AvantGo Delivers Award-winning Mobile Computing Software and Popular Consumer Internet Service to Europe; Company Expands into Europe; Philip Hibberd to Head European Operations.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 1999-- AvantGo, Inc., the authority in managing mobile information, today announced a major expansion into the European market. The company has established a European base of operations Noun 1. base of operations - installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" base air base, air station - a base for military aircraft army base - a large base of operations for an army in the UK and will provide European companies 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 companies from the countries in the European Union. with AvantGo Enterprise 3, and European users of handheld devices and Internet-enabled phones with AvantGo.com. The company also announced that Philip Hibberd will head up AvantGo's European operations. For corporations, AvantGo Enterprise 3 offers instant access to networked applications and Web content, either in real-time using a wireless connection or via their normal synchronization process with a desktop PC. AvantGo also provides AvantGo.com, the leading interactive Internet service for mobile consumers. The free service offers more than 300 optimized channels from leading European-based content providers, such as ft.com, as well as leading US-based content providers, including The 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 Times, MapQuest.com, FedEx, Excite and SONY Online. Already, more than 15% of AvantGo.com subscribers are from Europe. International Data Corporation predicts that by the year 2003, there will a total available market of more than 10 million handheld companions and seven million smartphones in Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). . Additionally, European research firm Strategy Analytics estimates that within five years there will be 525 million WAP-enabled phone users from Western Europe, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Asia. "As the number of mobile devices increases, our technology is becoming even more widely adopted. Both individuals and Fortune 500 companies rely on AvantGo solutions, which provide access to the Internet, corporate intranets and extranets from the devices people carry with them everywhere handheld devices and Internet-based mobile phones," said Felix Lin, 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 AvantGo. "We've already established strong support in the US and are now committed to becoming a key player in Europe. We anticipate that Philip and his team will have the same success in Europe, providing mobile individuals with the critical and personalized information they need -- any time, anywhere." Philip Hibberd will immediately establish AvantGo's European headquarters in the UK. He brings a broad range of business and technology experience to AvantGo. As a member of the Protege pro·té·gé n. One whose welfare, training, or career is promoted by an influential person. [French, from past participle of protéger, to protect, from Old French, from Latin team, he most recently served as vice president and general manager of BEA Systems BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS) is one of the major companies developing enterprise infrastructure software. BEA makes middleware, products that help software run on top of databases. Inc. Mr. Hibberd has also held positions with Tibco, Inc., Reuters, Hewlett-Packard and MSB MSB - Most Significant Bit Consultants Ltd. In this new role, Mr. Hibberd will take advantage of his management expertise and network of European business contacts to establish European operations for AvantGo that is staffed, owned and operated as a subsidiary of AvantGo's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. headquarters. "With the explosion in handheld device and mobile phone usage across Europe, AvantGo's expansion into the European marketplace is perfectly timed," commented Mr. Hibberd. "We offer corporate customers a powerful proposition and initial interest has been highly encouraging. With several major contracts already in place, we aim to drive the corporate market for Web-enabled mobile devices by helping companies to make the most of their on-line and wireless capabilities. On the consumer side, we also expect to build on AvantGo.com's already sizable European subscriber base and form additional strategic relationships with European content providers." About AvantGo The authority in managing mobile information, AvantGo, Inc. wirelessly extends Internet, intranet and extranet applications to handheld computers based on the Palm Computing and Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. platforms. With its core products, AvantGo Enterprise for Fortune 1000 companies and AvantGo.com for individuals on the go, the company helps organizations stay closer to their customers. Using AvantGo.com, today hundreds of thousands of individuals are accessing free, interactive and personalized content from leading media providers on more than 300 optimized channels. AvantGo also spearheads the Mobile Application Link initiative, an open, industry standard for connecting mobile devices to server-based applications. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.avantgo.com or call 650-638-3399. AvantGo, AvantGo.com and the AvantGo logo are trademarks of AvantGo, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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