Sybase iAnywhere Delivers Important Advances in Mobile Enterprise Collaboration and Security

New Component Enhancements Provide Easy-to-Use Mobile Collaboration, Greater Security for Mobile Enterprise Users 


DUBLIN, Calif., July 17  /PRNewswire/ -- Sybase iAnywhere today announced important enhancements to its Information Anywhere(R) suite that are focused on collaboration and security for mobile enterprise users.  The Information Anywhere suite is a platform that addresses converging enterprise requirements for mobile email, messaging, security, device management and enterprise applications.  The company has expanded the suite's mobile collaboration capabilities with the general availability of Information Anywhere Mobile IM, which provides secure instant messaging and presence capabilities to mobile workers.  In addition, the company has added significant new enhancements to the suite's security solution for laptops, including the addition of security for shareable removable media.

"With mobility comes responsibility.  Businesses must take measures to protect corporate information wherever it resides, particularly with widespread usage of unmonitored consumer instant messaging services at work," said Joe Owen, vice president, engineering, Sybase iAnywhere.  "Information Anywhere helps IT take a strategic approach to mobilizing, managing and securing the entire spectrum of enterprise solutions, from collaboration to other lines of business applications, across all mobile devices and media." Secure Enterprise Collaboration

Information Anywhere Mobile IM and email address the demands of today's mobile workers for increased productivity and collaboration within a controlled, secure environment.  The Information Anywhere collaboration software is installed and controlled within the enterprise and includes important features such as message routing and compatibility with IM and email auditing and archiving systems, ensuring the security of the enterprise systems and complying with various industry regulations.

With this release, Information Anywhere suite offers the most comprehensive support for extending enterprise email systems and IM platforms across the broadest range of mobile devices and smart phones, including the latest Windows Mobile 6.0 devices, such as the HTC S710 and the T-Mobile Dash, and Symbian-based devices, such as the Nokia Eseries and Sony Ericsson M600i and P990i series.

  The newly available Information Anywhere Mobile IM includes:

  -- Support for leading enterprise instant messaging systems including IBM
     Lotus Sametime, Microsoft Office Live Communications Server, Jabber
     XCP, Jabber Wildfire and Reuters Messaging as well as support for
     public instant messaging networks via XMPP, including Google Talk and
     Jabber.

  -- Comprehensive cross-platform support for Windows Mobile, RIM
     BlackBerry, Palm, Nokia Eseries and Symbian OS-based mobile devices.




Additional information is available at http://www.ianywhere.com/MobileIM. A free 30-day trial version is available at http://www.ianywhere.com/GetMobileIM.

Laptop Security

Laptops continue to be the single most important mobile device in many corporations as well as the most significant security vulnerability because of the enormous amount of confidential information they contain.  The Information Anywhere laptop security solution provides centrally managed control for this vulnerability, which is virtually transparent to end users.  The current update delivers many enhancements, including:

  -- Easy Administrative Decommission Process: Securely decommission retired
     laptops in one easy step.  Eliminates the need for third-party tools or
     services to decommission retired devices.

  -- Shareable Removable Media Support: Ability to encrypt data on USB and
     IEEE 1394 (Firewire) devices with option for sharing data on the device
     with other users.

  -- Multi User/Admin Support: Each protected machine supports administrator
     and multiple user accounts, with unique login credentials.

  -- Two Factor Authentication:  In addition to strong password
     authentication, ability to support smart card and token-based
     authentication products.

  -- Expanded Status Reporting: Easily and remotely track the status of a
     security installation and encryption for the enterprise.


  About Information Anywhere Suite


The Information Anywhere suite is a secure, scalable mobile software portfolio of products that address the converging IT requirements of enterprises today.  By combining mobile email, collaboration, device management, enterprise-to-edge security and back-office application extension capabilities, Information Anywhere enables organizations to empower employees to do the work they need to do anywhere, at anytime, on any device.  Built from the inception to address the unique characteristics of frontline environments, Information Anywhere ensures that mobilized applications are as secure, reliable and available as those that run within the data center. Additional information about Information Anywhere suite is available at: http://www.sybase.com/informationanywheresuite.

About Sybase iAnywhere

Sybase iAnywhere enables success at the front lines of business.  The company holds worldwide market leadership positions in mobile and embedded databases, mobile management and security, mobile middleware and synchronization, and Bluetooth(R) and infrared protocol technologies.  Tens of millions of mobile devices and over 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company's "Always Available" technologies, including SQL Anywhere and its Information Anywhere suite.  iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY).

Sybase, iAnywhere, iAnywhere Solutions, Information Anywhere and SQL Anywhere are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of Sybase, Inc.  or its subsidiaries.  (R) indicates registration in the United States of America.  The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by iAnywhere is under license.  All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

Special Note:  References to Sybase iAnywhere mean iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc.  Statements concerning iAnywhere Solutions' product market, relationships with its customers and new products are forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks and cannot be guaranteed.  Factors that could ultimately affect such statements are detailed from time to time in Sybase's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to its annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (copies of which can be viewed on the Company's web site).

  Crystal King
  Sybase iAnywhere
  [phone]
  

  Scott Malinowski
  Citigate Cunningham
  [phone]
  

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