INSGY (index #2) news: Informix and Insignia Structure Technology Relationship Cloudscape Java Database and Jeode Embedded Virtual Machine Combined on Embedded and Mobile Appliances
FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2000--Insignia Solutions® (Nasdaq:INSGY - news), the leading provider of accelerated Java solutions for Internet appliances, and Informix® Corporation (Nasdaq:IFMX - news), the technology leader in software infrastructure for the i.Economy, announced today a complementary technology and business collaboration to provide the Jeode Embedded Virtual Machine(TM) (EVM(TM)) with the Informix Cloudscape(TM) Java object relational database. As part of their collaboration, both companies will optimize and test their products with the other company's products to ensure superior operation for the unique demands and requirements of these new emerging, embedded applications and mobile appliances. In addition, Insignia and Informix will seek opportunities to co-market and jointly sell their combined solutions.
The emergence of this new, fast-growing mobile and embedded applications market has presented a unique demand for intelligently managed deployable information services embedded within the application components that process them. The Jeode EVM, Insignia's accelerated implementation of Sun Microsystems' (Nasdaq:SUNW - news) PersonalJava(TM) and EmbeddedJava(TM) specifications, combined with Informix's Cloudscape, a small footprint, 100% Pure Java(TM) object-relational database management system, are together ideally suited to address the unique demands of these embedded application deployments and mobile devices.
``Informix and Insignia both have unique strengths that work well together and complement each other,'' said Jim Bolton, general manager of Informix's Cloudscape Division. ``The technology collaboration that Informix has forged with Insignia will result in delivering a best-in-class solution to customers, while at the same time protecting the IT investment that they make.''
``We are delighted that Informix has validated the Jeode EVM's industry-leading Java application performance by choosing to work with Insignia,'' said Ron Workman, senior vice president of marketing with Insignia Solutions. ``Informix's Cloudscape small footprint Pure Java data management solutions combined with the power of our accelerated Jeode platform will enable mobile professionals to work with the information they need and synchronize that data with their enterprise systems anywhere, anytime.''
The Informix and Insignia collaboration accelerates embedded applications and mobile appliances for Jeode(TM) platform developers by providing the Cloudscape Java database for optimized and localized SQL92 compliant, high performance, small footprint, secure, persistent information storage and retrieval management services embedded with deployed Java applications.
The combination of the Jeode platform and the Cloudscape database layered with real-time operating system and mobile and embedded hardware environments provide a robust underlying architecture for the myriad of applications under development for new emerging deployment. Examples of such deployments that Informix targets and are made capable by this architecture include mobile shopper appliances and independent Point-of-Sale systems for the retail industry, and intelligent information and navigation systems for service and passenger vehicles in the automotive and transportation industries.
Cloudscape
Now a part of Informix Software, the Cloudscape family of products provides the first 100% pure Java SQL ORDBMS and application sychronization to address the stringent demands of e-Business. The Cloudscape products are the first to allow companies to create smart synchronized and embeddable applications that can be deployed cost-effectively outside the firewalls to partners, customers, and mobile workers. And, the Cloudscape Java DB is embedded with the J2EE reference distribution. For more information, please visit www.cloudscape.com
Informix
Informix Software is the technology leader in software infrastructure solutions for the Internet -- providing a fast, simple and complete way to bring businesses to the Web. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., Informix is the first and only company to integrate e-commerce and business intelligence on a true Internet infrastructure. The company's highly scalable Web engines, together with its personalized content management, real-time analytics and media asset management capabilities, offer customers a unique competitive advantage. For more information, contact the nearest sales office or visit the Web site at www.informix.com.
Insignia Solutions
Insignia Solutions is the leading provider of accelerated Java solutions that dynamically optimize the use of available system resources. The Jeode platform is Insignia's accelerated implementation of Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW - news) PersonalJava and EmbeddedJava specifications tailored for Internet appliances and embedded devices. At the core of the Jeode platform is the ``Sun Authorized Virtual Machine,'' the Jeode Embedded Virtual Machine (EVM), an accelerated runtime engine that delivers an optimal balance of performance and robustness in a smaller memory footprint. Using a proprietary technique called adaptive dynamic compilation, the Jeode EVM can execute Java applications on average six times faster than interpretive VMs.
The Jeode platform is designed to run with a wide range of operating systems and target processors. It currently supports operating systems such as Windows CE, Windows Embedded NT, Windows NT, VxWorks, ITRON and Linux, and processors such as MIPS, ARM, Intel x86, PowerPC and Hitachi SH.
Insignia Solutions is publicly-held with headquarters in Fremont, Calif., and its main R&D facilities in High Wycombe, England. Sales and marketing departments are located in Fremont and High Wycombe. For additional information on Insignia and its products, call 800/848-7677 in the United States, +44-0-1628-539-500 in Europe, +81-3-5404-3440 in Japan or visit the company's website at insignia.com. |
