Inktomi Forges Into Wireless Internet; Wireless Infrastructure for Delivery of Next-Generation Content, Commerce and Applications.Business Editors & High Tech Writers FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2000 Strategic Investment in AirFlash for Just-in-Time Mobile Phone Content Alliances with AirFlash, Cap Gemini, GWcom, Hewlett-Packard Company, Portal Software Portal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little. The company offered its own interface through modem access that featured Internet email. , Spyglass and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. Inktomi Corp. (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 :INKT INKT Inktomi, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) INKT I Never Knew That ), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced a broad initiative to deliver infrastructure software to wireless network operators, Internet portals and global enterprises for the delivery of next-generation mobile data services. The initiative, which encompasses Inktomi's portal services and network products, will provide companies with the ability to deliver revenue-generating mobile services providing millions of wireless subscribers worldwide with highly relevant, differentiated content and commerce services. Inktomi also announced six new alliances to rapidly expand its reach into the wireless space. These include a strategic investment and alliance with AirFlash for mobile phone Internet services, and alliances with Cap Gemini and Portal Software for the provisioning and billing of wireless content and applications, Hewlett-Packard Company for its wireless hardware platform, Sun Microsytems for its wireless infrastructure solution set, Spyglass for content transformation and GWcom to enable advanced mobile commerce services. "With today's announcement we are firmly planting a marker for the future of Inktomi as the global wireless infrastructure provider," said David Peterschmidt, president 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. at Inktomi. "In the coming years we will invest significantly in this growth area, leveraging our leadership position in the Internet infrastructure to become the de-facto provider of core technology for the wireless Internet. Today's news is the first milestone of many to come from Inktomi as we become essential to the Internet." It is estimated that by the year 2005 the mobile e-commerce industry will expand rapidly reaching 14 billion transactions with a total market of $200 billion(1). The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association See TIA. (body, standard) Telecommunications Industry Association - (TIA) An association that sets standards for communications cabling. Cables that TIA set standards for include: EIA/TIA-568A and EIA/TIA-568B category three, four and five cable. also projects that in five years there will be 830 million wireless devices globally that will be capable of connecting to the Internet. AirFlash powered by Inktomi Inktomi Search, Directory, and Commerce for Just-In-Time Mobile Content Today, Inktomi announced that it has acquired an equity stake in AirFlash Inc., a global application service provider for the delivery of mobile content and commerce services. Under this agreement, AirFlash will integrate Inktomi Search, Directory and Commerce with its location-based technology, enabling mobile network operators and Internet portals to deliver personalized content and commerce designed for mobile users. The joint solution will be co-branded, "AirFlash powered by Inktomi." Mobile phones are growing faster than the Internet. By 2003, there will be over one billion in use with over 60 percent capable of receiving wireless Internet(2). The private-label AirFlash powered by Inktomi solution will enable wireless carriers and portals to build a branded, customized portal See personal portal. and mobile commerce (m-commerce) offering to deliver differentiated mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. services to subscribers worldwide. These services will be available starting third quarter 2000. Unlike other wireless portal A Web site that supports a user with a smartphone or alphanumeric pager. It may offer a variety of features, including providing a springboard to other (WAP based) wireless sites, the ability to select content to be pushed to the user's device as well as providing a point of entry for solutions that simply repurpose Web content for mobile phones, AirFlash powered by Inktomi explicitly creates content for the mobile medium relevant to the user's actual location. Bridging the online world with the offline, the joint solution enables providers to deliver content such as yellow pages, restaurants, hotels, real-time traffic, driving directions, movies and entertainment listings, commerce applications and other information that is pertinent to the vicinity of a mobile phone user. Users will also have mobile access to a broad range of products, merchants and content through a variety of wireless devices including, Wireless Application Protocol-enabled (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. ) mobile phones and wireless PDAs. "As a leader in providing the most advanced innovations for mobile Internet users, we believe this is a significant partnership between Inktomi and AirFlash. As an existing customer of Inktomi, we can benefit from this pioneering, integrated portal services platform that will provide users with highly relevant location-based content and commerce services," said Simon Durrant, head of Product Marketing, Orange. "We are delighted to be working with Inktomi to bring together technology and expertise to extend both companies' leadership in wireless content infrastructure," said Rama Aysola, CEO of AirFlash. "The AirFlash location-based solution combined with Inktomi's broad suite of portal service offerings will bring a powerful OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and solution to Wireless operators and Internet portals." Portal Software and Cap Gemini Inktomi Traffic Server for the Provisioning, Delivery and Billing of Wireless Content and Applications Inktomi and Portal Software (NASDAQ: PRSF PRSF Presidio of San Francisco (US National Park Service) PRSF Peoples Republic of San Francisco ), a leading provider of business infrastructure software for Internet and next-generation communications services, today announced plans to develop a platform for wireless content and applications delivery. The proposed joint solution will provide wireless operators with a scalable, integrated infrastructure for the provisioning, delivery and billing of wireless Internet content and applications. This platform will support emerging wireless protocols, enabling operators to build high-speed data and WAP services for millions of users. In addition, Inktomi is announcing an agreement with CAP Gemini, one of the world's largest management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects