Centura Software Showcases Mobile Solutions at COMDEX/Fall 2000; Centura will demonstrate their Mobile Sales Force Application in Palm Computing Booth No. L6156.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2000 Booth No. L6156 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000 Centura(R) Software Corp. (Nasdaq:CNTR CNTR Center CNTR Container CNTR Control CNTR Counter ), a leading global provider of solutions that mobilize the enterprise, today announces at COMDEX/Fall 2000 their presence in Palm's Booth No. L6156. Centura will demonstrate alongside Palm, their mobile application platform that enables business-critical data and existing applications from the backend to the Web and wireless environments via handheld devices and other Information Appliances (IA). This year, COMDEX/Fall 2000 will incorporate a focus on e-mobility, validating Centura's vision in the rapidly expanding mobile market. The Centura demonstrations include a wireless Mobile 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. (SFA See sales force automation. SFA - Sales Force Automation ) Solution based on Centura's Mobile Application Platform, eSNAPP, which will use a CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) A low-speed, digital, wireless data network that is an enhancement to an existing analog cellular network. Based on IBM's CelluPlan II, CDPD provides a packet overlay onto the AMPS network and moves data at 19. network to access a remote corporate database, using a Palm Vx and a Minstrel Modem. Centura's ultra-small footprint secure database, db.star for Palm, will be used for local data storage on the handheld device. In addition, Centura will showcase wireless end-to-end access to corporate data using eSNAPP on a Local Area Network using Symbol SPT (Sectors Per Track) The number of sectors in one track. 1740 Palm OS 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 Palm OS devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. . Centura's solutions are designed to address several important challenges that businesses seeking to empower their mobile workforce face today. At COMDEX/Fall 2000, Centura will demonstrate how its solutions enable a variety of devices to access enterprise data in real-time, ensuring business decisions are made with the most up-to-date information available. The platform enables enterprise customers to overcome issues such as constrained storage on the device and discontinuous discontinuous /dis·con·tin·u·ous/ (dis?kon-tin´u-us) 1. interrupted; intermittent; marked by breaks. 2. discrete; separate. 3. lacking logical order or coherence. connections -- common in today's burgeoning mobile world. In addition, Centura's product suite ensures companies that their sensitive business critical information will remain secure -- even when it is transmitted beyond the corporate firewall. "The mobile enterprise space is evolving very rapidly and COMDEX provides us with an ideal venue to highlight the technology that is being used by today's forward thinking companies. The fact that COMDEX is focusing on the wireless market reinforces our message regarding the growing importance of enabling mobile workers to access real-time, secure data remotely via handheld devices," said Scott Broomfield, Chairman and 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 Centura Software. "Centura is proud to demonstrate a pivotal piece of our mobile software suite, alongside a leader in the handheld space such as Palm." Each year, COMDEX/Fall presents the world's largest and most influential IT event. This year's event will incorporate a focus on e-mobility, which will examine the trends in the burgeoning wireless and mobile communications market. Comdex 2000 will host more than 2,300 exhibiting companies, thousands of product launches, and service more than three and a half million buyers, resellers, IT professionals, developers and corporate managers. Centura Software Corp. Headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., Centura is a leading global provider of solutions that mobilize the enterprise. The company's suite of integrated mobile enterprise products enables secure real-time business across an array of devices. Developers and IT decision makers worldwide have relied on Centura's rich and innovative technology offerings and its world-class professional services since 1984. The company integrates its solutions in various business systems worldwide including healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications and financial industries for customers such as ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. , Merck, Xerox, Deutsche Bank and Southern Company. Centura has 19 offices worldwide, including locations in North America, Latin America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the . For more information about Centura, visit http://www.centurasoft.com. Note to Editors: Centura, the Centura logo and all Centura products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Centura Software Corporation, or are trademarks and/or registered trademarks exclusively licensed to and used by Centura Software Corporation. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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