Covigo Wins PC Magazine Editor's Choice Award for Best Mobile Development Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2002 PC Magazine Judges Name Covigo Winner over Major Vendors, Validating Covigo's Innovation and Expertise in Web Services-based Application Development and Deployment Covigo, Inc., the market leading web services-based platform for delivering multi-channel process-driven applications, today announced that PC Magazine has selected the Covigo Platform as the best mobile development solution for 2002. Judges reviewed a host of multi-channel development and deployment solutions, among them solutions from Microsoft and iConverse, and evaluated Covigo's implementation of a field service application deployed through a unified development methodology over desktops, laptops, PDAs and smartphones through access methodologies such as Web, J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) A version of Java 2 for cellphones, PDAs and consumer appliances. J2ME uses the K Virtual Machine (KVM), a specialized Java interpreter for devices with limited memory. , synchronization, voice recognition, 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 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. . "The PC Magazine Editors' Choice award directs organizations to the products that will enable enterprise IT professionals to establish and maintain e-business leadership and a competitive edge while making the most effective use of corporate resources," said Sahil Gambhir, PC Magazine Labs Project Leader. "We chose Covigo Platform as our winner because of its rapid application development and deployment capabilities, much of which was due to its visual process-driven application development tools, rapid standards-based integration with Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. , business intelligence engine and single-source approach to building thin-client, synching, and voice-based applications. In the world of mobile, voice and Web applications, this kind of web services-based approach is key towards being able to reduce application development and maintenance costs." "This award from PC Magazine underscores Covigo's technical excellence and thought-leadership in web services-based multi-channel development platforms," said Cheryl Traverse, 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. , Covigo. "Using Covigo's solution, customers gain 80% savings in cost and time in delivering distributed web applications." For the complete review entitled "Mobile Application Tools," please visit http://www.pcmagazine.com and the October 15, 2002 issue of PC Magazine. About Covigo Covigo is the market leading web services-based platform for delivering multi-channel process-driven applications. The Covigo Platform(TM) is used by operators, enterprises, software vendors and systems integrators to deploy applications spanning multiple channels (Web, wireless, voice) and multiple modes (real-time, offline, alerts). Covigo customers in North America and Europe include software vendors and integrators such as 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 CricInfo and Fast Search & Transfer ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and . The company is backed by Levensohn Capital Management, Nokia Venture Partners and Norwest Venture Partners and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , with European operations based in England, the Netherlands and Germany. To learn more about Covigo's innovative solutions, visit www.covigo.com. Covigo is a trademark of Covigo, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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