Sybase iAnywhere Announces SDK Support for Latest Bluetooth Wireless Specification

Sybase iAnywhere today announced the availability of its Blue SDK 3.0, the latest version of the company’s leading embedded Bluetooth® software development kit. The new SDK provides support for the Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR specification enabling the use of the newest radio devices from companies such as Atheros Communications, Broadcom Corporation, CSR, Marvell, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics, and Texas Instruments. The new Bluetooth wireless specification enables more secure communications and improves the ease of which Bluetooth wireless enabled devices can bond a connection.

The Sybase® iAnywhere® Blue SDK version 3.0 consists of the core protocol stack plus application level profiles that make Bluetooth wireless communications possible. All software is compliant with the Bluetooth Special Interest Group’s (SIG) specifications, ensuring device manufacturers that their products will adhere to industry standards.

“The Bluetooth SIG appreciates the contributions, commitment and dedication of Sybase iAnywhere within the Bluetooth community,” said Mike Foley, Executive Director, Bluetooth SIG. “Sybase iAnywhere contributions to the Bluetooth Core Specification v2.1 + EDR have supported the creation of user friendly and market needed improvements.”

“As a provider of embedded Bluetooth software since 2000, we are proud we can build support for the latest standards into our rock solid core protocol stack implementation,” said Mark Willnerd, vice president, Sybase iAnywhere. “We see this continuing the momentum around our Sybase Unwired strategy as Bluetooth implementations are now found everywhere, from mobile cell phones to stereo headsets to medical devices and automobiles.”

The Sybase iAnywhere Blue SDK version 3.0 software enhancements include features outlined in the Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR specification including:

• Security Mode 4 (Secure Simple Pairing): addresses both enhanced security and ease-of-use when pairing Bluetooth devices.


• Sniff Sub-rating: enhancements to the Bluetooth sniff mode resulting in the optimization of battery power.


• Link Supervision Timeout Changed Event: improves the reliability of piconets (an ad-hoc computer network of Bluetooth devices) in larger networks.


• Encryption Pause/Resume: introduction of a pause and resume command, whereby the encrypted link can be temporarily suspended to allow operations such as a master – slave switch to occur, followed by the re-establishment of the encrypted link.


• Erroneous Data Reporting: improves application performance by allowing erroneous audio packets to be tagged and passed to the upper application layers instead of being discarded.


• Extended Inquiry Response: addresses the need for a faster connect time between devices. It accomplishes this by incorporating into the inquiry process additional information such as local device name, profiles supported and additional manufacturer’s information.


• Non-Flushable Packet Boundary Flag: provides improvements for streaming stereo audio applications while protecting the data of other applications.

Additional Quality of Service (QOS) improvements are included in the Sybase iAnywhere Blue SDK version 3.0 and all the profiles currently provided with Blue SDK version 2.x are compatible with version 3.0 as well. Example profiles include Hands Free, Audio/Video, File Transfer, Basic Printing and others.

With over ten years experience working with wireless connectivity and synchronization protocols and hundreds of product design wins, Sybase iAnywhere has become a world-leading provider of Bluetooth protocol stack and application profile technology. Its large base of OEMs ensures the highest quality code written to specification, with industry proven reliability, functionality, and portability. Credentials include:

• Participation in the Bluetooth SIG on several levels


• Member of the Core Specification Working Group


• Section owner for many OBEX based profiles such as OPP, OPUSH, and FTP


• Participation in the Automotive Working Groups


• Participation in the AV Working Group

Availability
Version 3.0 of the Sybase iAnywhere Blue SDK is now available. Support for the Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR specification will follow for the Blue SDK for Linux and the Blue SDK for Windows CE products. A technical Webcast will be hosted on February 19th to provide the details of the enhanced features available in the Sybase iAnywhere Blue SDK version 3.0. Please visit www.sybase.com/blue_sdk_webcast to sign up or receive more information.

About Sybase iAnywhere Mobile Device Solutions
Sybase iAnywhere's software development kits (SDKs) for Bluetooth and IrDA wireless technology, OMA protocols (Data Sync and Device Management), and mobile device to PC synchronization software help manufacturers rapidly integrate this functionality into a wide range of mobile devices. Sybase iAnywhere has more than ten years of experience working in wireless networking protocols and hundreds of design wins representing tens of millions of enabled products in the market.

About Sybase iAnywhere
Sybase iAnywhere 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® and infrared protocol technologies. 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. iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY).

