AvantGo Teams With Microsoft On Mobile Experience Tour; AvantGo Showcases Mobile Solutions During Nationwide Tour and Offers 20% Software Discount to Attendees.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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)--May 10, 2001 AvantGo, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVGO), the leading provider of mobile infrastructure software and services, today announced that it has teamed with Microsoft Corp. to showcase AvantGo mobile solutions as part of Microsoft's Mobile Experience Tour, which kicks off today and heads for 11 cities around the U.S. AvantGo is participating as a key industry partner that extends enterprise applications, such as CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , business intelligence, sales force automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. , supply chain management, patient care, field force automation and Microsoft Exchange-based applications, as well as Web-based content and services, to businesses and individuals using Microsoft Pocket PC- and Windows CE-based devices. As part of the event, AvantGo is offering a 20% software discount on its AvantGo 4.0 M-Business Server to registered attendees For more information about AvantGo's participation in the event, please access the Microsoft Mobile Experience Tour channel on your mobile device from www.avantgo.com/channels or visit www.avantgo.com/seminars/mobile and register to win a color Pocket PC. AvantGo will be demonstrating its AvantGo 4.0 software, which makes the most of existing network infrastructure, Internet standards See Internet Engineering Task Force. and wireless devices so that businesses can deploy applications to their mobile workforces, partners and customers without writing specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. software for each device or connectivity alternative. AvantGo 4.0 provides a reliable end-to-end software solution that ensures instant, anytime, anywhere access to important information, messaging and applications from any mobile device and wireless service -- even outside wireless coverage areas. The solution allows corporations to choose from the wide variety of wireless devices, connectivity options and services available today. "The Mobile Experience Tour is designed to spread the word about wireless mobility throughout 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. ," said Phil Holden Holden, town (1990 pop. 14,628), Worcester co., central Mass., a residential suburb of Worcester; settled 1723, set off and inc. 1741. Manufactures include electrical and metal products, plastics, and machinery. , director of marketing for Microsoft's Mobility Division. "By having key industry partners like AvantGo with us on tour, we can demonstrate real wireless solutions that are working today to save money for enterprises and time for individuals." AvantGo will also be demonstrating its popular AvantGo mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. service, which enables businesses to deliver Web-based content and applications to more than 2.5 million mobile users to generate incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. revenue, extend their brand, reduce customer care costs and increase the overall lifetime value of their customer relationships. The service, free to individuals, allows mobile device users to access their favorite Websites and more than 1000 optimized channels of content including travel itineraries, entertainment listings, stock market activities, news, sports, weather and more. "Microsoft has come up with an innovative way to spread the word about mobile technology, by going mobile," said Gary Kanazawa, director of product marketing for AvantGo. "Our mobile solutions for businesses coupled with Microsoft's popular devices provide a great opportunity for customers to discover the benefits of wireless networks and devices and to learn more about how they can become part of the wireless revolution today." About AvantGo AvantGo, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVGO) is the leading provider of infrastructure software and services that power the mobile economy. AvantGo M-Business software enables businesses to increase the value of their corporate information systems by extending existing enterprise applications and critical information to employees, customers and business partners. The company also provides the AvantGo mobile Internet service, a hosted network that enables hundreds of businesses to deliver their content and applications to more than 2.5 million mobile consumers. AvantGo is a pioneer in delivering real-world solutions for both wireless and off-line use. For more information, please visit www.avantgo.com. Cautionary Statement Except for historical information, all of the expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. involving risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the ability of Microsoft to develop and launch its Mobile Experience Tour and for AvantGo to demonstrate products and services at the event. For additional information regarding these and other risks associated with the companies' business, refer to the companies' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . AvantGo, AvantGo Enterprise and the AvantGo logo are trademarks of AvantGo, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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