Odyssey Software's ViaXML Mobile Data Access Suite Selected By Equential Technologies For Use In Its OEM Enterprise Mobile Offerings.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2002 Odyssey's ViaXML(TM) Enables Equential's goLabor and goOrder Field Sales and Materials Management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, Deployments 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). Inc. today announced the selection of its ViaXML product by Equential Technologies for use in all of its 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 mobile product offerings. Equential's goLabor and goOrder products incorporate ViaXML to provide Pocket PC, Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. and Palm OS devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Palm OS devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. with robust, reliable access to enterprise data via wireless WAN, 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. and cradle connections. Equential is currently integrating ViaXML into all upcoming enterprise mobile software product releases. Equential started shipping goOrder 2.0 in August and began shipping goLabor 2.5 in September. goOrder is a highly configurable sales order The sales order, sometimes abbreviated as SO, is an order received by a business from a customer. A sales order may be for products and/or services. Given the wide variety of businesses, this means that the orders can be fulfilled in several ways. entry and quotation tool used by field sales, tradeshow and showroom sales representatives. goLabor is a time and materials labor and materials (time and materials) n. what some builders or repair people contract to provide and be paid for, rather than a fixed price or a percentage of the costs. management application, specifically tuned for crew and employee management. It is particularly useful in field service applications for the management of people, materials, and work orders in applications such as construction, paving, and other project management scenarios. ViaXML enables goLabor and goOrder to provide seamless connectivity over any wired or wireless IP-based network including WAN, LAN, dial-up modem and the device's cradle. ViaXML provides 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 (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. for mobile devices. Mobile application developers use ViaXML to leverage open standards-based Internet technologies such as XML, HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. , and HTTPS (1) (HyperText Transport Protocol Secure) The protocol for accessing a secure Web server. Using HTTPS in the URL instead of HTTP directs the message to a secure port number rather than the default Web port number of 80. to build applications that access enterprise data on remote servers; enable remote device management and software distribution; and enable direct peer-to-peer interaction between mobile devices. For seamless operation in casually connected environments (where wire or wireless connections are frequently unavailable), Equential employs Odyssey Software's SyncFX framework for ViaXML in its goLabor and goOrder products. SyncFX enables developers to easily create mobile applications with bi-directional ADO recordset synchronization between Windows CE devices and enterprise database servers. Using SyncFX, mobile applications can dynamically create ADO recordsets on the device with automatic tracking of field level changes. Built-in compression and processing of only changed data provides superior performance when synchronizing data with the server. Multiple goLabor and goOrder deployments underscore the success of Equential's mobile application products, and the underlying ViaXML remote data access technology, in meeting customer requirements in these markets. "The clear technical advantages of ViaXML, Odyssey Software's OEM program - and its exceptionally responsive and knowledgeable support team - made it clear that Equential should adopt ViaXML", said Jeff Eiberger, 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. Equential Technologies. "We used other synchronization and information delivery technologies before deciding on Odyssey's ViaXML. The ViaXML product proved itself to us in every development test and benchmark that we ran. Odyssey's commitment to their products and service sets the standard for the industry." "The goLabor and goOrder products reflect the excellence of Equential Technologies' development team. The performance of these products, coupled with Equential's expertise in the Field Sales and Materials Management markets, ensures their success," stated Mark Gentile, President and CEO of Odyssey Software. "Equential's positive experience with Odyssey Software's team results from our comprehensive OEM program," explained Gentile. "Our program provides OEMs with dedicated resources to assist their evaluation and mobile application development. We tailor our business relationship to the unique needs of each OEM; and offer extremely responsive technical support for assistance with their deployments and post-sales support." About Equential Technologies - Equential Technologies is a leading software and solutions provider of mobile enterprise applications for Pocket PC, Handheld PC  An editor has expressed concern that this article or section is .Please help improve the article by adding information and sources on neglected viewpoints, or by summarizing and , and Palm OS with enterprise connectivity to popular enterprise systems. Equential's unique application architecture provides a connected or disconnected solution with customer configurable options, full end-to-end management, and easy-to-use interfaces for your field personnel. Equential's line of 'goProducts' is designed to meet the needs of remote sales staff, field service personnel, and inventory management. For more information about delivering a packaged and configurable enterprise mobile solution, please contact Equential Technologies at 316-688-8665, mailto:info@equentialtech.com, or visit http://www.equentialtech.com/. About Odyssey Software, Inc. - Odyssey Software is a recognized leader in the development of mobile enterprise data-access software infrastructure products for all popular mobile device platforms (Pocket PC, Pocket PC 2002, Windows CE 2.11-3.0, Palm OS, Win32, DOS). Odyssey's products are enabling technology for remote data-access, dramatically reducing the time, complexity, and effort required to build reliable high-performance mobile applications that interact with enterprise servers over any public or private network - fully optimized for wireless. Mobile workforce solutions can be quickly developed and deployed, delivering interactive online real-time or casually-connected access to enterprise information, securely through corporate firewalls, using industry-standard technologies such as XML web services, Windows DNA (Distributed InterNet Architecture) An umbrella term for Microsoft's enterprise network architecture built into Windows 2000. It includes all the following components that collectively provide a Web-enabled infrastructure for an organization. , standard development tools, and commercial web server engines. Additional information about Odyssey Software may be found at www.odysseysoftware.com. Odyssey Software and ViaXML are trademarks or registered trademarks of Odyssey Software, Inc. All product or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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