Stock opportunity, ORCL partner
Dauphin Technology Inc. Supports
Oracle8i Lite, the Internet Database for
Mobile Computing
PALATINE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 1999--Dauphin Technology Inc. (OTC Bulletin
Board: DNTK - news) today announced the signing of a partnership agreement between Dauphin
Technology Inc. and Oracle. Dauphin's mobile pen-based computer, Orasis(TM) will support
Oracle8i(TM) Lite, the mobile component of the Oracle Internet platform. This specialized
combination is designed to eliminate the complexity of mobile computing.
''This partnership between Oracle and Dauphin will greatly benefit our customers by bringing
Oracle enterprise data and applications to robust and powerful mobile hardware,'' said Bill
Dunnam, Dauphin's vice president of sales and marketing. ''Now our customers can provide
enterprise application to their mobile workers wherever they are and whatever the conditions.''
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 Windows 95/98/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).
''With support of Oracle8i Lite, Dauphin can now offer a complete mobile solution that
seamlessly brings enterprise data and applications out of their customers,'' said Denise Lahey,
vice president of mobile and embedded products division at Oracle. ''Dauphin's customers will
also benefit from the abundance of ISVs developing business applications for the most
functional, reliable and scalable mobile database on the market.''
Dauphin Technology Inc. customers will greatly benefit from the new partnership between
Oracle and Dauphin. Now the Orasis(TM) mobile pen-based computer gives customers a true
wireless mobile pen-based computer that will utilize all of the power and flexibility from many
software applications built around the industry leading Oracle8i Lite database. The Orasis(TM)
mobile computer, running Oracle8i Lite, will open new markets for customers who have need
enterprise information anywhere and anytime. This is especially important with field sales
forces, utilities and financial users, who need to capture data while working in the field and
immediately sharing this information with the main office.
Using the Oracle products will enable Orasis(TM) users to seamlessly interact with all dynamic
Web content features and applications. Deployment and management of Web based applications
may be achieved either by hard connection or wireless. The convenience of the Orasis(TM)
computer is its features for the user of imputing data through the use of either a keyboard, pen or
hands free voice recognition. All three input systems can be utilized on the go in a true mobile
situation.
Oracle and the Orasis(TM) computer will provide the uses with total mobile power. The
Orasis(TM) is a true mobile muscle machine which features up to a 266 MHz MMX Pentium
microprocessor, 128 MB system memory and a large 6.5 hard drive.
The Orasis(TM) is the first handheld computer to incorporate Intel's 233 and 266 MHz Pentium
MMX processor. Its versatile design allows for the integration of various modular accessories
including floppy drive, CD-ROM, DVD, GPS, wireless radio and extended battery pack, among
other innovations.
For more information about Dauphin's Orasis computer please call 877-267-2747. Dauphin
Technology Inc.'s Web address is dauphintech.com.
Dauphin Technology Inc. is a technology holding company that includes R.M. Schultz &
Associates Inc. (RMS), a contract engineering and electronic manufacturing services firm.
Orasis(TM) is one of the products assembled at RMS. Dauphin common stock is listed on the
over-the-counter bulletin board under the symbol DNTK.
Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements involving certain
risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, changes in product demand, the availability
of products, change in competition, economic conditions, various inventory risks due to changes
in market conditions and other risks detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange
Commission filings and reports.
Contact:
Dauphin Technology Inc.
Nick Fegen, 515/223-6296
or
EBS Public Relations, Inc.
Laura Muma, 312/935-2000, ext. 263
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