Equinox Solutions, Inc. Enters Mobile Computing Marketplace; Receives $4.375 Million in Venture Capital from Meyer Duffy Ventures.Business/Technology Editors LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000 Equinox equinox (ē`kwĭnŏks), either of two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect. The vernal equinox, also known as "the first point of Aries," is the point at which the sun appears to cross the Solutions, Inc. today entered the mobile technology marketplace with a software solution that enables mobile professionals to efficiently access their corporate computing environment using portable and handheld devices. Headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,355 at the 2000 census. The town is famous for being the site of the opening shots of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first engagement of the American Revolution. , the privately-held company recently received $4.375 million of funding from Meyer Duffy Ventures of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Meyer Duffy focuses primarily on emerging "best of breed" technology companies concentrating on the management of corporate networks and Internet infrastructure, with particular focus on companies providing services and software solutions. Equinox Solutions' ActiveNet product family seamlessly extends the corporate environment to the mobile worker by effectively managing data and network utilization over low bandwidth and wireless networks. This enables mobile professionals to efficiently access enterprise data, such as LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. files and email attachments from their laptop, WAP phone WAP phone n → teléfono WAP , two-way smart pager A two-way pager that lets you send short messages using a small keyboard. Units typically contain a built-in address book and other messaging features. The Motorola PageWriter and Research in Motion (RIM) pagers provide platforms for third-party software and services. , such as Blackberry, or other handheld device. "Meyer Duffy believes the desire of the current 45 million mobile professionals to have wireless access to their corporate databases and email attachments represents a great opportunity to capitalize on the tremendous growth in demand for mobile data applications," says John Mills, partner with Meyer Duffy Ventures. "By addressing the mobile professional's need to efficiently access enterprise data, including LAN files and email attachments via any wireless device, the Equinox suite of products and technology fully meets the demand of the marketplace." "Equinox is very excited to work with an organization such as Meyer Duffy. They are focused, responsive and add value for Equinox to bring its ActiveNet product suite to the market," noted K.S. Sriram, president of Equinox Solutions, Inc. At a time when it is increasingly important for on-the-road professionals to gain easy access to email and attachments, service providers are seeking a product that meets that need. Most desirable is a product that is easy-to-use, supports a wide range of mobile devices and is compatible with industry-standard applications. The ActiveNet product suite is available for license by Application Service Providers (ASPs), Network Service Providers, Infrastructure Providers, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Systems Integrators and Consultants. About Equinox Solutions, Inc. Headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, Equinox Solutions, Inc. is a privately held, global company offering unique software technologies that enable mobile professionals. The Company's ActiveNet software enables users to utilize industry standard applications in a reliable, seamless and cost-effective manner over low bandwidth and wireless networks. For more information, visit the Equinox Solutions, Inc. Web site at www.equin.com. About Meyer Duffy Ventures Meyer Duffy Ventures (www.MeyerDuffy.com) is a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of based, early stage Venture Capital firm focusing on Internet and networking infrastructure software and services. Investments include Predictive Systems (PRDS PRDS Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social (French: Democratic and Social Republican Party, Mauritania) PRDS Pitt-Rogers-Danks Syndrome PRDS Peachtree Rainbow Deaf Society, Inc. ), Paradigm4, CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. Network Systems, Equinox Solutions, Solant, Arc eConsultancy and Riversoft. |
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