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Abaco's Varadero 2.0 Ships with Additional Functionality for Rapid Mobile Enterprise Application Development
URL(s): www.abacoinc.com
ATLANTA- April 3, 2001 - Abaco, the leading provider of mobile enterprise
business solutions, today announced that it has begun shipping version 2.0
of Abaco's Varadero mobile application development framework and thin-client
server. The new version of the technology platform provides an open
standards-based, fully graphical development environment for creating
applications that connect enterprise front and back-ends to the mobile user
in real-time. Its thin-client architecture allows developers to create code
for a single application to deploy to any number of users, regardless of
platform.
Abaco's Varadero, which has been adopted in various verticals including
retail, process, commercial transportation, and manufacturing, allows
Microsoft Visual Basic and Borland Delphi developers to create RF-connected
enterprise applications for WinCE, PocketPC, Palm and TELNET-enabled mobile
devices. Abaco has also developed special plug-ins that enable color, audio
messaging, magnetic card readers, signature capture, portable printers and
bar code scanners for complete mobile solutions.
"We have designed Varadero with the specific needs of the mobile enterprise
in mind," said Eladio Alvarez, Abaco vice president of Worldwide Marketing
and Sales. " We have added controls to the framework that enable portable
printers, magnetic card readers and other mobile hardware extensions to
provide everything you need to develop, deploy and maintain feature-rich
mobile enterprise applications. "
The thin-client architecture requires developers to write code for only a
single application to deploy over different device platforms, saving
valuable time in application development and deployment and providing more
flexibility in their hardware selection. This server-based technology
provides central administration for deployment of new or updated
applications, without having to recall devices. Additionally, Varadero
ensures that your initial application development investment is protected
for future technologies since you will be able to reuse applications
developed using these standard languages.
Abaco's Varadero provides an ultra-light, optimized communication protocol
that allows mobile device users to work continuously and efficiently in
wireless environments. Its ultra-thin client architecture requires little
space on the client, helps minimize power consumption and allows for full
graphical access to server-based applications.
"We are giving companies more flexibility in their hardware selection of
mobile computing devices allowing them to use only one source code to deploy
applications over PocketPC, WinCE, Palm and TELNET-enabled devices, mixing
and matching devices and platforms however they choose," said Alvarez.
ERP leader SAP AG has adopted Abaco's Varadero as a Preferred Partner
Platform for mobile computing, announcing that they will use it to bring
global operational standards to their mobile business applications. In
2000, Abaco was honored by AIM, Inc. and Business Solutions magazine with a
Total Solution Provider Award for Varadero. Mobile Insights also awarded
this year's Moby Award for manufacturing just a few weeks ago to an Abaco
client for their use of the technology platform.
Abaco is the leading provider of mobile enterprise business solutions, with
more than 200 installations in Global 2000 companies worldwide. Founded in
1993, the company is headquartered in Atlanta, with offices across the
United States and Europe. For more information, log onto www.abacoinc.com.
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