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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Synchronica Launches SyncML Gateway for Microsoft Exchange
New Solution for The First Time, Provides Wireless
Synchronization of Exchange Servers Without
Plug-Ins or Adaptors
BERLIN, GERMANY - October 5, 2004 (INB) -- Synchronica
announced today the immediate availability of the Synchronica
SyncML Gateway for Microsoft Exchange, providing over-the-air
synchronization of Microsoft Exchange with mobile phones from
Nokia, SonyEricsson and Siemens.
Until now, most users of Microsoft's popular Exchange
software have been unable to remotely synchronize their Nokia,
SonyEricsson and Siemens mobile phones, and instead were
forced to use cumbersome cable-based synchronization software.
However, in corporate support, sales and management,
appointments often change while out of the office and thus
overlapped and missed appointments, are still part of the
corporate life.
This is where the Synchronica SyncML Gateway adds the missing
link between Microsoft Exchange and mobile phones. With the
Synchronica SyncML Gateway, users can remotely synchronize
their mobile phone to get access to corporate Email, calendar,
contacts and tasks - wherever they are, using the wireless
network. Because most mobile phones today already ship with a
SyncML client built-in, synchronization works instantly and
without additional software installation.
By opening Microsoft Exchange to the industry standard SyncML,
the Synchronica SyncML Gateway adds the missing wireless link
between Microsoft Exchange and the standards-dominated mobile
phone industry. "Microsoft works well with Microsoft, and its
ActiveSync, seamlessly synchronizes a PocketPC, PDA or
Microsoft Smartphone, even over-the-air. However, if you want
to remotely synchronize your SyncML-enabled mobile phone from
Nokia, SonyEricsson or Siemens, Microsoft doesn't do that,"
said Carsten Brinkschulte, founder and CEO of Synchronica.
The Synchronica SyncML Gateway is offered in two versions.
The corporate version is installed behind the firewall
providing wireless SyncML synchronization for corporate users.
End-to-end security is provided with strong SSL encryption
protecting the wireless communication. Licensed at very
aggressive prices, the Synchronica SyncML Gateway offers a
cost-effective, standards-based solution for wireless Email
and groupware access.
The operator version is deployed in the datacenter of the
mobile operator providing a unique "Gateway" synchronizing the
corporate Exchange accounts of business users. Unlike other
solutions, the Synchronica SyncML Gateway does not require a
firewall reconfiguration or installation of a connector behind
the firewall which have been proven to hinder sales of those
solutions. Instead, it uses a secure HTTP/S connection to
remotely access corporate Exchange accounts, a standard feature
of Microsoft Exchange.
"The Synchronica SyncML Gateway offers a unique selling
proposition for mobile operators. For the first time, revenue-
generating mobile data synchronization can be sold directly to
business users with effective one-to-many mass-marketing and
without having to convince their IT departments to install
those unloved adaptors," said Nicole Meissner, VP Marketing &
Communications at Synchronica.
The Synchronica SyncML Gateway was developed as a joint venture
between Synchronica and Ergon Informatik AG, a leading Swiss
software engineering company. Ergon contributed a highly
skilled engineering team while Synchronica provided the
technical architecture and is responsible for marketing and
sales of the product. "We are excited about the product launch
with Synchronica underlining our leading position in the
wireless sector," said Patrick Burkhalter, CEO of Ergon
Informatik AG.
The Synchronica SyncML Gateway will be shown live at the
Systems tradeshow from 18-20th October in Munich, Germany at
the booth of Sun Microsystems, Hall B2 Booth B2.425
(IT-Security Area). A live demo is available immediately online
at http://www.synchronica.com. Users can simply register their
corporate Exchange accounts and instantly synchronize their
SyncML-enabled mobile phone over-the-air.
About Synchronica
Synchronica (http://www.synchronica.com) was founded in 2004 by
a team of industry experts around serial entrepreneur Carsten
Brinkschulte. Focused on development of mobile synchronization
and device management software, the company aims to become a
leading provider of wireless solutions for mobile operators and
corporates. The founders have a strong track-record of building
lead-edge technology products in the wireless space including
the launch of the world's first live SyncML-server in a mobile
operator environment.
About SyncML
SyncML is the open standard that drives data mobility by
establishing a common language for communications between
devices, applications and networks. The foundation of the
SyncML open standard ensures a consistent set of data that is
always available on any device or application, any time.
Sponsored by Ericsson, IBM, Lotus, Matsushita, Motorola, Nokia,
Symbian and others, the SyncML initiative accelerates the
development and market success of SyncML technologies. Further
information about the SyncML initiative is available at
http://www.openmobilealliance.org/syncml.
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