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Hewlett-Packard and SEAGULL Partner for Wireless Services

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Hewlett-Packard and SEAGULL have announced an agreement to integrate host-based applications with HP solutions, including the delivery of mobile e-services to business customers using SEAGULL's Wireless-to-Host software technology. Under this agreement, SEAGULL's Wireless-to-Host solution will be delivered using HP's hardware and services to allow businesses to quickly make host-based applications accessible via Web-ready wireless devices.

The rapid growth of the wireless market is a key driver of this partnership. According to a recent study by International Data Corporation (IDC), the number of wireless device users in the United States is expected to increase 728% from 7.4 million in 1999 to 61.5 million by 2003.

Key Takeaways:

  • The partnership between Hewlett-Packard and SEAGULL aims to deliver secure next-generation communications for businesses to meet their growing demands for mobile e-services.
  • SEAGULL's Wireless-to-Host technology supports wireless double byte character sets on legacy systems, important for localization and deployment of wireless solutions in countries such as Korea and Japan.
  • The partnership allows businesses to quickly make host-based applications accessible via Web-ready wireless devices, leveraging HP's leadership in providing information appliances and always-on Internet infrastructure.
  • SEAGULL offers a non-invasive, flexible approach to providing an end-to-end mobile e-commerce solution that works seamlessly with Microsoft software technologies.
  • The HP bazaar combines an online e-services trading community with locations in Asia-Pacific and Finland (and soon in the United States) for developing and testing of new value-added applications.
  • Kelvin Tan, director of HP Mobile E-Services Bazaar in Asia Pacific, emphasizes that the partnership will deliver secure next-generation communications for businesses to meet their growing demands for mobile e-services.

Statistics:

  • The number of wireless device users in the United States is expected to increase 728% from 7.4 million in 1999 to 61.5 million by 2003, according to IDC(1).
  • Hewlett-Packard has 86,000 employees worldwide and had total revenue from continuing operations of $42.4 billion in its 1999 fiscal year(2).
  • SEAGULL is a leading provider of e-business-enabling software technology with a comprehensive suite of tools and technology for opening enterprise applications for access from wireless phones or personal digital assistants (PDAs).

Sources:

(1) International Data Corporation, "The Internet Goes Wireless," Feb. 8, 2000

(2) Hewlett-Packard Company, Fiscal Year 1999 Financial Results.

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