AvantGo Granted Second Patent for Mobile Technology.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers AvantGo, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVGO), the leading provider of mobile enterprise software, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property has granted the Company its second patent. Patent number 6,421,717 covers the technology that enables enterprises to deliver robust applications involved in automating field force activities to mobile devices in an always-available mode. The patent includes the synchronization and customization of XML based 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. , applications and data for applications where field data and transaction integrity are critical. As with its first patent, the invention is core to AvantGo software's unique ability to enable wireless and off-line access to XML-based web applications on a variety of mobile devices, including those based on the Pocket PC, Palm OS and RIM BlackBerry Wireless Handheld(TM) 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. . "This patent strengthens our unique position in the software marketplace, enabling us to extend existing enterprise applications to mobile devices using web standards," said Richard Owen, 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, Inc. "Patents strengthen our position in the industry and further our technology leadership in providing best-of-class solutions for field-based mobile employees." AvantGo has 16 other patents pending. Briefly stated, the invention includes systems, methods, computer program products, and combinations and sub-combinations thereof for enabling web content (as well as other objects) to be loaded on mobile devices (as well as other types of devices), and for users of mobile devices to operate with such web content on their mobile devices in an interactive manner while in an off-line mode. About AvantGo AvantGo, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVGO) is the leading provider of mobile enterprise software. AvantGo solutions automate business processes and improve the exchange of information between companies and their employees and customers, resulting in improved business efficiencies and more effective customer interactions. AvantGo solutions include the best-of-breed mobile software platform for creating and deploying enterprise applications, proven customer relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ), supply chain management (SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. ), field force automation (FFA FFA free fatty acids. ) and personal information management (PIM (1) (Protocol Independent Multicast) A multicast routing protocol endorsed by the IETF. Used in conjunction with an existing unicast routing protocol, it comes in two flavors: Dense Mode (PIM-DM) is used when recipients in the target group are in a concentrated ) mobile business applications, and professional services to assist in the strategy, design and delivery of end-to-end mobile solutions. AvantGo's customers, which include 28 of the Fortune 100 and over 2500 companies in 50 countries, include McKesson Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Cisco Systems, FedEx, Scottish Power, The US Senate, Tyco, Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. , American Express, The World Economic Forum, BG Group, plc., Genencor and Alcatel. For more information, please visit www.avantgo.com. AvantGo, AvantGo Enterprise, AvantGo M-Business Server, AvantGo Mobile Sales, AvantGo Mobile Delivery, AvantGo Mobile Pharma, AvantGo Mobile Inspection, Dynamic Mobility Model and the AvantGo logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of AvantGo in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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