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Eyun Lindberg

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Agenda:Mobile & Embedded Computing

Demands from customers

• “I don’t want to deploy software anymore”

• “We need a webbased online solution”

• “We want to have direct access to our backend systems from mobile devices”

• “We want to have a UMTS solution”

iAS - Product Portfolio

SQL Anywhere Studio - Product Portfolio

• Adaptive Server AnywhereMarket leading database formobile applications on notebooks (61% market share)

• Ultralite Deployment OptionUltrafast database for mobile applications onhandheld systems

• MobiLinkDatasynchronisation between UL/ASAapplication and any backend database

• SQL RemoteDatareplication between ASA and ASA

• No Need for Administration of the Database• Scalability (Standalone & Network solution)• Performant Database• Automatic Recovery after system failure• Ease of Deployment embedded with the Application• Limited need of Resources for the DB-Engine (1 MB RAM)• Quick Updates possible (just over the phone)• Supported Platforms (SuSE, Caldera, Red Hat + 10 HW dep.)• Stable solution

Adaptive Server AnywhereWas are your personal criterias for a mobile database ?

Mobile ASA Solutions on Notebooks (OCS)

•ASA•ASE•Oracle•IBM•Microsoft•Informix•...

ASA

Mobi-Link

ASA

SQL Remote

Adaptive Server Anywhere - Ease of Use

• Self-tuning– High-speed, cost-based query optimizer

• Self-managing– Automatically addresses many operational

issues (automatic recovery after system failure)

• Simple Deployment– Install in 5 minutes– Transparent install for end-user embedded with

the application

Resource Efficient

• Small Footprint– Executable: ~ 1MB – Connection: ~ 4KB

• Reduced Connection Times– users are only connected during upload/download

not for the entire replication session

• Reduced Personnel– DBAs are not required at remote sites

Standard Interface Support

• Native ODBC

• Native JDBC

• Open Client

• Integration with the Enterprise via native drivers (25+)

MobiLink for ASA

• Session based synchronization

• ODBC backend connectivity

• Data changes only

• Script based consolidated database programming (SQL)

• Multiple backend support– Oracle, DB/2, MS SQL Server, ASE, ASA

Customer Example Datavantage and Store21

Solution Linux point-of-sale system that handles all

retail front and back office needs

Benefits Enables sales associates to quickly and

confidently process sales, returns, exchanges, layaways and special orders

Empowers managers to capture, analyze and leverage the customer information at the heart of your growing business.

Mobile UltraLite Solutions on Handhelds (OCS)

•ASA•ASE•Oracle•IBM•Microsoft•Informix•...UltraLite

on Linux

Mobi-Link

Casio

Palm

Psion

ReferenceDatabase

SQLStatements

UltraLite - Development process

ApplicationCode

UltraLite Analyzer

CustomDriver

Compiler

Applicationand Embedded

Database

Our vision for our customers...

iAnywhere Wireless ServerKey Features

• ‘Always Available’ Access to Information

• Multi-device and Network Support

• Open Enterprise Integration

• Reliability, Availability, Scalability

• Security

iAnywhere Wireless Server - The m-business platform for Always Available Solutions

The 1-stop source for mobile apps

Summary

• m-business is not all about WAP/UMTS

• Successful mobile/wireless applicationshave to be Always Available

• Build your apps on the m-business platform #1 iAnywhere Wireless Server

More Infos

• Download SQL Anywhere Studiowww.ianywhere.com

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• Get more technical informations (whitepapers) sdn.sybase.com

• Contact

eyun@sybase.com

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