Sybase iAnywhere Brings Natural Language Interfaces To Telematics And Embedded Devices

Sybase iAnywhere today announced it is enhancing its presence in the telematics and embedded devices markets by enabling embedded applications to provide intelligent user interfaces and context aware user interactions. Extending the company's Answers Anywhere™ technology, Sybase iAnywhere now offers a natural language engine that targets the memory constrained world of embedded devices.


The new Answers Anywhere functionality enables developers to improve the user experience of resource constrained devices which otherwise would have limited user interface capabilities. Interacting in a natural, free-form and context sensitive way will generate a higher degree of satisfaction, reduce training requirements, and result in a higher task completion rate for users. For example, an automotive telematics product would allow users to ask for information or control applications in their own words to easily access directions, weather, yellow page content or control functionality such as air conditioning or entertainment systems.

"Traditionally when using embedded applications, for example embedded speech recognition, users have to comply with the systems interface restrictions," said Babak Hodjat, senior director of engineering, Sybase iAnywhere. "Applying embedded capabilities to our natural language engine takes that burden off of the user, enabling a free-form context–aware dialog. Now, instead of following tedious voice menus to obtain traffic information from the in-car telematics system, a user can simply say 'I'm going to Comerica Park. Any traffic problems?'"

"We're excited about the new possibilities that Sybase iAnywhere brings to the development and deployment of embedded devices," said Naoki Hashimoto, senior manager, Software Development Group, at the Japan-based NEC Infrontia Corporation. "A natural language engine for embedded environments will enable developers to create applications with superior user interfaces, which in turn will deliver a greatly improved customer experience."

New Answers Anywhere functionality for telematics and embedded devices includes:

• A Java-based, graphics-oriented development tool for generating an agent network model of the natural language application,


• Automatic C++ code generator optimized for size and performance in embedded applications,


• Support for embedded systems running Windows CE or the QNX operating systems, and


• Adaptive, agent-oriented software architecture incorporating 22 natural language patents.

The new Answers Anywhere capabilities designed for telematics and embedded devices is available in June, 2007. To sign up for a Webcast demonstration of the new version on Tuesday, June 5 at 8 A.M. PT/11 A.M. ET, please register at: http://www.ianywhere.com/answersanywhere/webcast. To learn more about Answers Anywhere please call 1-800-801-2069 or visit: http://www.ianywhere.com/embeddedanswersanywhere

About Sybase iAnywhere

Sybase iAnywhere 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® and infrared protocol technologies. 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. iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY).

SY: Spanish Postal Service Deploys Sybase iAnywhere RFID Technology

Sybase iAnywhere today announced that Correos, the Spanish Postal Service, has deployed its RFID Anywhere™ software platform in one of the largest RFID projects in Europe. Using RFID Anywhere, Correos has introduced a radio frequency control system, called Q-RFID, in 16 Automated Processing Centers (APCs) throughout Spain, and in four other bulk Admission Centers, enabling the company to ensure quality control and the traceability of postal deliveries.


“The use of RFID Anywhere enhances Correos' competitiveness as a result of more efficient management of postal processes and an improvement in the quality of its services,” said Regina Defarges, organizational deputy director, Correos. “We’re proud to be the forerunner in the use of RFID technology in the postal industry.”


Correos’ successful implementation of one of the largest RFID projects in Europe highlights the potential of RFID solutions. The state-controlled company required its RFID solution to be integrated into the Correos computer systems, resulting in the purchase of 13,000 passive electronic labels and installation of more than 2,300 permanent antennas and over 331 readers for the 16 APCs and the additional Admission Centers. The RFID Anywhere-powered solution gives Correos the ability to monitor the status and transit time of a letter at each stage of the delivery process, allowing the company to oversee the entire process and adopt corrective measures when a fault is detected in the system. Correos is one of the earliest to use RFID technology to comply with the standards set by the European Union (ETSI EN 302 208-1 and EPC GEN 2) and to be approved at the state level by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade.

”The postal industry provides an excellent example of how RFID technology can increase process efficiencies resulting in improved delivery times and streamlining of operating procedures,” said Martyn Mallick, director of RFID Technologies, Sybase iAnywhere. “Correos chose RFID Anywhere for its superior ability to coordinate a vast number of RFID readers in a dense environment and to integrate business logic and processes with the latest automatic data collection and sensor technologies.”

