyncSuite PC-to-mobile device synchronization software enables users to increase productivity by transferring data, such as address books, calendars and to-do lists, to and from a PC and wireless device. Based on the idea that PCs are and will continue to be the center of most users’ computing environments, SyncSuite turns the PC into a wireless communications center that works with all types of wireless devices. SyncSuite updates the information in a user’s desktop, laptop, wireless phone and PDA by comparing files between the devices and synchronizing the data. SyncSuite also enables users to manage their wireless usage through an integrated communications suite that includes e-mail, SMS, fax and FTP. SyncSuite enables a direct, secure transfer of data between devices. In addition to a powerful 2-way, multipoint sync engine, SyncSuite provides a comprehensive PIM platform, a multitype messaging center and wireless-modem capabilities.
www.syncsuite.com or 919-862-8100

Fact:
In 2001, about 332 million Internet-enabled wireless devices are expected to hit the market, surpassing PC shipments for the first time.

Rich Media Player
Plazmic’s Media Engine delivers rich, dynamic content to wireless mobile devices. The Plazmic platform, which includes a lightweight, downloadable client player that uses Java technology, can be deployed easily on existing 2G wireless networks and is scaleable for next-generation 2.5G and 3G networks. Content providers and developers can use the platform to create and deploy interactive and animated content and graphics for the blossoming Java-capable wireless-device markets. The Java-based rich-media player renders interactive and animated 2-D graphics on wireless devices.
www.plazmic.com or 416-863-9755

Fact:
By 2004, more than 1.5 billion Internet-enabled wireless devices are anticipated.

Database-Management Software
PocketDBA Systems’ pocketDBA empowers database administrators (DBAs) to monitor, manage and troubleshoot Oracle databases remotely using wireless devices. With the software, organizations can give DBAs a secure way to query and troubleshoot database issues when they are away from desktop connections. The pocketDBA also allows users to connect to multiple databases with one device by using a pull-down menu at the top of the pocketDBA screen. The software allows DBAs to work live in the database so all management is done in real time. The product is a turnkey solution that works with Oracle databases without customization or consulting services. The software runs on wireless Palm OS devices, the Handspring Visor and the Kyocera QCP 6035 smart phone.
www.pocketdba.com

Fact:
The database industry is estimated at $11 billion and is expected to more than double in the next five years.

Wireless Health App
Smartmeds.com’s Smartmedsmobile.com wireless app features personalized medication alerts. It connects individuals via their Internet-enabled wireless phones to a service that lets them manage their health via a customized program for daily drug and disease management. After users sign up on the fixed Internet, all future communications take place via wireless. The program enables people to design a program around their particular conditions or diseases and to stay involved in maintaining their own health regimens. Activation of future phases are expected to include health news, targeted medical information, reminders and e-commerce capabilities, delivered directly to patients over wireless devices.
www.smartmedsmobile.com

Fact:
By 2005, the number of retail prescriptions dispensed is projected to top 4 billion, nearly double 1992’s 2.07 billion.

Secure Access Software
Veratium Software’s Motivus Wireless Desktop allows real-time, wireless and secure access to desktop computer information. The software enables you to access any Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel file, document, presentation or any e-mail and attachment from anywhere at any time using any hand-held or remote device. Users also can view, edit or e-mail files to customers wirelessly. Veratium also introduced the Movitus Wireless Inbox, which connects users in real time to their office e-mail and allows them to open, read or forward any e-mail attachments. Motivus provides personal file access to users through any wireless device. It’s a flexible and scaleable shrink-wrapped server product that eliminates the need for implementation and consulting costs.
www.veratium.com or 604-730-0900

Fact:
The global market size for wireless data is expected to be in excess of $33.5 billion by 2004.

Mobility Software
VirtualTek’s Joydesk software provides carriers with a server-based solution for providing customers mobile access to Web-based e-mail and PIM apps. Extensions of Joydesk include Joy2Go WAP, which extends access to e-mail and PIM apps to mobile phones, and Joy2Go Sync, which allows PDA users to synch their Joydesk information with Outlook and other PDA systems. Other Joydesk features include a mail filter, auto signature, out-of-office response, calendar, to-do list, address book, group lists, message board and document posting.
www.virtualtek.com or 425-450-9494