Abaco Launches Varadero, A Toolset For Rapid Development and Deployment of Wireless Handheld Applications on Pocket PCs.Business & High-Tech Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000 Varadero Simplifies the Management of Wireless Handheld Applications Abaco PR, Inc. (Abaco), a leading global developer of wireless computing computing - computer software and solutions, today announced the launch of Varadero , the first thin client solution for wireless applications. Regardless of hardware, software or communication infrastructure, Varadero takes full advantage of Microsoft Pocket PC and Windows development environments to deliver a solution that eliminates the special expertise traditionally required for handheld wireless applications. Varadero is ideal for wireless transactional based data capturing and data access applications including supply chain management and logistics, B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business , customer relationship management, sales force automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. and other transaction applications. A comprehensive architecture and business framework for building, deploying, maintaining and administering wireless applications, Varadero applications are developed using full Microsoft Visual Basic and Varadero's custom controls designed for the wireless transactional based data collection environment. Varadero is hardware and communication protocol independent, and supports all Pocket PC devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Pocket PC and Windows CE devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. and microprocessors. Optimized for mobile wireless devices, Varadero automatically manages the constraints of the handheld's small screen size, power consumption limitations, memory constraints and automated version control. "Abaco's ultra-thin client Varadero is a great fit for Pocket PCs in the enterprise," said Douglas Dedo, group product manager, Pocket PC Enterprise Strategy at Microsoft Corp. "Varadero leverages developers' expertise in Visual Basic, making it quick to deliver cost-effective business applications to these mobile devices even over low-bandwidth wireless connections." "Abaco is proud to deliver to the handheld marketplace the first wireless Pocket PC thin client tool that removes the black magic from the wireless environment. We view Varadero as the only tool to take full advantage of the benefits of the Pocket PC platform for the wireless world," said Fernando Alvarez
Fernando Alvarez is a macroeconomist. He is a professor of economics at the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1994. , President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Abaco. Varadero is available today from Abaco and its value added resellers See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). . VARs are welcome to apply. About Pocket PC Pocket PC, the next generation PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). from Microsoft, is designed to offer customers the best way to connect to their most essential information while away from the office, and simultaneously meeting the personal needs of the user. The Pocket PC includes a range of applications from business and personal productivity to those that entertain. Coupled with the capacity to expand the devices capabilities through both hardware and software, Pocket PC's aim is to be as versatile as the user. About Abaco Abaco, founded in 1993, is a global market leader in the development of industrial mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings solutions. Abaco provides complete solutions for wireless applications to the enterprise environment with the Abaco Bridge, the Bridge for R/3, and Varadero 1.5. Additional information can be found at www.abacoinc.com. Varadero is a trademark of Abaco PR, Inc. Other product and service names referenced herein are presumed to be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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