Brokat Technologies and AvantGo Provide Critical Personalized Transactions Over Mobile Devices.Business/Technology Editors SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2001 New partnership delivers applications and Internet content from the Brokat Server Technologies product line to mobile devices AvantGo, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AVGO), the leading provider of mobile infrastructure software and services, today announced that Brokat Technologies (Nasdaq: BROA, Neuer Mrkt: BRJ BRJ Baseball Research Journal BRJ Bandwidth Change Reject ), a global leader in software that enables user-centric business, has selected AvantGo Enterprise to develop a next-generation mobile device gateway for the Brokat(R) Server Technologies product family. The Brokat Server Technologies SmartDevice Gateway will support both Palm OS(R) and Microsoft(R) Windows(R)-Powered Pocket PC devices 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 Pocket PC and Windows CE devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. . It joins a growing number of enterprise solutions that leverage AvantGo's mobile infrastructure software to enable organizations to wirelessly deploy existing enterprise applications and critical information to the mobile devices of employees, customers and business partners. Through the integration of AvantGo's infrastructure software and Brokat Server Technologies' product, the SmartDevice Gateway offers mobile users the ability to access personalized information and transactional applications anytime, anywhere through handheld devices such as PDAs, pocket PCs and smartphones by offering a combined online and offline access method. The SmartDevice Gateway can be used to provide money transfer applications which enable the user to enter multiple money transfers in offline mode and then connect to the wireless network as the transaction is about to be submitted. "The SmartDevice Gateway, built on AvantGo Enterprise, extends Brokat Server Technologies' premium personalized multi-channel capabilities by adding another strategic customer interaction channel," said Stephan Kruppa, Brokat's executive vice president Server Technologies division. "We believe that the support of mobile devices will be the key driver for user-centric e-business in the next decade. It was therefore important for us to choose a proven mobile infrastructure partner which embraced our open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced philosophy and had a clear product roadmap around the continuing evolution of PDAs and smartphones." The SmartDevice Gateway adds to Brokat Server Technologies' multi-channel features -- which ensures data and applications to be effectively and securely transmitted to call-center and payment gateways, interactive voice response, the internet and to GSM by WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. and text based Also called "character based," it refers to handling text and not graphics. Simple charts and illustrations may be drawn, but they are limited to a set of special characters that are strung together to make up lines and shades (see OEM font). messaging (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ). Mark Loader, business development manager for AvantGo, commented: "There are some excellent synergies between our two businesses. We are both seeing strong interest from large organizations -- 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. institutions in particular -- who can see the power of extending rich Customer Relationship Management applications and communications channels to their customers' mobile devices. By integrating our technology into its Server Technologies solution set, Brokat is providing companies with a fast and assured route to mobile CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. and mobile working." Central administration and security are key features of AvantGo Enterprise. Using any web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. and proper authentication, system administrators can roll out new applications and data to mobile users and groups of users. Featuring 128-bit and 56-bit SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. encryption, the updated server software delivers end-to-end security with the ability for administrators to store and transmit passwords securely. AvantGo Enterprise also features multiple language support (English, French and German) and is the first fully integrated mobile solution to offer interactive access to web-based applications and messaging applications -- including Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes. Brokat Server Technologies facilitate the development of user-centric e-business solutions enabling electronic services to be offered via a wide range of electronic delivery channels such as the internet, wireless networks or call centers. About Brokat Brokat Technologies (Nasdaq: BROA, Neuer Markt: BRJ) is a global leader in software that enables user-centric business. Brokat's product families -- multi-channel infrastructure software, rules management and personalization technology, mobile payment software, and e-finance applications -- are used by over 3,500 enterprises worldwide including ABN Amro, Allianz, Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , Blue Martini Software Blue Martini Software (Blue Martini Software, Inc.) was a privately held software manufacturer and professional services provider based in San Mateo, California that sells and supports an eponymous e-commerce enterprise application that supports sales online, by phone, and at the , Charter One, DaimlerChrysler, DBS Bank, Fidelity Investments, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corporation, LBBW LBBW Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart, Germany) , MasterCard International, SE-Banken, Sun Microsystems, Swiss Post Office, T-Motion (a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom) and Toyota. Strategic partners, among others, include Compaq, Intel, IBM, Siemens and Sun Microsystems. With dual headquarters in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. and Stuttgart, Germany, Brokat employs over 1,400 people in 17 countries. Information on Brokat and its products is available at www.brokat.com. About AvantGo AvantGo, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGO) is the leading provider of infrastructure software and services that power the mobile economy. AvantGo Enterprise 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 two 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 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 Brokat to integrate, deploy and utilize the technology as anticipated and to obtain new content sources for use with the technology, possible delays in release of new products and services, customer demand for such products and services, the ability of the sales force to adequately market products containing the technology. For additional information regarding these and other risks associated with the company's business refer to the company's reports filed with the SEC. Note to Editors: AvantGo, AvantGo Enterprise and the AvantGo logo are trademarks of AvantGo, Inc. Brokat is a registered trademark, and Brokat Technologies and the Brokat Technologies logo are trademarks, of Brokat AG or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Palm OS is a registered trademark or trademark of Palm, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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