PointBase Wins Coveted Java Pro Reader's Choice Award.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2003 Readers of Influential Java Pro Magazine Vote PointBase Micro Java Database with UniSync "Best Pure Java Refers to initiatives from Sun that specify 100% compliance with its Java specification. The goal is to maintain a consistent, single interface for Java so that all Java Virtual Machines can run all Java programs. See Holy Grail. Packaged Client/Server or Distributed Application An application made up of distinct components running in separate runtime environments, usually on different platforms connected via a network. Typical distributed applications " PointBase(R), Inc., the leader in Java embedded database (1) Database software that is included with an application rather than offered as a separate database management system (see DBMS). Tending to be compact and efficient, an embedded database generally includes fewer features than a full-blown DBMS. products for managing and synchronizing enterprise data across all platforms, today announced readers of Java Pro Magazine have awarded PointBase Mobile Database Technologies with UniSync the prestigious Java Pro Readers Choice Award, for excellence in the category of "Best Pure Java Packaged Client/Server or Distributed Application." The announcement was made Tuesday night during the Java Technology Achievement Awards reception, held during the JavaOne conference now under way in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Heavy voting this year resulted in unusually close outcomes, Java Pro editors reported. By contrast, PointBase Micro with PointBase UniSync, currently in version 4.6, took a resounding re·sound v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds v.intr. 1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children. 2. victory in its category, with almost twice as many votes as the nearest competing product. "Our product was up against compelling competition, making this user-voted award all the more gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. ," said Bruce Scott Bruce Craig Scott (born 20 October 1943), Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1990, representing the Division of Maranoa, Queensland. , president and founder of PointBase. "Meeting the requirements of distributed and mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings without risking damage to data integrity is difficult and this award underscores our continuing leadership in this field. Java Pro's technologically sophisticated readership has validated our approach and is telling the world we provide the best data management solution for enterprise mobility." The annual Java Pro Readers' Choice Awards, determined by qualified vote among the thousands of professional Java developers who read the influential journal, are closely watched in the industry. Products that receive the award are those named by participating developers as having done the most in their particular category to help advance enterprise Java development. This year's survey considered 23 product categories. The winning PointBase Mobile Database suite includes components for Java developers to create just the right products to meet the needs of their enterprise clients. PointBase Embedded is designed for applications that require a full-featured Java relational database. PointBase Micro, with its ultra-small memory footprint, provides effective data management for rapid and efficient mobile enterprise applications on a variety of current and emerging Java-enabled devices. PointBase UniSync can bi-directionally synchronize a full copy or only changed data between mobile devices and a master database, allowing enterprises to extend their reach into the field. Mobile users can access and update data even while offline, then synchronize the latest data when convenient. For more information on PointBase and its award-winning, 100% Java products, see product descriptions of PointBase Embedded, PointBase Micro and PointBase UniSync at http://www.pointbase.com/prJavapro. About PointBase Inc. PointBase is the leading provider of Java data management and synchronization products for the embedded database and data mobility markets. PointBase products are used in Java server applications and are also embedded within Java applications. The company's products are the preferred solution for Java mobile data applications found on laptops, PDA's, cell phones and other mobile devices, and have received such highly respected industry accolades as the 2003 Crossroads A-List Award and the 2003 JDJ JDJ Java Development Journal Reader's Choice Awards. Bruce Scott, part of the Oracle Corporation founding team and co-founder of Gupta/Centura Software, founded PointBase in 1998 with a management team that 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) , Hyperion and Oracle. Note to Editors: PointBase and the PointBase logo are registered trademarks of PointBase Inc. Java, 100% Pure Java, all Java-based trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies. |
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