Puma Technology Extends Scalabilty of Intellisync Offerings
Through Partnership With BEA Systems
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 21, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Consumers to Experience Faster Access to Internet-based Data
Via Mobile Devices
Puma Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:PUMA), a leading provider of mobile
device management and synchronization software, announced today a
strategic partnership with BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAS), the
E-Commerce Transactions Company(TM). Puma plans to incorporate BEA
Tuxedo(R) into its Intellisync.com(TM) portal and Enterprise
Intellisync(TM) software. The integration of this technology will add
greater scalability, reliability and speed to Puma's Internet offering
and provide support for critical Web-based transactions such as
e-commerce. The combined technology is also the cornerstone of Puma's
solutions for the corporate enterprise, enabling widespread support for
mobile devices in corporations through a massively scalable
architecture.
"Puma has continuously led the way in the mobile computing arena,
providing the key technologies necessary to allow consumers and
professionals both access to and control over critical data, whether it
is on the Internet or in the corporate environment," said Brad Rowe,
Puma Technology president and CEO. "By partnering with BEA, we will be
able to deliver our synchronization services to hundreds of thousands
of people simultaneously with the reliability they expect. Our goal
with Intellisync.com is to provide a premier synchronization
infrastructure for the Internet that allows consumers, for the first
time, to keep mobile devices, PC-based applications, Web-based
applications and Web-based information constantly synchronized. We've
seen the Internet become a vital lifeline for information, and the
ability to be connected whether offline or online is of paramount
importance."
BEA TUXEDO BRINGS MASSIVELY SCALABLE ARCHTECTURE TO PUMA'S SOLUTIONS
BEA Tuxedo, the industry-leading e-commerce transaction server for
enabling rapid development and deployment of e-commerce systems,
supports extremely high volumes of transactions to keep up with the
speed of changing business environments. BEA Tuxedo allows companies to
rapidly develop reliable, high-performance transactional applications
to meet the needs of an integrated e-business. Deploying a reliable
e-commerce system is critical to e-business success. BEA Tuxedo
technology reduces the time, complexity and risk in developing and
deploying e-commerce initiatives.
"Consumers are relying more and more on the Internet for critical data,
and e-commerce is rapidly becoming one of the driving forces in today's
market," said Joe Menard, president of BEA's E-Commerce Server
Division. "We are pleased to partner with Puma Technology, which is
leading the way in providing access to Internet data via mobile
devices. The incorporation of BEA Tuxedo into Puma's solutions will
help deliver the reliability and scalability customers need for
everything from browsing the Internet on their mobile devices and
conducting e-commerce, to installing Puma's synchronization and data
management solutions across the enterprise."
PUMA DELIVERS BEA TECHNOLOGY TO INTELLISYNC.COM AND ENTERPRISE
INTELLISYNC CUSTOMERS
Puma will integrate BEA Tuxedo in both Intellisync.com and Enterprise
Intellisync. Intellisync.com is a free, Internet-based synchronization
service that will allow anyone with Internet access to keep popular PC
applications, mobile devices and Web-based content and services
effortlessly synchronized from one central address on the Internet.
Puma's incorporation of BEA Tuxedo will help provide the Internet
service with massive, high-speed scalability, and increased reliability
to support the high volume of traffic anticipated on Intellisync.com.
Enterprise Intellisync extends enterprise systems management and
deployment of critical data across all mobile device platforms, from
wireless phones to PDAs to laptop computers. The solution will
facilitate the secure and cost-effective deployment of handheld
computing solutions in the enterprise by providing the centralized
control of all corporate data, including personal contact and
calendaring information on the desktop, customized views of
server-based information, and back-end database information. The
incorporation of BEA Tuxedo provides Enterprise Intellisync users with
the ability to deploy enterprise applications and data to thousands of
network users simultaneously, using a fast, reliable infrastructure.
About BEA Systems, Inc.
BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAS) is the E-Commerce Transactions
Company(TM) powering many of the world's most innovative companies that
serve the "e-generation," -- companies such as Amazon.com, Federal
Express, E*Trade, United Airlines, DIRECTV, Qwest, Nokia, and
Kaiser-Permanente. The e-generation relies on the Web to conduct their
everyday business, demanding richer, more personalized experiences and
the guarantee that your Web site is always available - every minute of
every day. BEA's award-winning E-Commerce Transaction Platform, coupled
with BEA consulting, education, and support services, helps companies
launch reliable e-commerce initiatives quickly. BEA solutions help
companies of all sizes build e-commerce infrastructures that leverage
existing investments and provide the foundation for running a
successful, integrated e-business for the e-generation. BEA has over 50
offices in 24 countries, is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and is
on the Web at www.beasys.com.
ABOUT PUMA TECHNOLOGY -- EMPOWERING THE MOBILE ENTERPRISE(TM)
Puma Technology (Nasdaq:PUMA), a leading provider of mobile device
management and synchronization software, enables consumers, mobile
professionals and information technology officers in the corporate
enterprise to harness the full capabilities of handheld
organizers/computers, "smart phones" and other wireless personal
communication platforms. The Puma Technology(R) Intellisync software
platform is the global standard for synchronization and control of the
critical connection between handheld devices and vast stores of
information found in corporate databases, the intranet and individual
desktops. Puma is the only company that provides an end-to-end PDA
management solution that addresses virtually every scenario for
synchronization, total customization of device-based applications,
centralized backup, security, information flow control, notification,
and browsing of critical information. The company's Intellisync
platform enables the management and development of software to make
handheld devices true extensions of the corporate server, the intranet
and individual desktops. The Intellisync platform enables mobile access
to up-to-the-minute, accurate, "anytime, anywhere" information and has
been adopted worldwide by individuals, companies, mobile device
manufacturers, telecommunications carriers and on-line contact,
calendar and event services. The company, headquartered in San Jose,
Calif., maintains a web site at www.pumatech.com. |
