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iAnywhere Launches AvantGo for BlackBerry Mobile Devices
SYNOPSIS: Service provides BlackBerry users wireless access to thousands of
free, optimized mobile Internet channels
ORLANDO, Florida, April 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WIRELESS ENTERPRISE
SYMPOSIUM 2005 -- iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc.
(NYSE:SY), today announced the upcoming release of AvantGo(R) for the
BlackBerry(R) platform from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM).
AvantGo for BlackBerry will give millions of Blackberry users the latest
business, sports and entertainment news from the Web's best brands all
optimized for their Blackberry devices. The company is previewing the popular
mobile Internet service's support for BlackBerry to attendees of the Wireless
Enterprise Symposium show this week, where Sybase is a gold sponsor (booth
#301). AvantGo for BlackBerry will be available for general release within the
next 30 days.
"We're pleased to be able to offer AvantGo to millions of BlackBerry users,"
said Neil Versen, senior director of AvantGo at iAnywhere. "Once used
primarily for email, BlackBerry devices are increasingly being used by the
business user for a wider range of applications, including access to Internet
news and information. Our support for BlackBerry is a further step in our
ongoing efforts to provide mobile professionals with wireless access to
information-rich mobile Internet channels from a broad range of popular
devices."
"With always-on wireless connectivity, BlackBerry customers are able to stay
up-to-date and make informed decisions while on the go," said Mark Guibert,
Vice President, Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion. "The AvantGo service
will leverage the unique power of BlackBerry and provide customers with easy
access to timely information, such as news, business, weather and sports."
With over seven million unique subscribers, AvantGo has been a leader in
delivering mobile content to smartphones and PDAs since 1999. The free service
will wirelessly connect BlackBerry users to thousands of specially formatted
brand-name web sites ("channels") including AccuWeather, Bloomberg, CNET,
Forbes, Hollywood.com, The Golf Channel, Reuters, RollingStone.com, The
Sporting News, Wired News and more. Users can even create personal channels to
view family sites, local news, niche sites, church and club sites, workout
schedules, and more so they are always in touch, even when on the go.
Availability
The initial release of AvantGo for the BlackBerry provides wireless access to
the service and will be available within the next 30 days. A pre-release
version is currently available for users at http://www.avantgo.com/rim. A free
AvantGo account is required.
About iAnywhere
iAnywhere enables success at the frontlines of business, and holds worldwide
market leadership positions in mobile and embedded databases, mobile management
and security, and mobile middleware. iAnywhere's unique "Always Available"
computing model provides online and offline access to the information and
applications users need, when and where they need it most. Millions of
subscribers, 15,000 customers and 1,000 partners rely on the company's
award-winning technologies, including SQL Anywhere(R), Afaria(R), 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 Studio, Afaria and AvantGo
are trademarks, registered trademarks or servicemarks of Sybase, Inc. or its
subsidiaries. (R) indicates registration in the United States of America. All
other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective
companies with which they are associated.
Special Note: 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).
The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the
exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.
Crystal King
iAnywhere Solutions
(978) 287-1524
Scott Malinowski
Citigate Cunningham
(617) 374-4223
DATASOURCE: iAnywhere Solutions, Inc.
CONTACT: Crystal King of iAnywhere Solutions, +1-978-287-1524,
; or Scott Malinowski of Citigate Cunningham,
+1-617-374-4223,
Web site: http://www.ianywhere.com/