and systems integration companies, to deliver turnkey integration services based on the integrated Inktomi-Portal platform. The new alliance will provide wireless operators and Internet portals the business infrastructure and systems integration required to support applications and services based on General Packet Radio Service (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. ), Universal Mobile Telecommunications Services (UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. ) and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). "We are delighted to be the first integration partner for Inktomi's new offering which will enable the deployment of a flexible and scalable platform to support wireless service provisioning and delivery, and real-time billing," said Jean-Marie Personeni, Chief Technology Officer CAP Gemini Telemedia Lab. "The combination of Inktomi and Portal Software technologies delivered by CAP Gemini allows mobile data service providers the benefit of faster time-to-market and competitive service differentiation." Hewlett-Packard Company Inktomi Traffic Server for Hewlett Packard's Mobile E-services Platform Inktomi and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HWP HWP Height (and) Weight Proportionate HWP Half-Wave Plate HWP Highway Patrol HWP Height Weight Proportional HWP Hewlett-Packard Corporation (stock symbol) HWP Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides ) today announced an alliance to advance wireless connectivity to the Internet as part of HP's Mobile E-services initiative for mobile operators and global enterprises. As part of the alliance, Inktomi Traffic Server will become one of the core components of HP's Mobile E-services platform, which is an integrated set of hardware, software and services that forms the foundation for business-critical, mobile solutions. The joint initiative will provide a scalable platform for mobile operators and enterprises to expand service offerings beyond simple voice communications, and enable the rapid deployment of mobile Internet services. In addition, Inktomi has joined HP's Mobile E-services Bazaar, a program targeted at fostering the development of services and applications for the mobile communications market. This solution is scheduled to be available in the second half of this year. Sun Microsystems Inktomi Traffic Server for Sun's iFORCE Wireless Infrastructure Solution Inktomi and Sun will build on the success of their existing relationship to create an iFORCE wireless infrastructure solution to enable the delivery of wireless commerce, communication and content services for wireless operators. Inktomi Network Products along with iPlanet's wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. infrastructure products and Sun's market-leading platform will be core components of the solution that will enable the integration of Internet and wireless services. Under the iFORCE and Sun Portal Essentials program, Inktomi, Sun and iPlanet will work together to jointly market and sell the wireless infrastructure solution to service providers, network equipment providers and carriers to deliver secure, personalized web content anywhere, anytime and on any device. Spyglass Inktomi Traffic Server for Content Transformation on Multiple Mobile Devices Inktomi and Spyglass (NASDAQ: SPYG), today announced an extended alliance to deliver a content transformation solution that takes richly formatted, dynamic Web content and adapts it to match the capabilities of multiple mobile devices such as cellular phones, palm devices and laptop computers with wireless modems. Spyglass Prism integrated with the Inktomi Traffic Server platform is designed to enable wireless Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , network service providers and content providers to deliver faster access and optimal presentation of Internet content to users of mobile devices such as WAP-enabled handsets and PDAs. The integrated Inktomi-Spyglass solution fully utilizes Traffic Server's caching, administration, system management and logging capabilities, and Spyglass Prism can be distributed over multiple Traffic Server systems in a scalable and fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. configuration that expands quickly to meet a growing subscriber base. This solution is available today. GWcom Inktomi Commerce Engine for WAP-enabled Mobile Phones Inktomi and GWcom, developer of the byair.com Global Wireless Internet Platform and Applications Service, today announced an alliance to enable advanced m-commerce services on mobile phones and other handheld devices. byair.com wireless service will incorporate the Inktomi Commerce Engine for online shopping on WAP-enabled mobile phones and PDAs. The agreement will enable users to access powerful E-Commerce capabilities spanning a broad range of products, merchants, and content. GWcom, a global, experienced provider of wireless ASP services and the largest wireless destination site in China, launched its first commercial stock trading services nearly two years ago, and handles over 6.5M wireless information/stock transactions per month. The company also supports traditional retailers and e-retailers to become wireless enabled thereby enhancing customer contact and retention. The company is based in 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. and operates in the U.S. and China. About Inktomi Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable infrastructure software designed for ISPs, content delivery and hosting providers, Web portal See portal. and commerce sites, wireless operators and global enterprises. Inktomi's portal services include the search, directory, and commerce engine applications; network products include the Traffic Server network cache platform, Content Delivery Suite and associated value-added service A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. applications. Inktomi's customer and strategic partner base today includes such leading companies as America Online See AOL. , British Telecommunications, CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. , Excite@Home, Intel, Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. , Microsoft, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.inktomi.com. Copyright (c) 2000 INKTOMI CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved. Inktomi, Traffic Server, Scaling the Internet, WebMap and the tri-colored cube logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation. All other company and product names referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. ---------- 1 Strategy Analytics, RCR RCR Richard Childress Racing RCR responsible conduct of research RCR Royal College of Radiologists (UK; also seen as RCOR) RCR Royal Canadian Regiment RCR Rockcliff Resources Inc (Sudbury, ON, Canada) Radio Communications Report, January 10, 2000 2 The Yankee Group 1999 Study |
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