Covigo Names Mobile & Wireless Products Targeted at Enterprises and Wireless Operators.Business Editors MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2003 Covigo, Inc., a leading provider of adaptive software for developing and deploying mobile, web and portal applications, today announced that the Covigo Platform will now be named as two separate products -- Covigo Mobility Suite for Enterprises and Covigo Mobility Suite for Operators. Covigo Mobility Suite for Enterprises is geared toward enterprises and also to independent software vendors, systems integrators, device manufacturers and value-added resellers providing solutions and applications to enterprises. Specific features of this product include: -- Smart Client for transactional device-resident applications -- Two-way business object synchronization between server and terminals -- Support for multiple networks, including Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi, 802.11), 2.5G (GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. ), 3G, IP -- Single-authoring for 800+ terminals, including laptops and handhelds such as Pocket PC, Palm, RIM, Symbian, Nokia, Symbol and more -- Visual development environment with process modelling -- Integration framework with multiple pre-built connectors -- Support for open standards, including Web Services, J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. and .NET Covigo Mobility Suite for Operators is geared toward operators and also to independent software vendors and systems integrators providing solutions, applications and services to operators. Specific features of this product include: -- Single-authoring and device independence for over 800 mobile devices, including devices from Nokia, Ericsson, Siemens, HP, RIM, Symbian, Palm, Handspring, Panasonic, Alcatel and others. -- Automatic detection of connecting device type for over 800 devices. -- Two-way messaging between servers and devices over MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. , 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. , 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 email -- Support for multiple networks, including GSM, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. , 2.5G (GPRS), 3G, IP and Wireless LAN -- Rapid service creation environment -- Multiple pre-built connectors to SMS and MMS gateways, voice servers, location servers and more -- Support for open standards, including OSA-Parlay, 3GPP GPP Government Performance Project GPP General Purpose Processor GPP General Physical Preparedness GPP Gambian People's Party GPP Good Pharmacy Practice GPP Gross Primary Productivity GPP Green Procurement Program GPP Generic Packetized Protocol and Web Services About Covigo Covigo's award-winning software enables enterprises and operators to develop and deploy mobile, web and portal applications with faster time-to-market and 50% lower cost. Covigo customers in North America and Europe include software vendors and integrators such as Software AG and CMG CMG Coastal & Marine Geology (USGS) CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (stock symbol) CMG Companion (of the Order Of) St Michael and St George CMG Computer Measurement Group Wireless Data Solutions and organizations such as the State of Texas, T-Mobile, and CricInfo. The company is backed by Levensohn Venture Partners, Nokia Venture Partners and Norwest Venture Partners and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California Menlo Park is a city in San Mateo County, California in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 37°29' North, longitude 122°9' East. Menlo Park had 30,785 inhabitants as of the 2000 U.S. Census. , with European operations in Germany and the United Kingdom. To learn more about Covigo's Mobility Suite for Enterprises and Operators, visit www.covigo.com. Covigo is a trademark of Covigo, Inc. 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