Aligo and Informio Partner to Revolutionize Mobile Access to Enterprise Applications Via Voice & Audio.Business & Technology Editors SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden & LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2000 Aligo uses Informio's voice Web infrastructure to expand its mobile application platform Aligo, Inc., an innovator in mobile software platform and enterprise applications, and Informio, a leader in voice Web infrastructure, announced today an alliance to revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. voice and audio access to enterprise applications residing on the Internet, corporate intranets, legacy systems and the desktop. The combination of Aligo's Multiplatform Mobile Server(TM) technology and Informio's high performance, reliable, scalable voice Web infrastructure allows enterprises to deploy an enterprise application once on Aligo's platform that seamlessly delivers it via voice and multiple wireless devices such as handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. , pagers and internet enabled phones. "Mobile access to mission-critical enterprise data will drive business productivity. Multi-device access to the business enterprise by voice, smart phone, or any other mobile device is key to realizing that value," said Alper Turgut, President of Aligo, Inc. "Aligo's technology allows rapid development of enterprise applications that work on any mobile device. Informio's leading-edge voice Web infrastructure extends Aligo's powerful platform to reach any phone. The combination offers unparalleled mobile applications and technology for enterprises and m-commerce." Aligo's Multiplatform Mobile Server, a robust application delivery and transaction platform, allows developers to build mobile applications in Java without knowledge of any wireless technology or mark-up language. With Informio's technology, mobile professionals can automatically access and interact with Internet-based applications by voice. Business-critical applications built on Aligo's platform will have voice access at the flip of a switch. Aligo's Multiplatform Mobile Server and IMADE(TM) development environment is already being utilized by leading IT solutions companies and enterprises, including some of the largest companies in the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and mobile technology work force sectors. "According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. IDC, an estimated 1.4 billion people will access the Web via their mobile phones by 2004," says Alex Laats, 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 Informio. "Informio and Aligo are looking to that future and combining innovative technologies to deliver fast and reliable mobile applications on the voice Web. The Aligo-Informio partnership is a powerful solution for enterprises that recognize the competitive advantage to the voice Web--whether it's a Global 2000 company who wants to give their sales force access to an Internet-based CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. application, or a `dotcom' who wants to use audio and voice to reach customers on their mobile phones." Informio's technology--the Unified Media Browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used (TM)--resides at the intersection intersection /in·ter·sec·tion/ (-sek´shun) a site at which one structure crosses another. intersection a site at which one structure crosses another. of the Internet and the telephone network, creating voice Web infrastructure to deliver audio and voice applications, anytime anywhere. The infrastructure provides: -- Local telecom access to the Internet and critical enterprise applications throughout the world -- Voice and touch-tone browsing of Internet content and applications -- High-performance content distribution over the broadband Internet backbone. Informio's technology not only eliminates the need for large upfront hardware, software and services investments, but also enables voice access to a wide variety of applications residing behind a corporate firewall or anywhere on the Internet. Since Informio's technology is fully web compatible, it enables companies to leverage their existing Internet content and reach their customers via voice rapidly and affordably. The Aligo partnership pushes the innovation frontier to a new level, making all such applications multi-device accessible anywhere, anytime. Informio and Aligo are currently working together to provide their suite of solutions to enterprise customers focusing on mobile contact management, customer service and relationship management, real-time scheduling and task force automation. About Aligo, Inc. Aligo, Inc. is a wireless software company that provides enterprises and IT developers a powerful mobile application server software, complete suite of mobile commerce applications and next generation development environment. Its unique Multiplatform Mobile Server(TM) technology enables businesses to deliver sophisticated mobile enterprise applications and conduct secure transactions on a variety of mobile devices including WAP phones WAP phone n → teléfono WAP , pagers, as well as regular cell phones. Aligo's platform seamlessly integrates with existing e-business and enterprise infrastructure, and easily upgrades, with no additional infrastructure investment, to support next-generation mobile devices and technologies as they become available. Aligo, Inc. is a privately funded company headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with engineering operations in Phoenix, AZ. Aligo can be reached at http://www.aligo.com. About Informio, Inc. Informio (www.informio.com) is a Lexington, MA-based voice Web infrastructure services company. Informio provides a reliable, distributed, Internet-based solution for businesses extending their Internet presence to any telephone, anywhere, at any time. Based on VoiceXML, streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters. and other existing and emerging standards, Informio's architecture allows any organization to develop Internet audio See RealAudio. and voice applications. Using VoiceXML, Informio's customers can extend existing Internet or corporate Intranet content and applications to mobile devices, and/or they can create entirely new applications targeting the mobile professional via the wireless telephone. Current US cities in the Informio network include: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Orange County, Calif., Philadelphia, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , San Francisco, San Jose/Sunnyvale, Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. , D.C./McLean. Informio and Unified Media Browser are trademarks for Informio, Inc., and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Multiplatform Mobile Server and IMADE(TM)are trademarks of Aligo, Inc.., and may be registered in certain jurisdiction. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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