Press Release
February 12, 2002
PointBase® Partners With Research In Motion To Ensure Mobilization And Synchronization Of Enterprise Data On BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds™
Developers Will be Able to Provide Persistent Data Store and Synchronization Capabilities Within Their Enterprise Applications
Mountain View, Calif - PointBase, Inc., the leader in Java™ database and synchronization technology for managing enterprise data among servers, mobile and pervasive computing devices, announced today it has joined the BlackBerry™ ISV Alliance program with Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM, TSE: RIM) to provide relational database and synchronization technology for BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds™.
Under this alliance, developers will be able to build and deploy mobile enterprise applications for the BlackBerry that incorporate persistent data storage, providing greater productivity and efficiency to corporate users. PointBase will participate with RIM in a variety of robust co-marketing activities, including the RIM Developer Zone and PointBase's OnPoint Partner Program and JADCentral.com, a Java application developer portal sponsored by PointBase.
PointBase enables RIM Java developers to use SQL database access and data synchronization techniques within their applications that run on any Java-enabled platform. Meeting the size and functionality requirements of the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld, PointBase Micro is a 100% pure Java RDBMS with an ultra small footprint of less than 41K. Designed for J2ME™ and PJava Platforms, PointBase Micro uses a subset of JDBC to connect with other enterprise databases. PointBase Micro is designed for the new generation of Java database applications, PDAs and other pervasive devices such as BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds.
"BlackBerry is widely adopted in the corporate world and has set the bar for receiving corporate email anytime, anywhere. As corporations continue to see the advantages of higher productivity through mobility, the need for access to enterprise information on mobile devices becomes more imperative," said Bruce Scott, CEO and founder of PointBase. "By combining BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds with the small footprint PointBase database, enterprise applications on a handheld become reality, affording mobile workers greater efficiency and productivity with real-time information access on their BlackBerry handhelds."
For more information on PointBase Micro, please contact 877-238-8798 (U.S. and Canada) or visit our website at www.pointbase.com. For a product demonstration, please visit www.pointbase.com/42eval. For information on partner opportunities, contact Caroline Grossmann at 650-230-7274 or caroline.grossmann@pointbase.com.
About Research In Motion
Research In Motion Limited is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the mobile communications market. Through development and integration of hardware, software and services, RIM provides solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers around the world to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products includes the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, the BlackBerry™ wireless email solution, embedded radio-modems and software development tools. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario RIM operates offices in Canada, the United States and England. RIM is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.net.
About PointBase Inc.
PointBase delivers information everywhere you want it. Serving three core markets: Servers, Mobile and Pervasive Computing, PointBase's Java application database technology enables applications to manage, synchronize and extend data to the edge of the enterprise firewall and beyond. Bruce Scott, co-founder of Oracle Corp., and Gupta/Centura Software, launched the company in 1998. The management team includes industry veterans from IBM, Oracle, Sybase, Hyperion and Sun Microsystems. More information about PointBase, Inc. and its products is available at www.pointbase.com.
PointBase is a member of SyncML, a consortium formed to develop and advocate a common protocol for synchronizing data among workstations, network application servers and mobile information appliances such as mobile phones, handheld computers, PDAs and other mobile devices. For more information about SyncML, please visit www.syncml.org.
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