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Aligo and Sun Microsystems Collaborate on Mobile Enterprise Application Solution

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Aligo Inc., a global leader in mobile software solutions, has partnered with Sun Microsystems to provide a comprehensive solution for mobile enterprise application deployment. The joint offering combines Aligo's award-winning mobile platform with Sun's Solaris Operating System (OS) for SPARC and x86 systems. This partnership allows customers to design, build, and deploy any back office enterprise application on a mobile device, reducing costs and complexity while increasing productivity.

Key Takeaways:

  • The joint solution between Aligo and Sun provides a quicker path for mobile enterprise application deployment, reducing costs and complexity for enterprises.
  • The Aligo Omni Platform is a Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) rapid delivery mobile application platform that enables enterprises to mobile enable any application, whether packaged Enterprise Resource Management (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), or custom application.
  • The Omni Platform generates connected (real-time) and disconnected (synchronized) applications for Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) and .NET on a network of choice, carrier of choice, and device of choice.
  • Aligo offers pre-built mobile applications for groupware, sales, and field force management applications.
  • The partnership with Sun allows Aligo to leverage expertise in mobile infrastructure and enterprise applications to design, build, and deploy mission-critical applications to any mobile device in record time.
  • Customers such as ChoicePoint benefit from the joint solution, which allows them to extend the boundaries of corporate data to where it is most valuable – in the field – to better serve their customers.

Statistics:

  • According to Aligo, the joint solution with Sun provides a lower cost, out-of-the-box solution for real-time (connected) or synchronized (occasionally connected) access to mission-critical data in the field.
  • Aligo's Omni Platform empowers every executive, sales teams, and field force workers for global 2000 companies with timely, reliable, secure data and integrated transaction capabilities.
  • Worldwide customers for Aligo's Omni Platform include Motorola, Sun Microsystems, City of Nagahama, Indiana University, ChoicePoint, Remedy Intelligent Staffing, Thomas Weisel Merchant Banking, and Inter-Tel.

Sources:

  • Aligo Inc. press release, "Aligo and Sun Microsystems Announce Industry-Leading Mobile Enterprise Application Solution", March 22, 2004
  • Sun Microsystems press release, "Aligo and Sun Microsystems Partner to Provide Enterprise-Grade Mobile Solutions", March 22, 2004

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