Aether Systems Announces New Development and Hosting Capabilities for XML Protocol.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers OWINGS MILLS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 Wireless Data Leader Will Enable Customers, Including Western Union and CyberBills, to Rapidly Extend Any Type of Web Content to Wireless Devices Aether Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: AETH), a leading provider of wireless data products and services, today announced new application hosting and development capabilities that allow for the rapid deployment of wireless web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. using eXtensible Markup Language See XML. (language, text) Extensible Markup Language - (XML) An initiative from the W3C defining an "extremely simple" dialect of SGML suitable for use on the World-Wide Web. http://w3.org/XML/. (XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. ). XML is rapidly emerging as the global method of choice for creating web content because it allows for industry-specific language definitions and the ability to operate over multiple devices and network platforms. Aether's new XML-based web delivery service is designed to work in concert with other Aether-hosted offerings including ScoutWeb, which transforms HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. content for display on HTML-based or WML-based handheld devices. Both ScoutWeb and the Aether XML wireless web solution allow customers to create content just once and deliver it to any wireless device. Aether's XML service is a new core technology enhancing Aether's world-class wireless data center which allows companies to outsource every aspect of the web-to-wireless process. These capabilities include application development using the Aether Intelligent Messaging An earlier messaging system from Banyan Systems that ran on NetWare and VINES servers and incorporated Banyan's popular Streettalk directory service. It included a basic mail program, which could be upgraded to the more advanced BeyondMail system. See ePresence. (AIM) software platform, wireless web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. , airtime agreements with the major wireless carriers, device fulfillment and customer care. "The single greatest challenge for web content providers who wish to go wireless is dealing with the range of markup languages
Aether is in various stages of deploying this service for several clients. First Data Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : FDC FDC - Floppy Disk Controller ) subsidiary Western Union(R) and Aether will soon be working together to make Western Union's recently announced person-to-person Internet payment service See Web payment service. - Western Union MoneyZap - available on wireless devices including phones, pagers and PDAs. Aether is enabling Cyberbills, a leading bill payment and presentment company, to extend the functionality of its Total Bill Management(TM) service to a range of handheld devices. CyberBills users will be able to use the wireless device of their choice to pay bills, receive e-mail alerts when bills are due, modify or cancel scheduled payments, and check their bank account balance. "We believe that the ability to review and pay bills wirelessly is vital to maintaining a competitive advantage and consumer loyalty," said CyberBills 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. and co-founder John Simpson
John Cody Fidler-Simpson CBE (born August 9, 1944), commonly known as John Simpson . "Cyberbills turned to Aether to deliver this capability because we believe in the company's technology and engineering team. Aether's XML-based wireless web architecture will allow Cyberbills to bring our clients the most robust suite of bill management tools." About Aether Systems, Inc. Aether Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless and mobile data products and services allowing real-time communications and transactions across a full range of devices and networks. Using its engineering expertise, the ScoutWare(TM) family of products, the Aether Intelligent Messaging (AIM) software platform, and its network operations and customer care center, Aether seeks to provide comprehensive, technology-independent wireless and 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. Aether develops and delivers wireless data services across a variety of industries and market segments in the United States and internationally. Additional information about Aether is available at www.aethersystems.com. About First Data Atlanta-based First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC) helps move the world's money. As the leader in electronic commerce and payment services, First Data serves more than two million merchant locations, 1,400 card issuers and millions of consumers, making it easier, faster and more secure for people and businesses to buy goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. using virtually any form of payment. With more than 30,000 employees worldwide, the company provides credit, debit and stored-value card issuing and merchant transaction processing services; Internet commerce solutions; money transfers and money orders; and check processing and verification services throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, Spain and Germany. In addition, its Western Union(R) network includes approximately 86,000 agent locations with operations in 178 countries and territories. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.firstdatacorp.com. About CyberBills Founded in 1998, CyberBills is the first company to offer total bill management over the Internet. CyberBills, based in Santa Clara, Calif., provides businesses with the services and tools to offer a complete bill management solution that allows customers to view, pay, manage and automate all of their bills over the Internet. CyberBills' services are available through a variety of channel partners including banks and financial institutions, brokerage firms, technology companies as well as financial and e-commerce portals. CyberBills also offers Total Bill Management(TM) directly to consumers at its own site, StatusFactory.com. The company handles bills and invoices in any format: paper, E-bills and as input from Biller Service Providers. For more information about CyberBills, visit www.cyberbills.com or contact Angela Nibbs of Fineman Associates at 415/777-6933. |
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