iAnywhere Joins Ultrawideband Standards Organizations

SYNOPSIS: iAnywhere joins UWB Forum and WiMedia Alliance; demonstrates integrated Bluetooth/UWB solution at Consumer Electronics Show 


LAS VEGAS, 2006 International CES, Jan. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), today announced that it has joined the UWB Forum and WiMedia Alliance Ultrawideband standards bodies. Ultrawideband (UWB) is a burgeoning wireless communication technology that enables high-bandwidth, short-range wireless communications.  By joining the respective UWB standards bodies, iAnywhere will help to define standards that merge the benefits of the high data rate transfer capabilities of UWB with the maturity of the Bluetooth(R) software protocol and application profiles.  In addition, iAnywhere plans support for UWB within its mobile device solutions, which will provide device manufacturers and chip set providers with the building blocks required to bring both Bluetooth and UWB-enabled products to market quickly and easily.

"Our UWB involvement is a natural product progression for iAnywhere," stated Nathan Pendleton, area vice president of Mobile Device Solutions at iAnywhere.  "We have built a solid foundation for Bluetooth with major device manufacturers and we are excited to offer these customers additional short- range wireless technologies in the near future."

In 2005, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced intentions to work with developers supporting the UWB Forum and WiMedia Alliance. iAnywhere has been contributing to that effort through its participation in the Bluetooth SIG's study group.  iAnywhere plans to extend its core Bluetooth protocol layers to intelligently use both Bluetooth and UWB transports simultaneously.  This will provide embedded developers with the best of both wireless technologies -- industry proven software and application profiles from Bluetooth and the high-data transfer rate capabilities of UWB.

At the CES Pure Wireless event, iAnywhere will demonstrate an integrated Ultrawideband and Bluetooth wireless video application communicating between two notebook computers.  Bluetooth radios and iAnywhere's enhanced protocol software will be used to automatically sense the presence of the other device and establish both a Bluetooth and UWB connection.  The application determines the optimal communication path allowing rich media content such as video to be transmitted over the faster UWB hardware.

For more information about iAnywhere's involvement in the UWB Forum and WiMedia Alliance, please visit the company's booth at the CES Pure Wireless event, in the Twilight Room at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, January 5-8, 2006, or to learn more about its mobile device solutions visit http://www.ianywhere.com/mds.

About iAnywhere

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, millions of subscribers, and 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company's "Always Available" technologies, including SQL Anywhere, Afaria, OneBridge, and the AvantGo(R) mobile Internet service.  iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY).  Visit http://www.ianywhere.com/ for more information.

Sybase, iAnywhere, iAnywhere Solutions, SQL Anywhere, Afaria, OneBridge and AvantGo 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: As used in this release, iAnywhere means iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc.  Statements concerning iAnywhere's new products are by nature forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks and cannot be guaranteed.  Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include shifts in customer demand, rapid technological changes, availability and quality of third party products, competitive factors and unanticipated delays in scheduled product availability.  Some of the risks are detailed from time to time in the Sybase Inc. consolidated base'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).

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