To learn more about RFID Anywhere, please visit the Sybase iAnywhere RFID World 2007 booth #1425. Additionally, director of RFID Technologies, Martyn Mallick, will be speaking on “Tracking Mixed-Value Assets: The Business Case and Technology Requirements,” on Tuesday, March 27 at 3:30 PM. To join the very popular RFID Anywhere developer community and to download a free development copy of RFID Anywhere, visit www.sybase.com/products/mobilesolutions/rfid_anywhere

SY: Sybase iAnywhere Drives RFID Innovation in Vehicle-Mounted Terminals

Sybase iAnywhere today announced new enhancements to RFID Anywhere™, the company’s software infrastructure that provides a customizable environment for developing and managing robust, highly-distributed radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions. With RFID Anywhere 3.1, Sybase iAnywhere continues to break new ground with advanced on-device capabilities for vehicle-mounted terminals, allowing these devices to work autonomously, dramatically reducing the amount of data that needs to be communicated back to enterprise servers. RFID Anywhere 3.1 has been certified to work with and will support LXE’s RX2 forklift RFID devices.

“Sybase iAnywhere truly understands the requirements for mobile and vehicle-mounted based RFID applications,” said Dick Sorenson, RFID director, LXE. “RFID Anywhere 3.1 combines technologies such as RFID, voice, mobile, location-awareness, business intelligence and barcode scanning, making it the perfect fit for LXE rugged mobile RFID readers, enabling customers to rapidly develop, deploy and manage mobile RFID warehouse applications.”

LXE provides rugged wireless computers and data collection solutions that improve supply chain performance. LXE’s RX2 rugged lift truck-mounted RFID reader is an easy-to-install, vehicle-mounted RFID reader designed for RFID-enabled forklift pallet movement applications such as shipping, receiving, picking and put-aways. LXE’s ARIA (Adaptive Recognition and Information Assurance) solutions combine the strengths of multiple technologies, such as RFID, voice recognition, sensors and wearable computing, with next generation software applications and new business processes so that warehouse operators can execute warehouse transactions more naturally, efficiently and effectively. ARIA-enabled solutions built on the RFID Anywhere technology infrastructure will achieve new levels of efficiency, velocity, visibility and accuracy in supply chain execution.

“As we continue to work with customers and partners such as LXE, there is a growing demand to support multiple sensor technologies, including voice interactions,” said Martyn Mallick, director of RFID technologies, Sybase iAnywhere. “With RFID Anywhere 3.1 we continue to lead the market by providing an intelligent client that allows these devices to filter, smooth and report on data in real-time without human interaction. This is a vast improvement over current mobile and vehicle-mounted implementations.”

RFID Anywhere 3.1 offers key enhancements in a number of areas:

• Enhanced support for vehicle-mounted devices, including the LXE RX2 forklift RFID device, providing enhanced on-device functionality, including smoothing implementation, unattended client, automatic start, the ability to work both online and offline, and extended mobile device events


• Updated connectors for Active RFID and RTLS devices to support the INCITS T20 standard


• New support for the Point Six temperature sensor


• Enhancing support for passive RFID with updates to existing hardware connectors and new hardware connectors for Siemens SIMATIC® RF


• Administrator console improvements including the ability to deploy device firmware updates

Availability
Sybase iAnywhere plans to make RFID Anywhere 3.1 available in April 2007. To learn more, please visit the Sybase iAnywhere RFID World 2007 booth #1425. To see a live demo of this technology in action, visit LXE at RFID World 2007 booth #910. Additionally, director of RFID technologies, Martyn Mallick, will be speaking on “Tracking Mixed-Value Assets: The Business Case and Technology Requirements,” on Tuesday, March 27 at 3:30 PM. To join the very popular RFID Anywhere developer community and to download a free development copy of RFID Anywhere, visit www.sybase.com/products/mobilesolutions/rfid_anywhere

About RFID Anywhere
RFID Anywhere simplifies the development, deployment, configuration and management tasks for highly distributed, multi-site, intelligent sensor networks, and abstracts the interaction with the physical network of devices. With support for over forty devices, this powerful infrastructure enables the creation of intelligent sensor networks out-of-the-box. By using RFID Anywhere, sensors are able to work together as an intelligent network by combining, organizing and coordinating these technologies through a common management structure, advanced feature set and event-driven development framework.

About Sybase iAnywhere
Sybase iAnywhere 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® and infrared protocol technologies. Tens of millions of mobile devices and over 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company’s “Always Available” technologies, including SQL Anywhere, Afaria and OneBridge. iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY).

SY: Sybase Opens Wireless Development Center In Singapore

Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced the inauguration of the Wireless Development Center in TechnoPark, Singapore. Designed as a research and development hub for Sybase’s industry leading mobile and wireless software solutions, the new Wireless Development Center will focus on developing new technologies in the areas of RFID, embedded software, and mobile middleware for the enterprise. This will include developing Bluetooth and Ultra Wideband Software Development Kits for mobile device manufacturers (OEM and ODMs.)

