AvantGo and XcelleNet Partner to Expand AvantGo M-Business Solutions; AvantGo to Provide Enterprise Customers with Afaria Mobile Device Management.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ATLANTA Atlanta (ətlăn`tə, ăt–), city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847. & 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)--Oct. 22, 2001 XcelleNet, Inc., the leading provider of management solutions for remote systems and mobile & wireless devices, and AvantGo, Inc., (Nasdaq:AVGO), the leading provider of mobile infrastructure software and services, today announced that they have teamed up to expand AvantGo's mobile business solutions for Global 1000 enterprises deploying large numbers of mobile devices. The agreement enables AvantGo to offer XcelleNet's Afaria(TM) mobile device management software as a component of its AvantGo M-Business Server solutions. AvantGo mobile enterprise software automates business processes and improves the exchange of information between companies and their employees and customers. Complementing AvantGo's cross-platform device support, XcelleNet's Afaria provides essential systems management capabilities for a comprehensive array of handheld devices. The combined solution enables corporations to minimize ownership costs, while increasing productivity of the IT department and mobile professionals. For IT managers, the combined solution overcomes the challenges associated with deploying and managing large numbers of mobile devices accessing critical corporate applications and data. Afaria offers a complete management suite, enabling organizations to track and maintain mobile devices, deploy and install critical business applications, synchronize See synchronization. data and automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. management tasks between mobile users and corporate systems, all from a central location and without user intervention A procedure used in a lawsuit by which the court allows a third person who was not originally a party to the suit to become a party, by joining with either the plaintiff or the defendant. . "AvantGo has a tremendous reputation in the handheld space with its leading applications and services designed for the mobile enterprise," said Joan Herbig, 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 XcelleNet. "AvantGo's selection of Afaria is another great validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. of our technology. This combined offering will benefit customers by keeping them up to date with the latest information as well as keeping their applications and mobile devices working properly." "We have been enabling our customers to successfully deploy business-critical applications and information to large mobile workforces. As these deployments expand in size and scope, organizations need a means to securely control and maintain these devices. Our relationship with XcelleNet will help us build on our success by providing comprehensive device management tools that further distinguish our award-winning mobile offering," added Richard Owen Sir Richard Owen KCB (July 20 1804–December 18 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. He was widely regarded as malicious and dishonest but he was also one of the most brilliant and influential biologists of his time. , AvantGo's CEO. "We chose XcelleNet's Afaria due to its leadership position in the handheld device management space, giving us two award-winning solutions that deliver powerful productivity enhancements along with tremendous cost savings." About XcelleNet XcelleNet, Inc. is the leading provider of enterprise solutions for managing remote systems and mobile & wireless devices. For more than 14 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time company has been a pioneer in meeting the challenges of securely delivering and maintaining mission-critical applications and content to remote locations with its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , RemoteWare(R). Today companies around the world use RemoteWare to manage kiosks, retail and restaurant store systems, branch office networks, and other remote systems. Leveraging remote expertise and award-winning technology, in May 2000 XcelleNet introduced Afaria(TM), a device management solution designed to address the problems enterprises face as a result of the explosive growth of the mobile & wireless economy. Afaria provides the most comprehensive management functionality available for organizations deploying large numbers of mobile devices, including laptops, PocketPCs, Palm Handhelds, RIM BlackBerrys, and Symbian devices and smart phones. XcelleNet serves some 2,500 customers worldwide in a broad range of industries such as pharmaceutical, retail, hospitality, insurance, 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 manufacturing. The company's solutions reduce total cost of ownership of remote or mobile deployments, accelerate end-user productivity and ensure the availability and reliability of corporate applications and information to an organization's remote and mobile workforce. More information is available at http://www.XcelleNet.com 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 Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. service, a hosted network that enables hundreds of businesses to deliver their content and applications to more than 3 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 success of the relationship between the parties, the ability of customers to deploy and utilize the products as anticipated, the ability of customers to experience the benefits, such as low ownership costs, and increased productivity, possible delays in the release of new products and services, customer demand for such products and services, the ability of the sales force to adequately market the product. For additional information regarding these and other risks associated with the companies' business, refer to the companies' latest 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. . Note to Editors: XcelleNet and RemoteWare are trademarks of XcelleNet, Inc. Afaria is a trademark of Afaria, Inc. AvantGo, AvantGo Enterprise, AvantGo Mobile Engine, AvantGo Mobile Sales, Dynamic Mobility Model and the AvantGo logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of AvantGo in 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/or other countries. XcelleNet and Afaria make no claims of ownership to all other products and company names mentioned herein which may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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