PointBase Adds NetClue's Clue Browser to Their End-to-End RDBMS Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2001 Developers of Embedded Devices and Internet Appliances Now Have Access to High Performance End-to-End Java Software Solution PointBase(R) Inc., the leader in application database technology based on the Java(TM) platform for extending and synchronizing enterprise data among servers, Internet appliances, mobile applications, and occasionally connected devices, and NetClue Corp., the leader in high performance embedded Java web browser solutions, announced today a partnership that will combine their technologies to provide Internet appliance and embedded device developers with a high performance end-to-end Java software solution for Relational Database Management Systems See DBMS for a shorter list of “typical”, representative database management systems. Open-source software
RDBMS - relational database ). NetClue's embedded Clue browser will work with PointBase to support PointBase's Java(TM) technology-based suite of database products. The two companies will jointly market and promote their combined technologies. The Clue browser is part of NetClue's innovative Java-based embedded software solution for web viewing. Compact, modular and platform independent, it is ideal as an embedded web browser for resource-constrained compact devices such as PDAs, set-top boxes and Internet access devices for the automotive market. With a core footprint of just under 500KB, Clue browser supports HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. 4.0, 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. , 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. 1.1, CSS (1) See Cascading Style Sheets. (2) (Content Scrambling System) The copy protection system applied to DVDs, which uses a 40-bit key to encrypt the movie. , DOM, persistent cookies, memory and file caching, browsing history, JavaScript and Applets. Clue browser also offers other distinguishing features such as support for Unicode, smooth scrolling, streamline parsing and display, and customizable user-interface. PointBase is the market leader for application database management based on Sun's Micro (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. (TM) technology), Standard (J2SE (Java 2 platform, Standard Edition) See Java 2. J2SE - Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (TM) technology) and Enterprise (J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. (TM) technology) platforms. The PointBase suite of J2EE, J2SE, and J2ME based database management solutions provides a data repository enabling the user to download and save individualized information and/or entertainment for server appliances, mobile and occasionally connected devices. "PointBase and NetClue is a winning combination for joint customers," said Cameron McEachern, vice president of sales and marketing for PointBase. "This end-to-end solution carries a small footprint, high performance Java browser that can be offered in combination with PointBase's ultra-small footprint application database delivering a local persistence of data software solution to wireless and Internet appliance manufacturers." "We have found PointBase's database technology to be uniquely positioned in the embedded market place. We have similar customers and complementary technologies. The combined offering features a compact Java browser and database that can benefit small device vendors across various platforms," said Calvin Lue, president of NetClue Corp. About PointBase Inc. PointBase delivers application database technology based on the Java(TM) platform that enables applications to manage, synchronize and extend data globally to servers, server appliances and mobile or occasionally connected devices. Bruce Scott, co-founder of Oracle Corp. and Gupta/Centura Software, launched the Mountain View-based company in 1998. The management team includes industry veterans from IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Oracle, Sybase, Hyperion and Sun Microsystems. More information about PointBase, Inc. and its products is available at www.pointbase.com. NetClue Corp. NetClue Corp. develops and markets Java-based embedded software that empowers OEMs and device vendors with elegant and intelligent solutions for Internet enabled devices. The solution suite includes a Java-based Clue browser, File Viewer, 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. compliant technology and the WebCore solution for wireless applications. These software applications can be applied to a wide variety of Internet appliances, including smart phones, set-top boxes, screenphones and handheld devices. For further information, visit the NetClue website at www.netcluesoft.com. Notes to Editors: PointBase and the PointBase logo are registered trademarks of PointBase Inc. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, J2ME, J2SE, JavaOne, and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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