iAnywhere Launches AvantGo for BlackBerry Mobile Devices
18 April 2005 - 9:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
iAnywhere Launches AvantGo for BlackBerry Mobile Devices SYNOPSIS:
Service provides BlackBerry users wireless access to thousands of
free, optimized mobile Internet channels ORLANDO, Florida, April 18
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WIRELESS ENTERPRISE SYMPOSIUM 2005 --
iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY),
today announced the upcoming release of AvantGo(R) for the
BlackBerry(R) platform from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM;
TSX: RIM). AvantGo for BlackBerry will give millions of Blackberry
users the latest business, sports and entertainment news from the
Web's best brands all optimized for their Blackberry devices. The
company is previewing the popular mobile Internet service's support
for BlackBerry to attendees of the Wireless Enterprise Symposium
show this week, where Sybase is a gold sponsor (booth #301).
AvantGo for BlackBerry will be available for general release within
the next 30 days. "We're pleased to be able to offer AvantGo to
millions of BlackBerry users," said Neil Versen, senior director of
AvantGo at iAnywhere. "Once used primarily for email, BlackBerry
devices are increasingly being used by the business user for a
wider range of applications, including access to Internet news and
information. Our support for BlackBerry is a further step in our
ongoing efforts to provide mobile professionals with wireless
access to information-rich mobile Internet channels from a broad
range of popular devices." "With always-on wireless connectivity,
BlackBerry customers are able to stay up-to-date and make informed
decisions while on the go," said Mark Guibert, Vice President,
Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion. "The AvantGo service
will leverage the unique power of BlackBerry and provide customers
with easy access to timely information, such as news, business,
weather and sports." With over seven million unique subscribers,
AvantGo has been a leader in delivering mobile content to
smartphones and PDAs since 1999. The free service will wirelessly
connect BlackBerry users to thousands of specially formatted
brand-name web sites ("channels") including AccuWeather, Bloomberg,
CNET, Forbes, Hollywood.com, The Golf Channel, Reuters,
RollingStone.com, The Sporting News, Wired News and more. Users can
even create personal channels to view family sites, local news,
niche sites, church and club sites, workout schedules, and more so
they are always in touch, even when on the go. Availability The
initial release of AvantGo for the BlackBerry provides wireless
access to the service and will be available within the next 30
days. A pre-release version is currently available for users at
http://www.avantgo.com/rim. A free AvantGo account is required.
About iAnywhere iAnywhere enables success at the frontlines of
business, and holds worldwide market leadership positions in mobile
and embedded databases, mobile management and security, and mobile
middleware. iAnywhere's unique "Always Available" computing model
provides online and offline access to the information and
applications users need, when and where they need it most. Millions
of subscribers, 15,000 customers and 1,000 partners rely on the
company's award-winning technologies, including SQL Anywhere(R),
Afaria(R), and the AvantGo(R) mobile Internet service. iAnywhere is
a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY). Visit
http://www.ianywhere.com/ for more information. Sybase, iAnywhere,
iAnywhere Solutions, SQL Anywhere Studio, Afaria and AvantGo are
trademarks, registered trademarks or servicemarks of Sybase, Inc.
or its subsidiaries. (R) indicates registration in the United
States of America. All other company and product names mentioned
may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are
associated. Special Note: Statements concerning iAnywhere
Solutions' product market, relationships with its customers and new
products are forward-looking statements that involve a number of
uncertainties and risks and cannot be guaranteed. Factors that
could ultimately affect such statements are detailed from time to
time in Sybase's Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including but not limited to its annual report on Form 10-K and its
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (copies of which can be viewed on
the Company's web site). The BlackBerry and RIM families of related
marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and
trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. Crystal King iAnywhere
Solutions (978) 287-1524 Scott Malinowski Citigate Cunningham (617)
374-4223 DATASOURCE: iAnywhere Solutions, Inc. CONTACT: Crystal
King of iAnywhere Solutions, +1-978-287-1524, ; or Scott Malinowski
of Citigate Cunningham, +1-617-374-4223, Web site:
http://www.ianywhere.com/
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