iAnywhere Delivers Web Services And Asian Language Support

Published 9th March 2006

SYNOPSIS: M-Business Anywhere 6.0 adds enhanced customisation options using Web Services, Asian language support and localised clients; improved application management, performance and security.

HONG KONG – 9 March 2006 – iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase Inc (NYSE: SY), announced the availability of the latest release of its award-winning M-Business Anywhere. The solution provides developers with a platform for delivering Web-based content and applications to mobile devices rapidly and cost-effectively for online and disconnected use. M-Business Anywhere 6.0 new features include Web Services integration support, Asian localisation as well as improvements in management, performance and security.

"As a dedicated OEM partner of iAnywhere, we are excited about the release of M-Business Anywhere 6.0, and the ability to leverage its new features to enhance our mobile field service management applications," said Kevin Stenner, Business Development, RAC Software. "iAnywhere technology is the heart of our mobility platform."

Companies all over the world use M-Business Anywhere to power their mobile content, including:
• A van Delft International delivery personnel process fresh flower orders with optimised inventory control by allowing for invoicing and new orders while on the road.

• Harvard Medical School medical students use MyCourses application for instant access to learning information and improved communication between students and faculty.

• Lyonnaise des Eaux technicians complete maintenance and reporting on 3800 water treatment facilities and 108,000 km of pipe network.

• McKesson's Closed Loop Distribution system enhances the supply chain from ordering through delivery and receiving.

• Sports Potential's test administrators manage the athletic testing process efficiently and deliver customer test results rapidly.

"M-Business Anywhere gives developers a cost effective competitive advantage by giving them the tools to more quickly and easily mobilise critical business information," said Horace Chow, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Sybase. "In addition, new Asian language support makes M-Business Anywhere a truly global solution."

New Features of M-Business Anywhere 6.0

• New Localisation Support Asian Language Support — M-Business Anywhere now supports double-byte content and applications and has localised clients for Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Supported device platforms are Windows XP and Windows Mobile 2003. M-Business Anywhere currently has existing localised clients for English, French, Italian, Spanish and German.

• Web Services Provides Enhanced Customisation Options —With M-Business Anywhere's new SOAP API, third party software developers can easily embed M-Business Anywhere in their solution and quickly offer mobile extensions to their applications to the market. This Web Services integration allows companies to re-brand the M-Business Anywhere management console, or build their own management console, creating completely customised interfaces. The SOAP API also gives the ability to use a single management console to manage mobile and desktop applications.

• Improved Management

. Remote Client Upgrades — M-Business Anywhere clients can now be upgraded automatically by administrators. A key feature for managing large deployments and distributed environments, this allows administrators to specify different upgrade rules for different platforms and connection types. Administrators also have the option to force upgrades or allow users to defer until a later sync.

. New Admin UI — A new "tree-based" user interface is designed to significantly simplify management of the M-Business Anywhere server, users, groups and channels and is built using a new SOAP API.

• Improved Performance and Security

. On-Device Content Password Protection — Companies can now require users to enter their passwords when entering the M-Business Anywhere applications, rather than resorting to third party software to password-protect the entire device or leaving valuable data unprotected.

. Server Caching — Three server caching options allow IT managers to optimise caching for various platforms, application profiles and content types. This feature improves the number of simultaneous syncs that a given server can support and improves overall sync times for end-users.

. XML Incremental Sync — Developers deploying XML data can now receive only changes from backend systems. This will minimise network traffic between the M-Business Anywhere server and backend servers and improve end-user sync time performance.







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