Odyssey Software's Award Winning Tools ViaXML2 and CFCOM to Support Windows Mobile 5.0.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Odyssey Software Odyssey Software was a computer game developer founded in 1987 in Eastham, Massachusetts by Art V. Cestaro III. The company produced games for the Amiga and the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). , a recognized leader in the development of mobile enterprise infrastructure products today announced its award winning tools, ViaXML2(TM) and CFCOM(TM), will support the Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. 5.0 software platform. The products provide Visual Studio developers with invaluable data access and interop options when targeting Windows Mobile- and Windows CE-based devices, including the Pocket PC and Smartphone form factors. "Windows Mobile has been a great platform for Odyssey's mobile enterprise infrastructure products, and we are very excited about Microsoft's release of Windows Mobile 5.0, " said Mark Gentile, 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 Odyssey Software, "Both ViaXML2 and CFCOM take advantage of the improved platform flexibility from Windows Mobile 5.0, and will continue to be valuable assets for developers looking to provide their customers with mobile applications that offer clear competitive advantage." ViaXML2 is a comprehensive suite of proven frameworks and data access infrastructure for developers targeting Windows Mobile-based devices using the Microsoft .NET See .NET. Compact Framework and Visual C++. ViaXML2 is the first product to combine XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Web services and queuing technology for highly-reliable and scalable mobile applications that seamlessly operate across well-connected and casually-connected environments. The product also allows developers to publish on-device XML Web services for enterprise scenarios needing server-push capabilities. ViaXML2 shortens development time of real-world applications by as much as 75 percent, provides complete business and process integration, and eliminates proprietary server components that complicate deployments. CFCOM (.NET Compact Framework COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. interoperability) provides a solution to one of the top requested features for the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework: the ability to easily use existing, or newly developed, COM objects and ActiveX controls, such as MSXML (MicroSoft XML) An XSLT processor from Microsoft that works with the Internet Explorer browser. It includes an XML parser and XPath processor. See XSLT. , MediaPlayer and mapping components, in .NET Compact Framework-based applications. By adding CFCOM to their arsenal, developers can take advantage of the rich functionality offered by existing COM objects and ActiveX controls, instantly. CFCOM represents the ideal migration path for Windows Embedded developers moving to Microsoft Visual Studio Microsoft Visual Studio is Microsoft's flagship software development product for computer programmers. It centers on an integrated development environment which lets programmers create standalone applications, web sites, web applications, and web services that run on any platforms and the .NET Compact Framework. "At Microsoft, we are always excited about mobile partners who extend the developer experience by delivering quality tools and support for our platforms," said Chris Hill, group product manager for the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "We are pleased and appreciative with Odyssey Software's commitment to extend both the ViaXML2 and CFCOM tools to the Windows Mobile 5.0 software platform." About Odyssey Software Odyssey Software, Inc. is a recognized leader in the development of mobile enterprise software infrastructure products for all Windows Mobile(TM) - based device platforms. Odyssey's software products are enabling technology for remote data-access, application provisioning, and mobile device management for mobile enterprise solutions. These mobile solutions can be quickly built, deployed, and managed, improving corporate agility, productivity, and competitive advantage. Additional information about Odyssey Software may be found at www.odysseysoftware.com. All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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