Riverbed and Aether to Deliver Advanced Mobile Wireless Solutions Enabling Remote Internet and Enterprise Access.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)--Oct. 18, 1999-- Combined Cross-Licensed Products Will Address the Entire Spectrum of Secure Wireless 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 Requirements Riverbed Technologies, the software company driving the standard in mobile data exchange and mobile device management, today announced a strategic and technology partnership with Aether Systems, the leading independent provider of wireless data integration services. Under this partnership, Riverbed and Aether will work together to develop new levels of secure handheld wireless technology, services and solutions to meet the growing wireless demands of the mobile business community. Riverbed's Wireless Reach Speeds Mobile Business Through the agreement's technology cross-licensing, Riverbed will use Aether's Aether Intelligent Messaging An earlier messaging system from Banyan Systems that ran on NetWare and VINES servers and incorporated Banyan's popular Streettalk directory service. It included a basic mail program, which could be upgraded to the more advanced BeyondMail system. See ePresence. (AIM) package of wireless messaging software and software development tools to extend wireless support to their ScoutWare family of products. Riverbed's wireless capability will be integrated into their ScoutSync server, ScoutIT and ScoutWeb products to extend enterprise connectivity, mobile solution management and web access via wireless connectivity to the Palm OS, 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 Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0.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 other information appliance See Internet appliance. (hardware) Information Appliance - (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. environments including the new generation of smart phones. "Enabling businesses and remote workers to exchange information when they need it, where they need it, is a crucial part of the mobile enterprise value proposition. Our partnership with Aether provides our customers with the wireless connection they need to work faster and smarter and to use information anytime, anywhere they need it -- away from their desktop computer," said Wayne Jackson Wayne Jackson (born April 16, 1944) is best-known for his tenure as the CEO of the Australian Football League 1996 to 2003. SANFL Jackson played 71 games for West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League from 1965 to 1971 . , 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 Riverbed Technologies. Additionally, ScoutSync and ScoutWeb servers will be hosted at Aether's turnkey Enterprise Data Wireless Centers to provide Riverbed customers, including VARs and solutions integrator partners, with the ability to synchronize and manage mobile applications and information through the Bell South Wireless Data networking systems as well as all other standard wireless networks. The agreement will also enable Riverbed's customers to leverage Aether's professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. group as preferred integrators, capitalizing on their extensive wireless expertise. Aether's Time-to-Market Solutions Focus Just Got Faster Aether Systems, which offers AIM wirelessware for the rapid development of wireless solutions and their integration with the enterprise, will provide Riverbed's ScoutSync server with the ability for real-time access to back-end applications and data from ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , legacy and Internet/Intranet. In addition, Aether will extend AIM with Riverbed's ScoutIT management software to enable centralized management of remote mobile devices. ScoutIT enables remote device identification, configuration, back-up and restore, activity tracking and application deployment from a single location, regardless of the device operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. or location. The inclusion of ScoutIT ensures Aether customers the very highest levels of support as well as the very latest versions of applications, automatically. Specific to Aether's AIM offering, Riverbed's Jackson commented, "AIM is critical to our customers as a wireless transport layer because it opens up the Bell South Wireless Data network and removes bandwidth barriers for companies moving into wireless mobile enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. . Our partnership will help us simplify pervasive computing Refers to the use of computers in everyday life, including PDAs, smartphones and other mobile devices. It also refers to computers contained in commonplace objects such as cars and appliances and implies that people are unaware of their presence. solutions for our new and existing customers, giving them everything they need from one source." More Options for Customers The combined enterprise solutions will operate across a broad array of wireless technologies, standards, suppliers and devices. This includes wireless connections to mobile computing products such as Palm Computing platform-based products, Windows CE devices, laptops, two-way wireless pagers and WAP-enabled smart phones. For example, with virtually any handheld device, field sales or inventory workers will be able to establish a wireless connection into a corporate server, and securely send and retrieve information while away from the office. This open approach to implementing wireless solutions protects customers against technology obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. and ensures that Aether and Riverbed's solutions will evolve and scale with the customer as requirements change. Availability The complete integration of Aether's AIM software development and transport technology into the Riverbed ScoutWare products is expected to be complete by the second half of 2000. ScoutSync wireless synchronization through Aether's Enterprise Data Wireless Center will be available by the end of this year. About Aether Systems Aether is a one-stop global provider of wireless software and services connecting people to the information they need, wherever and whenever they need it. Aether allows individuals to receive real-time data on handheld wireless devices, using virtually any kind of wireless data network. Aether's products include Reuters MarketClip(TM), providing real-time financial market information, graphs, alerts and news stories, and TradeRunner(SM) from Discover Brokerage. TradeRunner provides Reuters MarketClip information plus the ability to trade equities, options and mutual funds. Aether's ability to deliver real-time, secure and reliable wireless solutions comes through proven expertise in wireless system engineering, software tools and services, wireless network operations, product fulfillment and customer support. For more information, visit the Aether Web site at www.aethersystems.com. About Riverbed Technologies Riverbed Technologies is driving the standard in mobile data exchange and mobile device management, ultimately speeding the adoption and effective use of hand-held devices throughout the corporate enterprise. Their platform independent ScoutWare family of mobile solutions empowers fast moving mobile workforces with reliable high-speed access to the enterprise while providing IT professionals the tools to build, deploy and manage sophisticated mobile applications. Riverbed products have been successfully adopted by Fortune 500 companies to mobilize professionals in a broad range of industries including health care, sales force automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. , inventory and asset management, field service, merchandising, and corporate communications. Key Riverbed partners include Palm Computing, Symbol Technologies, Computer Associates, Aether Systems and Certicom. Riverbed customers include Sony, Becton Dickinson, U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. , GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) and Sonic Innovations. Riverbed is located at 2070 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 475, Vienna, VA 22182, www.riverbedtech.com. |
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