****Oracle To Launch Mobile-Phone Web Browser - Report 10/07/99
CITY, STATE, COUNTRY, 1999 OCT 7 (Newsbytes) -- By Steven Bonisteel,
Newsbytes. Oracle Corp. [NASDAQ:ORCL] was reported today to be
readying to unveil a browser that will enable any mobile phone user to
access information on the Internet. The Reuters news service, quoting
an Oracle executive, said the browser technology, named "Portal-to-Go"
would work even with traditional analog cellular phone systems and
with most existing handsets. Denise Lahey, vice-president of Oracle's
mobile and embedded technology division, said the mobile browser can
access data formatted using the extensible markup language (XML),
Reuters reported. "XML is an open standard first of all," she was
quoted as saying. "It's very easy to take something from XML and
transform it into whatever's supported on every device -- from a pager
to a cell phone." The report said Oracle is working with Motorola to
build voice-control technology into the browser, while Sun
Microsystems will help it work with other remote devices, such as
printers. Oracle Corp. can be reached on the Web at:
oracle.com Reported by Newsbytes.com,
newsbytes.com 13:46 CST Reposted 13:53 CST (19991007/Press
contact: Dave Eichburg, for Oracle, 415-365-0222/WIRES ONLINE,
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