Sybase 365 AvantGo Featured on Multimedia SIM Cards by Gemalto
Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), the global
leader in mobile messaging services, and Gemalto (Euronext
NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announce
demonstration of Sybase 365 AvantGo(TM) running on Gemalto´s
Multimedia SIM cards, during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
"We are very excited to have AvantGo as the first media portal to
run on Multimedia SIM cards from Gemalto," said Pierre Vilpoux,
director, for Sybase 365 AvantGo EMEA. "This demonstration is an
important milestone as it opens new opportunities for distribution of
advanced mobile consumer and enterprise applications."
Sybase 365 AvantGo is one of the world´s leading mobile internet
services that allows consumers to access media web sites including
Euronews, International Herald Tribune and many others, directly from
their mobile device. The service includes mobile advertising insertion
and management for major global brands.
"Thanks to the SIM Visual Interface from Gemalto´s Multimedia
product range, we are now able to deliver complex services, with an
appealing look & feel for the end-user," said Michel Canitrot, senior
vice president of new telecom offers at Gemalto. "We are delighted to
integrate AvantGo as the first partner of our LiveServices offer. This
is a major step that will allow operators to easily deploy innovative
services, without the need for a specific application on the handset."
To see the demonstration, visit Gemalto during the Mobile World
Congress February 11-14, 2008 in Hall 8, Booth 8A102
About Gemalto
Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the leader in digital
security with pro forma 2007 annual revenues of over EUR 1.6 billion,
more than 85 offices in 40 countries and about 10,000 employees
including 1,300 R&D engineers.
In a world where the digital revolution is increasingly
transforming our lives, Gemalto´s solutions are designed to make
personal digital interactions more convenient, secure and enjoyable.
Gemalto provides end-to-end digital security solutions, from the
development of software applications through design and production of
secure personal devices such as smart cards, SIMs, e-passports, and
tokens to the deployment of managed services for its customers.
More than a billion people worldwide use the company´s products
and services for telecommunications, financial services, e-government,
identity management, multimedia content, digital rights management, IT
security, mass transit and many other applications.
As the use of Gemalto´s software and secure devices increases with
the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world,
the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.
Gemalto was formed in June 2006 by the combination of Axalto and
Gemplus.
For more information please visit www.gemalto.com.
About Sybase 365
Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), is the global
leader in mobile messaging interoperability, the delivery and
settlement of SMS and MMS content, mobile commerce and
enterprise-class messaging services. Processing more than 100 billion
messages per year, Sybase 365 reaches more than 700 mobile operators
and 2.4 billion subscribers around the world. For more information,
visit: www.sybase.com/365.
About AvantGo
AvantGo is a free mobile service from Sybase 365 that delivers
rich, personalized mobile Web sites to smart phones and PDAs. Today,
hundreds of major brands, including BMW, CNET, HP, Jeep, Microsoft,
The New York Times, Reuters, and Rolling Stone leverage AvantGo to
target a highly desirable demographic of millions of registered users.
AvantGo offers the convenience of anywhere, anytime access, seamlessly
supporting both wireless and "sync and go" connectivity.
Sybase, Sybase 365 and AvantGo are trademarks of Sybase, Inc. All
other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the
respective companies with which they are associated.
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prospects, products and business relationships are forward-looking
statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks and cannot
be guaranteed. Factors that could ultimately affect such statements
include sales productivity, possible disruptive effects of
organizational changes; shifts in customer or market demand for the
Company´s products and services; public perception of the Company, its
technology vision and future prospects; rapid technological changes;
competitive factors; delays in scheduled product availability dates
and other risks that are detailed from time to time in the Sybase,
Inc. consolidated Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including but not limited to its annual report on Form 10-K and its
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (copies of which can be viewed on the
Company´s web site).