Sybase iAnywhere Adds Platform Support for Mobile Application Development

Facilitates Rapid Development of Mobile Applications for an
Unwired Enterprise Strategy
DUBLIN, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Sybase iAnywhere today announced that it has expanded platform
support within its Information Anywhere(R) suite. Its Web
standards-based mobile enterprise application enablement component,
M-Business Anywhere(TM), now supports Symbian, Windows Mobile 6 and
Windows Vista desktop and tablet platforms, in addition to Windows
Mobile 5, Win32 and Palm. The company also announced that its Mobile
Inspection Toolkit, which is based on M-Business Anywhere, offers key
new features, such as camera and GPS integration.

"Sybase iAnywhere continues to be committed to supporting the
widest range of mobile device platforms," said Yadong Liu, Sr. Product
Manager, Sybase iAnywhere. "We are excited that our new release will
help application developers ease the challenge of building solutions
for mixed device environments."

"Sybase iAnywhere's support of open Web standards and robust data
synchronization technology shortened time to market for our new and
existing mobile solutions," said Jeremy Riches, Development Manager,
Civica. "We're excited about how the new features will help us further
extend our Web-based application to an ever wider variety of mobile
devices and platforms."

"Sybase iAnywhere provides a well suited development offering for
our SaaS (Software as a Service) mobile field service solution because
of its support for open Web standards," said Jean de Broissia, CEO,
Praxedo. "Our Praxedo mobile solution also takes full advantage of the
Portable Object Delivery System (PODS) API to integrate into our
solution the use of device peripherals such as cameras, GPS devices,
scanners and portal printers."

New Features Include:

-- Additional platform support - In addition to Win32, Windows
Mobile 5 and Palm-based devices, M-Business Anywhere now
supports Symbian, Windows Mobile 6 and Windows Vista desktop
and tablet platforms.

-- Client enhancements - Provides improved performance on Windows
Mobile devices.

-- Dynamic menu customization - Provides the ability to tailor
device client UI for customers using familiar JavaScript.

-- Mobile Inspection Toolkit enhancements - Now offers support
for both PDA and laptop form factors. In addition, provides
the ability to integrate photos with survey results, and
offers GPS integration to track an inspector's location or
include GPS information in the survey results.

About Information Anywhere Suite

Information Anywhere suite is a secure, scalable mobile software
platform that provides mobile email, collaboration, device security
and management, and application enablement. Information Anywhere
allows organizations to integrate, extend and leverage investments in
their existing IT infrastructure, while supporting a range of mobile
device platforms including Windows Mobile, Symbian, BlackBerry, iPhone
and Palm devices. The M-Business Anywhere component is a mobile
application development and deployment solution based on open Web
standards, enabling rapid and cost-effective delivery of Web-based
enterprise applications and content to mobile devices. Applications
developed using this technology run consistently across different
device platforms and can be easily deployed from a central
administrative console.

Availability

The latest version of M-Business Anywhere is available
immediately. To learn more, visit:
http://www.sybase.com/products/mobileenterprise/m-businessanywhere.
Developers can also download a free Developer Edition of M-Business
Anywhere at www.ianywhere.com/mbusiness_download.

Upcoming Webcast

Register today to attend an informative webcast on February 5. The
Webcast will provide an overview of new features in M-Business
Anywhere 6.7 and highlight best practices from Praxedo, an M-Business
Anywhere partner that has developed and deployed a field service
solution. Register at:
http://www.sybase.com/iaswebcast_mbus_mobile_apps

About Sybase iAnywhere

iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), 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(R) and infrared protocol technologies. Sybase iAnywhere
plays an important role in the Sybase Unwired Enterprise strategy,
which focuses on managing and mobilizing information from the data
center to the point of action. 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.

Sybase, iAnywhere, iAnywhere Solutions, Information Anywhere,
M-Business Anywhere, and SQL Anywhere are trademarks, registered
trademarks or service marks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. (R)
indicates registration in the United States of America. The Bluetooth
trademark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of
such marks by iAnywhere is under license. All other company and
product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies
with which they are associated.

Special Note: References to Sybase iAnywhere mean iAnywhere
Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc.

Sybase iAnywhere
Crystal King, 978-287-1524
crystal.king@ianywhere.com
or
Citigate Cunningham
Scott Malinowski, 617-374-4223
smalinowski@citigatecunningham.com

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