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iAnywhere
solutions and PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
team to deliver MOBILE SAP Applications
Collaboration to Focus on ”Always Available”
Access to SAP Applications
Emeryville, CA — March 5, 2001 — iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a
subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBS), and PricewaterhouseCoopers,
the world’s largest professional services organization, today announced a
relationship to jointly deliver mobile and wireless SAP solutions. This
joint initiative is designed to help enterprises improve employee
productivity, reduce administrative time and costs, and enhance customer
service through “always available” access to important SAP
information—even when mobile workers are not connected to the network.
The two organizations will target sales and field force automation
projects in a number of key vertical industries, such as automotive,
engineering, transportation, retail and utilities. Through its broad and
deep experience in SAP implementation, PricewaterhouseCoopers plans to
deliver custom applications based on the iAnywhere Solutions™ m-Business
technology platform, which includes capabilities of the iAnywhere™
Wireless Server and SQL Anywhere® Studio. This relationship also
leverages iAnywhere Solutions’ experience in developing mobile SAP
extensions, such as the iAnywhere™ TimeTracker for SAP™ R/3® application,
used for mobile time tracking from Palm-based devices.
“Our clients understand the business benefits of bringing
applications to mobile devices, and they require a robust, reliable
solution. We are pleased to be able to help our clients improve
productivity and heighten customer satisfaction with mobile SAP
solutions,” said John Blackburn, a Management Consulting Services partner
at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
“Our relationship with PricewaterhouseCoopers will help speed
delivery of customized mobile e-Business solutions to a market that is
demanding mobility. Our combined expertise will enable SAP customers to
work as efficiently in the field as they do in the office,” said Terry
Stepien, president of iAnywhere Solutions.
About PricewaterhouseCoopers
The Management Consulting Services practice of
PricewaterhouseCoopers helps clients maximize their business performance
by integrating strategic change, process improvements and technology
solutions. Through a worldwide network of skills and resources,
consultants manage complex projects with global capabilities and local
knowledge, from strategy through implementation. PricewaterhouseCoopers (
www.pwcglobal.com ) is the world’s
largest professional services organization. Drawing on the knowledge and
skills of more than 150,000 people in 150 countries, we help our clients
solve complex business problems and measurably enhance their ability to
build value, manage risk and improve performance in an Internet-enabled
world.
PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to the member firms of the worldwide
PricewaterhouseCoopers organization.
About iAnywhere Solutions
iAnywhere Solutions, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc., is the market
leading provider of mobile and wireless solutions that enable anywhere,
anytime access to enterprise information and applications. With more than
six million deployed seats of its technology at work in 10,000 customer
sites worldwide, combined with hosting and professional services,
iAnywhere Solutions provides a one-stop source for successfully
developing and deploying m-Business solutions. Visit www.ianywhere.com for more
information.
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iAnywhere, iAnywhere Solutions and SQL Anywhere are trademarks of
Sybase, Inc. ® indicates registration in the United States of America.
All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the
respective companies with which they are associated.
Note to Editors: The name PricewaterhouseCoopers is one word, with
upper case P, upper case C, and all other letters in lower case.
Special Note: Statements concerning Sybase's future business
relationships are by nature forward-looking statements that involve a
number of uncertainties and risks and cannot be guaranteed. Some of the
risks are detailed from time to time in Sybase's 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 Sybase's web site).
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