Press Release
May 3, 2004
mBiztech's mDB for Lotus Notes deployed in J.J. Barnicke
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - mBiztech Corp., developer of innovative wireless business productivity solutions, announced today that mDB, their out-of-the-box solution that allows users to wirelessly access Lotus Notes databases, is being deployed to J.J.Barnicke sales professional via BlackBerry® from Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM).
With more than 20 offices and over 400 sales professionals and consultants across Canada, J.J. Barnicke Limited is a major participant in all realty sectors including office, industrial, investment, retail, hospitality, and corporate services. It is significant then, that after evaluating products from a number of vendors, J.J. Barnicke Limited has selected mDB as their mobile data access solution with BlackBerry.
"The new competitive reality means that our customers expect an ever-increasing degree of professionalism, expertise and technological sophistication. Having immediate access to CRM and Property information is critical for our sales and consulting professionals to maintain their competitive advantage. We had several wireless vendors present to us, but mBiztech's mDB solution with BlackBerry proved the most compelling, from both a functional and ease of deployment perspective," said Mario Kovacevic, J.J. Barnicke Limited's Vice President of IT and E-Business.
J.J Barnicke sales professionals, using mDB with BlackBerry, are now able to access information wirelessly that is crucial to closing deals. Within seconds information that was previously only accessible on their desktop is now available from their BlackBerry handheld. Sales professionals are able to respond immediately to customer requests, presenting them with candidate properties that exactly match their requirements, and shortening the sales cycle considerably.
"BlackBerry is popular with real estate professionals because they are highly mobile and need to remain productive while out of the office," said Mark Guibert, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion. "With mBiztech's mDB solution, real estate agents can further enhance client service with access to important customer and property information while on the go."
"We are very excited about deploying our mDB solution at J.J. Barnicke Limited." said Cathal Copas, mBiztech's Chief Technology Officer and Founder. "Organizations that are using Lotus Notes are eager to leverage their past application development investment into new opportunities with BlackBerry , and our mDB for Lotus Notes solution makes this easy, powerful and out-of-the-box turn-key."
Working together with mDB reseller National Wireless, mBiztech provided technical support and assistance at every stage of the project from trial through to deployment, ensuring customer satisfaction.
About mBiztech
mBiztech Corp. is a software development company specializing in the creation of wireless business productivity applications. Innovative productivity applications are developed using the mBiztech universal Data Access Platform (uDAP) and mobile Data Access Platform (mDAP). These platforms enable mBiztech to create applications that facilitate real-time, in-field interaction with enterprise information using handheld devices. Applications created to date include: mDB for BlackBerry® and Lotus Notes, mCredit, mPixel, mBizMap and mWorkOrder. mBiztech is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices in the US and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.mbiztech.com.
About J.J. Barnicke
Founded over 44 years ago by its Chairman, Joseph J. Barnicke, the company continues to provide sound advice and superior customer service through over 20 offices and 400 sales professionals and consultants across Canada. JJ Barnicke is a participant in all major commercial realty sectors in Canada including office, industrial, investment, retail, hospitality and corporate services. JJ Barnicke Limited is a privately held company and is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.jjb.com
The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties of and trademarks and registered trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. Lotus Notes is a trademark of IBM.
