Press Release
September 24, 2002
Flowfinity announces its vision and technology roadmap for enabling integration between mobile device platforms and enterprise applications
Flowfinity Wireless, a leading provider of 'multi-tasking, always-available wireless applications', today annoced its vision for seamless integration of wireless handhelds with existing enterprise infrastructure and applications. Flowfinity's products and technology provide innovative, yet pragmatic, solutions to the problems of extending enterprise applications to the mobile, frontline staff responsible for managing relationships, managing valuable assets, and managing critical information.
"Today's CIO is faced with a challenge of doing more with less," said Dmitry Mikhailov, Flowfinity's CEO and founder. "This means that there is a need to leverage existing investments as much as possible. Our job as a provider of enabling technology is to provide a pathway from what exists today, to what is needed in the future, and achieve this without introducing unwanted costs or complexity."
Flowfinity's vision is to enable highly productive mobile solutions that seamlessly integrate the following:
- existing applications
- emerging web services standards
- existing databases and information servers
- multiple industry-leading device platforms
- industry standard end-to-end wireless security
- multiple wireless communications networks and protocols
To address this vision, Flowfinity has revealed a technology roadmap for its patent-pending Thinflow™ technology. Flowfinity's objective for this roadmap is to clearly articulate immediate, near term and long term commitments to delivering on the promise of its vision. Today, the patent-pending Thinflow technology supports:
- XML and XML Web Services, including both .NET and J2EE
- integration using Visual Studio .NET
- integration using either Java or C++
- integration on either Microsoft or Sun servers
- Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange interoperability
- access to Oracle, IBM and Microsoft databases
- plug-and-play forms integration
- BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds™ (models 857, 957, 5810 and 5820)
- BlackBerry Enterprise Server including end-to-end security through RIM’s new Mobile Data Service feature
- GPRS, Mobitex, and DataTAC networks
Before the end of 2002, Thinflow will also support:
- Microsoft's .NET Compact Framework
- LDAP directory services integration
- personalized multi-application portal capability
- multiple Microsoft platforms (Pocket PC, Tablet PC, Notebook PC)
- new BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds
- VPN and PKI secure communications
- 802.11b, iDEN and CDMA networks
In 2003, Thinflow will also support:
- interactive visualization with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
- pre-integrated connectors for leading ERP, CRM, and Customer Service platforms
- add-in modules for Borland tools for rapid integration capability
- connectors for leading enterprise systems management platforms
- Microsoft Smartphone platform
- roaming across devices (desktops, notebooks, tablets, handhelds) and networks
- all 2.5G and 3G networks
"Our customers and partners have been demanding technology solutions that offer flexible and capable integration options while also demonstrating high-performance and high return-on-investment qualities," said Dr. Hendrik Rosenboom, Vice President, Flowfinity Europe. "We have a unique offering that addresses the needs of CIO's, their staff, and the mobile solution value chain of carriers and systems integrators."
As part of its global marketing campaign, Flowfinity will be demonstrating its products and technology to carriers, systems integrators and enterprise customers over the coming months, both in Europe and the USA. This campaign will include additional announcements of partnership programs and co-marketing opportunities.
Contact Information
North America:
Dmitry Mikhailov
dmitry@flowfinity.com
Europe:
Dr. Hendrik Rosenboom
hendrik@flowfinity.com
About Flowfinity
Flowfinity Wireless is a provider of innovative technology solutions for enabling enterprise applications to be deployed on wireless, always-connected handhelds. Flowfinity solutions feature a multi-tasking, always-available application experience, made possible by its unique patent-pending Thinflow technology. Flowfinity is partners with Research In Motion, Microsoft, Borland and IBM. Today, Flowfinity has a growing base of customers in the United States, Canada and Europe. Flowfinity Wireless Inc can be reached at http://flowfinity.com.
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