An international agreement is set to accelerate deployment of Java-based mobile business applications, according to Jeremy Matthews, MD of local high-end Macromedia solutions distributor and Web-enablement specialist, Dax Data.
"The partnership between iConverse and Macromedia will enable developers to rapidly create and deploy interactive business applications for any mobile device. Integrating Macromedia`s J2EE compliant application server, JRun, with iConverse Mobile Studio allows developers to create dynamic content for automatic deployment on various mobile platforms," he explains.
Under the agreement, Macromedia will make Mobile Studio available to its two million plus developers through its established channel while iConverse will continue to promote JRun to its customer base. iConverse also becomes a Macromedia Premier Technology Partner while Macromedia is awarded iConverse Platinum Alliance Partner status and becomes a chief sponsor of iConverse`s Mobile Developer Programme.
The companies will make their products available for download on the Web.
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iConverse m-powers enterprises with the next generation of mobile technology that helps them streamline mission-critical business processes to establish competitive differentiation, drive revenue and increase worker productivity.
With the iConverse Mobility Platform, companies can easily and swiftly create, deploy and maintain interactive mobile applications for every device on the market without extensive time to market and high maintenance costs.
The iConverse Mobility Platform was chosen as a Best of Show winner for Internet World Wireless in February 2001, recently named one of three finalists for PC Magazine`s 2001 I3 Innovation in Infrastructure Awards in the Wireless Software category, and recently took home NetworkWorld`s prestigious Blue Ribbon Award in a competitive vendor bake-off.
Established in 1999, with headquarters in Waltham, Mass, iConverse is a privately held company. Its funding partners include Advanced Technology Ventures and Prism Venture Partners. For more information, please e-mail info@iconverse.com or visit www.iconverse.com.
Macromedia
Macromedia is passionate about what the Web can be. Its award-winning products empower designers and developers to efficiently create and deliver the most engaging experiences on the Web, and enable innovative Internet business applications.
Headquartered in San Francisco, Macromedia has more than 1 600 employees worldwide and is available on the Internet at www.macromedia.com.
Dax Data
Based in Cape Town with an office in Johannesburg, Dax Data has made a business of extending the useful life of legacy systems. A Microsoft Solution Provider and an IBM Business Partner, it offers solutions for secure delivery of enterprise applications and information across organisational boundaries and the Internet.
Dax Data holds a variety of exclusive distribution agreements for enterprise software and Web-enablement products from: NetManage; GraphOn; DataMirror; Tango/04; Macromedia; Categoric; BackSoft; and HiT.
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