Sybase iAnywhere Introduces Secure Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence Capabilities in Information Anywhere Suite

SYNOPSIS: Information Anywhere Suite Addresses Converging Requirements for Mobile Email, Collaboration, Security, Management and Applications.

Dublin, Calif. –February 28, 2007–Sybase iAnywhere today announced that it has added mobile instant messaging (IM) and presence capabilities to its Information Anywhere® suite.  This addition to the Information Anywhere suite addresses the demand of today’s mobile workers for increased productivity and collaboration by offering the most comprehensive support for extending enterprise email systems and IM platforms across the broadest range of mobile devices. 

Sybase iAnywhere’s mobile IM and presence technology is a component of the company’s Information Anywhere suite, a platform which addresses converging enterprise requirements for mobile email, collaboration, security, device management and enterprise applications.  Additionally, the new technology provides logging and routing capabilities that ensure compliance with corporate auditing policies.

Research firm Gartner, Inc. predicts that by 2010, 90% of users with business e-mail accounts will have IT-controlled IM accounts. According to Gartner, “As IM traffic becomes increasingly higher in volume and potentially higher in value, organizations will need to adopt enterprise-class IM technologies, as well as IM hygiene services, to ensure efficient, integrated, reliable and secure use of IM technologies.”¹

Sybase iAnywhere addresses the rapidly growing enterprise IM medium by enabling businesses to ensure that their mobile workers have the same ability to communicate in real-time as if they were in the office. Now users in the field can easily determine if their co-workers are online and available,” explained Mark Willnerd, vice president, iAnywhere. “Additionally, we give enterprises the tools to easily manage and secure mobile communications wherever their employees may be.”

Features include:
Heterogeneous Solution

• Multiple messaging systems
  • Support for leading enterprise instant messaging systems including IBM Lotus Sametime, Jabber XCP, Jabber Wildfire, Microsoft Live Communications Server and Reuters Messaging.
  • Support for public instant messaging networks via XMPP, which includes support for Google Talk and Jabber.
• Broad device support - Comprehensive cross-platform support for Windows Mobile, Palm, RIM BlackBerry and Symbian mobile devices.

Easy-to-Use Client

• Single client - Provides access to multiple instant messaging systems with a single client.
• Presence information - The client can transmit and receive extended presence information (online, busy, away, and not available).
• Contacts - Contacts can be managed (add, drop, edit) from the device in the field. In addition, contacts can be organized into personalized groups for easy recognition and access.
• Notifications - Custom notifications and alerts (audio, vibration) can be set up for new inbound messages.
• Advanced user functionality - Message history can be displayed with timestamps. In addition, the client supports multi-party chat.

Administration Capabilities

• Easy installation - Easy set-up and deployment with site wizards and an intuitive user interface.
• Compliance and auditing - Compatible with IM security and management solutions such as Akonix, FaceTime and IMLogic.
• Web interface - Support for Web-based administration and registration.
• Easy-to-use over-the-air deployment - Install directly from the mobile device.
• Data encryption - Supports end-to-end encryption through 168-bit 3DES.

Pricing and Availability

Sybase iAnywhere’s mobile IM and presence technology will be available Q2 2007. Additional information is available at http://www.ianywhere.com/MobileIM or by calling 1-800-801-2069. Pre-request your free 30-day trial version at: www.ianywhere.com/GetMobileIM.

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.

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® 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).

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