Abaco and Symbol Technologies Bring Solution to Extend Enterprise Boundaries.Business Editors FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000 Abaco's Varadero Wireless Framework Supports Palm OS(R)and Microsoft(R) Windows-powered Pocket PC GSM Wireless, WAN Enabled Devices Abaco, a global leader for delivering the wireless enterprise, and Symbol Technologies today announced a pervasive computing Refers to the use of computers in everyday life, including PDAs, smartphones and other mobile devices. It also refers to computers contained in commonplace objects such as cars and appliances and implies that people are unaware of their presence. solution that will extend the traditional boundaries of the enterprise. The solution is composed of Abaco's Varadero Wireless Framework deployed on Palm OS(R) and Microsoft(R) Windows-powered Pocket PC GSM wireless, WAN-enabled devices. Abaco's Varadero Wireless Framework provides developers with an open standards-based architecture for building, deploying and maintaining robust 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 applications over multiple platform devices including Palm OS(R) and Win(R) CE, whether they are RF or GSM-enabled. The new GSM-integrated products, which include the Symbol SPT (Sectors Per Track) The number of sectors in one track. 1734 Palm OS(R), PPT 2734 Windows-powered Pocket PC and PDT PDT abbr. Pacific Daylight Time PDT Pacific Daylight Time PDT n abbr (US) (= Pacific Daylight Time) → hora de verano del Pacífico PDT 7534 Windows(R) CE devices, enable mobile workers to obtain anywhere-anytime connectivity to a company's enterprise system at the point of activity. When used together, the mobile user gains full graphical access to server-based enterprise applications from the device and can communicate mission-critical information in realtime from anyplace, at anytime. "Abaco's Varadero Wireless Framework deployed on the new Symbol GSM devices brings true pervasive computing to the enterprise, regardless of where they are working," 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. , Abaco 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. . Abaco's Varadero Wireless Framework is built upon an open architecture composed of a wireless framework platform and an ultra-thin client application server that empowers businesses to create mobile computing applications through a myriad of standard application development tools and languages such as Visual Basic, Visual J++, Powerbuilder, Borland C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++ and Delphi. Only one source code is required to deploy the applications across different device platforms, providing more flexibility in the choice of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . It supports signature capture, audio messaging and international language support along with a host of other features to aid in the creation of robust, feature-rich enterprise applications. Symbol is the first company in the mobile computing industry to offer both Palm OS(R) and Microsoft(R) Windows-powered Pocket PC operating systems fully integrated with GSM wireless wide area network handheld computing products. GSM is the near ubiquitous Global System for Mobile Communications (communications) Global System for Mobile Communications - (GSM, originally "Groupe de travail Sp?ciale pour les services Mobiles") One of the major standards for digital cellular communications, in use in over 60 countries and serving over one billion subscribers. . Operating in over 200 countries world-wide, it provides almost complete coverage in western, eastern and central Europe Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. In addition, Northern, Southern and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe. , India and the Asia Pacific regions, the Middle East and Africa, North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , allowing users to roam beyond country boundaries. "Abaco's Varadero Wireless Framework brings a powerful solution to users of our new line of GSM devices," said Chris Cole
Abaco and Symbol Technologies have a history of strong working relations. Abaco is a reseller of Symbol hardware devices that complement Abaco wireless enterprise solutions. Symbol is also planning to resell Abaco's Varadero Wireless Framework and has enabled it on its new line of mobile computing products. About Abaco Abaco PR, Inc. is the global leader in delivering the wireless enterprise. Founded in 1993, the company is headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , The Netherlands, the Netherlands, The officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,034 sq mi (41,528 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 16,300,000. Capital: Amsterdam. Seat of government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. United Kingdom, Germany and Australia. Abaco provides complete solutions through wireless systems consulting and software design for the enterprise environment for Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Working in cooperation with leading software developers such as Microsoft, Oracle and SAP, Abaco develops advanced business solutions to enhance companies' productivity and profitability through automated data collection. By facilitating the collection and dissemination of mission-critical information in realtime, Abaco helps the world's largest companies optimize their logistics management. As a leader in the emerging wireless technology industry, Abaco provides enterprise software solutions for the new generation of handheld mobile computing devices, enabling users to do business anytime, anywhere. Abaco focuses on innovations for the future through heavy research and development. Abaco's products include the Abaco Bridge, the Abaco Bridge for R/3 and Abaco's Varadero Wireless Framework. SAP AG has recently adopted Abaco's Varadero Wireless Framework as a preferred partner platform, announcing that it will use the Abaco technology to implement global standards for its mobile business applications. Abaco was awarded this year's Total Solution Provider Award from AIM and Business Solutions magazine and the Moby Award from Mobile Insights for its work with NVIDIA Corporation. For more information, visit Abaco on the World Wide Web at www.abacoinc.com About Symbol Symbol Technologies, Inc., winner of this year's US National Medal of Technology, is a global leader in wireless and Internet-based mobile data transaction systems and services. Symbol provides its customers unique value with innovative solutions utilizing application-specific information appliances, data and voice wireless networks, and bar code and data capture scanning. Symbol and its global network of business partners provide LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and WAN mobility solutions from the enterprise to e-commerce for industries including retail, transportation and distribution logistics, manufacturing, parcel and postal delivery, healthcare, education and hospitality. Symbol's broad range of information appliances is in use by business and consumers from the factory, to the office, to the home. Information is available from Symbol at http://www.symbol.com Copyright 2000 Abaco, Abaco Delivering the Wireless Enterprise and Abaco's Varadero Wireless Framework are trademarks of Abaco PR, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned here are presumed to be trademarks of their respective owners. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion