Press Release
September 12, 2006
Sybase iAnywhere Debuts New Wireless AvantGo Software For BlackBerry
Los Angeles, CA – CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment 2006 - Sybase iAnywhere today unveiled the next generation of the AvantGo® mobile Internet service, featuring a fully-enhanced wireless experience that enables users to have always available access to their favorite Web content, automatically synchronized to their mobile device. The beta software for BlackBerry® handsets, from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM), is available for download today, giving users the opportunity to take the new service for a test-drive.
The new beta software gives BlackBerry users the ability to quickly view thousands of mobile channels while on the go, all optimized for their mobile device. Hundreds of media companies use AvantGo to deliver up-to-date politics, news, weather, sports, travel and entertainment to users all over the globe.
"Reuters has been an early pioneer in adopting innovative technology for delivering mobile content to an influential audience on a variety of portable devices," said Stephen Smyth, vice president, Media, at Reuters. "We're excited to be working with AvantGo to complement our mobile strategy with this new BlackBerry service that automatically keeps users updated with the latest news and information from Reuters."
”We are very excited to share with our customers the next-generation of AvantGo,” said Mark Wilson, vice president, On Demand Services, at Sybase iAnywhere. “We expect that BlackBerry subscribers will be just as excited. With the new version of AvantGo, BlackBerry users can expect easy access to optimized Web content — always available, fast access to the latest information, wherever they go."
"AvantGo gives BlackBerry users another convenient way to access their favorite web content while they are on the go," said Mark Guibert, vice president, Corporate Marketing, Research In Motion. "The AvantGo service leverages the power and efficiency of the BlackBerry platform and BlackBerry Browser to allow easy access to optimized mobile content, including hundreds of media channels, travel services, dozens of games and useful applications."
AvantGo Beta Program
To be one of the first to try out the new AvantGo beta software for BlackBerry visit the Sybase iAnywhere booth #225 at CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment in Los Angeles, or alternatively, register to download beta software for BlackBerry at: www.avantgo.com. Additional platforms will be announced in the months to come.
About AvantGo
AvantGo is a free service from Sybase iAnywhere that delivers rich, personalized mobile Web sites to smartphones and PDAs. Today, hundreds of major brands, including BMW, CNET, HP, Jeep, Microsoft, The New York Times, Reuters, and Rolling Stone leverage AvantGo to target a highly desirable demographic of millions of registered users. AvantGo offers the convenience of anywhere, anytime access, seamlessly supporting both wireless and “sync and go” connectivity.
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® 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).
Sybase, iAnywhere, iAnywhere Solutions, SQL Anywhere, OneBridge, Afaria, and AvantGo are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. ® indicates registration in the United States of America. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
Special Note: Statements concerning iAnywhere Solutions’ product market, relationships with its customers and new products are forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks and cannot be guaranteed. Factors that could ultimately affect such statements are detailed from time to time in Sybase’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to its annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (copies of which can be viewed on the Company’s web site).
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