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ORACLE9i APPLICATION SERVER SET TO DELIVER FIRST UNIFIED PLATFORM FOR WIRELESS APPLICATIONS
XHTML 2.0, J2ME and MMS Support To Be Available In New Wireless Toolkit
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., January 31, 2003 - Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL), the world’s largest enterprise software company, today announced new wireless features in Oracle9i Application Server that will make it the first and only integrated application server to support XHTML 2.0, the new W3C standard. The new wireless features, scheduled to be available in a new Wireless Toolkit on the Oracle® Technology Network, are designed to make it easier and more cost-effective for developers to build and deploy mobile technologies across the enterprise. In addition to supporting XHTML 2.0, Oracle9i Application Server will also provide a single, unified platform for J2ME and Multi-Media Messaging (MMS) development models.
Enhanced Multi-Channel Support with XHTML
XHTML 2.0, an evolution of HTML and the new W3C standard for building multi-channel applications, offers a single markup language for creating web applications that can be deployed to any device. The new standard provides better content presentation capabilities for smaller wireless device screens, improves developer productivity and reduces costs. As the first integrated platform to support XHTML, Oracle9i Application Server 9.0.4 will provide unprecedented device independence and presentation flexibility for richer wireless services.
A Complete Web Services Infrastructure for J2ME
Oracle9i Application Server 9.0.4 will offer a complete Web services infrastructure for J2ME, allowing developers to take advantage of existing Web services for J2ME devices. By leveraging J2ME technology, content that is stored on devices can now be delivered and managed using new features of Oracle9i Application Server – including a provisioning system for Over-the-Air (OTA) delivery of J2ME applications and Digital Rights Management (DRM) support for controlling usage of downloaded J2ME applications.
Enriched Content with MMS
Oracle9i Application Server 9.0.4 simplifies development efforts by providing enhanced messaging services for creating actionable alerts, message adaptation and failover delivery control. New MMS functionality will allow for the creation and management of applications that include graphics, video and animation as well as automatic adaptation of media content based on a device’s capabilities. These services allow developers to create messaging applications that provide accurate time- or location-sensitive information to their users as voice, text or media-rich messages.
New Tools and Resources On Mobile Development Center
The enhanced Wireless Toolkit, scheduled to be available via the new Mobile Development Center on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN), will provide wireless code samples, documentation and Software Development Kits (SDKs) to help developers build and deploy multi-channel XHTML, J2ME and messaging applications. The new XHTML SDK will offer a standards-based model for creating multi-channel applications, while the new J2ME Web services SDK will simplify the development and deployment process of Web services to J2ME devices. With approximately 10,000 visitors per month, the Mobile Development Center on OTN also provides a hosted instance of Oracle9i Application Server, allowing developers to build and test their wireless applications online.
“Thanks to Oracle's new wireless offerings, enterprise customers, operators and developers can cost-effectively build, deploy and manage virtually any kind of wireless application, thereby creating real competitive advantage in their businesses,” stated Jacob Christfort, vice president of product development for Oracle’s Mobile Products and Services Division. “Now compliant with XHTML, J2ME and MMS standards, Oracle9i Application Server 9.0.4 is the most complete, open standards based, development and deployment platform, giving developers all the tools they need to create and deploy sophisticated wireless applications.”
Availability
The Wireless Toolkit is scheduled to be available for download free of charge from OTN in Spring 2003 and the new wireless features are scheduled to ship with Oracle9i Application Server Release 2, version 9.0.4 within the same timeframe.
About the Wireless and Voice Capabilities of Oracle9i Application Server
Oracle9i Application Server is the only complete software for developing, deploying and managing applications in a multi-channel environment. The wireless and voice capabilities in Oracle9i Application Server provide a complete infrastructure for mobile development and delivery of applications and services. With support for standard programming models and tools to streamline development, it provides a powerful infrastructure for delivering, deploying and managing applications and services for mobile delivery.
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