Oracle8i Lite on Windows CE Leading Choice of Top Independent Software Vendors
PR Newswire - June 07, 1999 08:18
Ease of Integration and Exceptional Performance Cited by ISVs as Major Factors
DENVER, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Windows CE Developers Conference today, Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) announced that five leading Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) have chosen Oracle8i(TM) Lite for their Windows CE e-business applications development. Aether Technologies, L.L.C., Cone Software, FieldWorker Products Limited, PenVision Information Systems and Prism Computer Corporation cited scalability, reliability and availability in their choice to go mobile on Windows CE with Oracle8i Lite.
Extending Oracle's e-business reach, Oracle8i Lite provides users with continuous access to enterprise information from any browser on any device from any location. Whether accessing information offline, with Oracle8i Lite, or online, with Project Panama, users will have the latest business knowledge at their fingertips. Oracle8i Lite, the Internet platform for mobile computing, is a single-user, 50KB-750KB footprint, object relational database specifically designed for mobile computing applications requiring seamless synchronization with central databases. Supporting a wide range of operating systems including Windows95/98/NT, Windows CE, Palm OS, EPOC 32 and Chorus, Oracle8i Lite is optimized for use on small mobile application devices, such as laptops, handheld computers and personal digital assistants(PDAs).
The following ISVs are providing their customers with low-cost and reliable e-business solutions with Oracle8i Lite on WindowsCE:
-- Aether Technologies, L.L.C. develops real-time wireless data solutions
for the enterprise. With Oracle8i Lite on Windows CE, Aether offers
secure and reliable wireless connections to their customers, enabling
them to increase efficiency and lower costs.
-- Cone Software delivers specialized mobile field quality inspection
software to provide customers with greater functionality and
flexibility at lower cost. With Oracle8i Lite, Cone has responded to
customers' needs to leverage existing IT investments while adding the
latest in mobile computing technology.
-- FieldWorker Products Limited uses Oracle8i Lite as the database engine
behind its range of mobile data collection products. Oracle's mobile
solution for data collection, storage and dissemination allows
FieldWorker to create a variety of multi-purpose databases that can be
accessed as needed by the mobile data collector.
-- PenVision Information Systems develops vertical industry applications
in the areas of field force and sales force automation. Oracle's
mobile computing platform enables PenVision to offer a robust, fully
functional solution to automate time-critical exchange of information
between mobile users and their enterprise data.
-- Prism Computer Corporation offers a suite of integrated software
modules for physical asset management. Oracle8i Lite was selected as
Prism's mobile connectivity solution because it is a proven and
reliable product which leverages their current IT investments.
Oracle Corporation is the world's leading supplier of software for information management, and the world's second largest independent software company. With annual revenues of more than $8.3 billion, the company offers its database, tools and application products, along with related consulting, education, and support services, in more than 145 countries around the world.
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Aether Technologies, L.L.C. "The decision to go with Oracle was a very strategic one," said George Davis, chief operating officer at Aether Technologies, L.L.C. "No other vendor could offer us the wireless connectivity integration opportunities that Oracle's Project Panama provides."
PR Contact: Jeffrey Mose, 410/654-6400, ext 219, jmose@aethertech.com
Cone Software
"Coupling Oracle8i Lite with our field quality inspection software allows our customers to take advantage of Windows CE based applications and devices," said David Hastings, president of Cone Software. "This is a real win for our customers, who can now take advantage of Oracle8i Lite's reliability, enterprise database compatibility and increased functionality to reduce their roll-out costs and increase their return on investment in mobile computing."
PR Contact: David Hastings, 610/497-0300 x618, dhasting@conesoft.com
FieldWorker Products
"We chose Oracle8i Lite because it is the only suitable full database engine for Windows CE," said Sandy Browne, president at FieldWorker. "Because we are standardized on Oracle, we can offer to our customers all the benefits of the Oracle Internet platform."
PR Contact: Cindy Park, 416/483-3485, cindy@fieldworker.com
PenVision Information Systems
"We standardized on Oracle8i Lite because it allowed us to seamlessly integrate our existing applications on the mobile device with a reliable and robust database as well as integrate with the corporate data store," said Kris Lakshaman, vice president of business development at PenVision. "Now our customers will always have the most relevant corporate information at their fingertips."
PR Contact: Kris Lakshaman, 732/335-1900 x33, kris@penvision.com
Prism Computer Corporation
"Oracle8i Lite provided us with the logical extension of our current environment onto mobile Windows CE devices," said David Richardson, director of software engineering at Prism. "We required a tiny footprint with the reliability and functionality of a full database that only Oracle8i Lite could provide."
PR Contact: David Richardson, 949/553-6552, drich@prismcc.com
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