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Sybase expands unwired initiative

Kirsten Doyle
By Kirsten Doyle, ITWeb contributor.
Johannesburg, 13 Aug 2007

Sybase is expanding its Unwired Enterprise initiative, focused on solutions to help organisations effectively manage and mobilise data.

The company previewed the next generation of its mobility architecture to over 1 500 attendees of its recent TechWave user training and solutions conference, showcasing how it will streamline development and deployment of mobile enterprise solutions. The solutions will help to overcome the challenges of mobile environments and empower companies to build mobile solutions.

"The Unwired Enterprise is already a reality and we are taking it to the next level, enabling companies to easily develop and deploy mobile applications that extend the reach of business-critical information to users on the front lines," said John Chen, chairman, CEO and president of Sybase.

The new mobility architecture platform is the first solution to empower developers to focus solely on creating great enterprise applications, without the worry of becoming an expert on integration for multiple platforms and devices, he says.

According to Chen, mobile enterprise requirements are growing more sophisticated, evolving from single applications targeting individual devices to applications that mobilise information from a variety of back-end systems.

"Today`s mobile developer must become a technical expert in how to access core data across a wide variety of systems, as well as having specialised expertise across multiple target devices and platforms," says Stephen Drake, programme director of IDC`s Mobile Enterprise programmes.

"Developers need to accommodate complexities inherent to mobile environments, including device resources such as memory and battery life, different network types, wireless coverage issues, data security, and application management. Solving these challenges will help enterprises focus on achieving the benefits of unwiring the enterprise."

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