Tarantella Technology Gives Nokia 9210 Communicator Users Fast Access To Corporate Applications
"This puts in place one of the most crucial pieces of the wireless device puzzle -- access to critical enterprise applications"
Wednesday March 21,
Wireless Access to Corporate Applications and Networks Will Be
Unveiled At CeBIT
Device to be Demonstrated on Sun Microsystems Booth
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Tarantella Inc., a wholly ownedsubsidiary of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOC - news), makers of award winning web-enabling software, today announced that Tarantella Enterprise 3 software will support the new Nokia 9210 Communicator wireless handset. The multitasking device, using
Tarantella Enterprise 3, will be demonstrated on the Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW - news) booth at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, 22-28 March.
Tarantella Enterprise 3 software enables the Nokia 9210 Communicator to connect to any Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux, AS/400 or mainframe application over the GSM network at speeds of up to 43.2 kbps. Tarantella software has a sophisticated video slicing and scaling technology that enables interaction with any enterprise application from any GSM-capable location.
The patented Adaptive Internet Protocol (AIP) has been further enhanced to maximize performance over wireless networks. Enhancements to predictive bandwidth allocation and latency optimization provide breakthrough performance over wireless media, take advantage of today's High Speed Data (HSCSD) capabilities and are ready for tomorrow's GPRS technology.
Tarantella vice president of marketing Dennis Adams, said, ``The availability of Tarantella Enterprise 3 software for the new breed of wireless devices, such as the Nokia 9210 Communicator, is a major step forward for mobile users. This puts in place one of the most crucial pieces of the wireless device puzzle -- access to critical enterprise applications. The capabilities and simplicity of the modular 3-tier architecture utilized by Tarantella Enterprise 3, will spur the rapid penetration of wireless devices into large organizations.''
Tarantella will be demonstrating the Nokia 9210 Communicator with Tarantella Enterprise 3 software on the Sun booth at CeBIT, Hall 1, Stand 8A2 (TBC). Hans L. Gerke, Head of Business Development, Sun Microsystems Germany, said, ``For Sun Microsystems, innovative wireless solutions are one of the focal points of this year's CeBIT. We especially welcome Tarantella presenting their support for a mobile communication device such as the Nokia 9210 Communicator on our booth.''
``This solution delivers immediate wireless access to Solaris enterprise applications. Our partnership with Tarantella enables customers to use today's and tomorrow's client devices to gain global access to their applications over our scalable wireless infrastructure,'' concluded Gerke
The Nokia 9210 Communicator is based on the Symbian platform v6.0. Tarantella software will support further Symbian based devices in the future.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- The Network Is The Computer(TM) -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to dot-com their businesses. With $17.6 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at sun.com .
About Tarantella, Inc.
Tarantella, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc., provides web-enabling software that connects client devices, server-based applications, and networks. The Tarantella product line includes Tarantella Enterprise 3 software for large companies and organizations, Tarantella Enterprise 3, ASP Edition software for Application Service Providers, and
Tarantella Express software for workgroup and departmental environments. Tarantella products provide access to Windows, mainframe, AS/400, web-based, Linux and UNIX applications. For more information, go to www.tarantella.com. |