“This facility marks another significant milestone for research and development in Singapore and for the creation of intellectual property in Asia,” said John Chen, chairman, CEO and president of Sybase, Inc. “Today’s inauguration of the Wireless Development Center demonstrates our continued commitment as the market-leader in wireless solutions to our customers. With this new facility, we are extending our Unwired Enterprise leadership in Asia and worldwide.”

The Wireless Development Center is the third phase of Sybase's research and development investment plan in Singapore. Sybase initiated the first phase, in 1998 with the opening of the Asia Development Center for the development of integrated information management solutions. In 2005, Sybase launched the Wireless Solution Center for partners and developers to test wireless projects in telecommunications, RFID, healthcare and mobile government.

“The EDB is very pleased that Sybase has chosen Singapore for its first Wireless Development Center outside the United States. It will give Singapore a competitive edge in emerging mobile technologies, and adds to Singapore's rapid development as a regional and global R&D center,” said Lim Siong Guan, Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board.

Sybase customers in the region include: Acer Incorporated and ShinKong Life Insurance, Bridge Mobile Alliance, China Railway Express, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC), Ergon Energy / Geomatic Technology, Galileo Southern Cross, Hong Kong Post, Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, Hyundai Department Stores, Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department, Next Media, Prudential Life Insurance Company of Taiwan Inc., Surbana Technologies.

SY: Major Companies Select Sybase To Deliver Real-Time Analytics And Enterprise Data Management

Sybase Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced that organizations in financial, federal, telecommunications and retail industries have recently chosen Sybase® Adaptive Server® Enterprise (ASE) database and Sybase IQ analytics server to meet the increasing demands of managing and mobilizing critical data throughout the enterprise. These technologies enable the organizations to deliver enhanced customer service, access multiple data sources and pave a path to develop and innovate for the future.

Industry leaders include Samsung Securities in Korea; the South Korean Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs; China's Guang Dong Telecom; and the leading retailer in China, Wang Fujing Department Store Group.

“Business challenges impacting our customers’ current enterprise infrastructure require high availability, ability to handle structured and unstructured data in a single context and conformance to stringent regulations,” said Horace Chow, vice president, Asia Pacific, Sybase, Inc. “Business decision-makers continue to turn to Sybase to deliver real-time analytics, providing mission-critical data as well as delivering information anytime, anywhere.”

Samsung Securities
Samsung Securities in Korea has invested in Sybase solutions to support its next-generation operational system. Sybase ASE enables Samsung Securities to deliver results in response to increased customer demand by efficiently handling the order settlement process, thereby helping the securities firm to maintain its leading position in Korea's competitive capital market industry.

Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs
In South Korea, the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs (MOGAHA) selected Sybase ASE and Sybase IQ to organize distributed data in an improved interface, delivering more accurate data that is shared by the central government as well as the nation’s 16 provincial governments. MOGAHA supports mission-critical initiatives in the government including future innovation and e-government, support for local governments, as well as measurement of regional development and management of national disasters. The new functionality streamlines processes and eliminates delays, making data management easier and more cost-effective for government agencies. Sybase’s solutions also enable a smooth decision-making system, managing 24 operational functions including finance, tax, telecommunication, human resource and natural disaster response.

Guang Dong Telecom
China's Guang Dong Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom Group, built a high-speed customer data system using Sybase ASE and Sybase IQ that delivers a consolidated view of customer interactions and usage trends. This system was implemented to improve customer service for Guang Dong Telecom, and helped the company maintain its leading position in China’s competitive telecommunications market.

Guang Dong Telecom’s Sybase data management system stores, manages and analyzes all the data collected by Guang Dong Telecom. The enterprise infrastructure supports all Network Access business throughout the province, including the local phone network, PHS, wideband network and the Intelligent Network.

Wang Fujing Department Store Group
Wang Fujing Department Store Group selected Sybase to improve its business analysis by implementing Sybase IQ, Sybase ASE, Sybase Replication Server® and Sybase PowerBuilder® solutions. The system will help Wang Fujing track consumer buying patterns across all outlets in near real-time, allowing management to quickly observe trends and adjust merchandise offerings to meet customer needs and increase productivity. Wang Fujing Department Store Group selected Sybase solutions based on their record-breaking performance, high reliability of delivery and outstanding customer service.

About Sybase, Inc.
Sybase, Inc. is the largest global enterprise software company exclusively focused on managing information from the data center to the point of action. Sybase provides open, cross-platform solutions that securely deliver information anytime, anywhere, enabling customers to create an information edge. The world's most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, government and healthcare runs on Sybase. For more information, visit the Sybase Web site: http://www.sybase.com