INFOWAVE CHOSEN BY COMPAQ FOR ELITE PROGRAM TO DELIVER WIRELESS END-TO-END BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
Compaq system integration experts and resellers to deploy wireless solution to their customers
Burnaby, British Columbia, April 6, 2000 - Infowave Software, Inc. (TSE: IW)
today announced that it has been chosen by Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) as a partner in their Business Solutions for Exchange (BSE) program. The BSE program chooses best in class software vendors in several categories including:
wireless, collaborative computing, unified messaging, security, virus protection, management, and tools for the Microsoft Exchange environment.
Infowave was selected by Compaq as part of its new BSE initiative to deliver wireless enterprise solutions.
Compaq is the world's leader in Microsoft Exchange Server based messaging solution deployments. Compaq will offer a complete, end-to-end wireless messaging solution that includes Compaq server hardware, Infowave software,
and Compaq mobile devices. Compaq Professional Services will offer systems integration services for the Infowave solution as part of its Messaging Services portfolio.
"The BSE program is a key element of Compaq's Knowledge Management & Messaging strategy, enabling us to provide complete NonStop eBusiness solutions which include best-of-breed products from our key partners," said Lex Dekkers, Compaq's Director for Knowledge Management & Messaging
Solutions . "Infowave products will enable us to serve our Exchange customers' 24x7 wireless needs with a complete, end-to-end solution that can be accessed anytime anywhere."
"Infowave's mission is to deliver complete wireless enterprise solutions, and partnering with Compaq will enable us to bring this capability to their extensive customer base who rely on Compaq to provide proven and reliable business solutions," says Bijan Sanii, Chief Operating Officer for Infowave Software. "This relationship gives us the ability to partner with Compaq and
its channels, and we look forward to being able to offer even more value to the hardware and integration services they provide their customers."
Infowave's software provides fast, wireless access to web-based applications, the Internet, corporate Intranets and email for mobile workers who need real-time access to important desktop information, whether they're
across the hall or across the country. Infowave's customers can choose from a spectrum of mobile devices including phones, pagers, handheld computers and laptops. Infowave's software delivers the right information to the right device at the right time.
About Infowave
Founded in 1984, Infowave develops, markets and sells specialized software
solutions for wireless computing and printing and is headquartered in
Vancouver, Canada. Infowave's Wireless Division builds mobile business
solutions that use the power of wireless communications to extend the reach
of enterprise computing. Infowave for Exchange and Infowave for the Net are
advanced and secure wireless solutions for connecting mobile workers to key
corporate information and applications. Symmetry(TM) provides interactive
wireless access to Microsoft(R) Outlook(R) email, schedules, contacts and
calendar from pagers and PCS phones. Infowave's Imaging Division builds
award-winning printing solutions - PowerPrint(R) and StyleScript(R) software
kits provide Apple(R) Macintosh(R) users with improved print quality and
access to more than 1,600 printers.
Note: Infowave, the Infowave logo, Symmetry, PowerPrint and StyleScript are
trademarks of Infowave Software, Inc. This news release contains
forward-looking statements including the anticipated benefits to Infowave
expected to result from Infowave's agreement with Pivotal Corporation. These
statements are based on management's current projections, beliefs and
opinions at the date of this news release. Actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in these statements based upon a number of
factors including the ability to develop and supply solutions without error
or defect that provide wireless access to Pivotal's eRelationship 2000
product suite, market demand for wireless solutions that access eBusiness
Relationship Management and competitors who may produce products that are
superior or gain greater market acceptance due to pricing, sales channels or
other factors. Infowave undertakes no responsibility to update
forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's projections,
beliefs or opinions change. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. Some of the above trademarks may be registered in certain
jurisdictions.
Contact Information
Corporate:
Infowave Software, Inc.
Todd Carter
cfo@infowave.com
800-463-6928
Investor Relations:
The Investor Relations Group
infowave@invrel.com
800-444-9214 |
