Kirkland, Washington

ADVANCED BusinessLink announces pocket Strategi® - unique wireless middleware that supports fast, browser-based mobile applications from IBM iSeries hosts.

Wireless web applications based on pocket Strategi® continue to operate online or offline, with or without wireless network coverage. Other wireless web solutions require continuous network availability and fail to operate when access to the host is lost.

When in coverage, wireless applications powered by pocket Strategi® respond in a fraction of the time required by traditional wireless browser solutions.

Key benefits of pocket Strategi® include:
· Rich, colorful, familiar web browser user interface (instead of a proprietary, device specific GUI)
· Continuous browser operation even when access to the host web server is unavailable.
· Exceptionally fast wireless performance. When connected wirelessly, response time is greatly improved by offloading a significant portion of the work to the handheld device and minimizing the amount of data transmitted.
· Server component runs directly on the host to ensure stability and seamless integration with legacy systems. Host menus and commands provide administrative and management functionality.

"The two key problems that have slowed adoption of wireless business solutions ", says ADVANCED BusinessLink CEO, Chris Lategan "are availability of network coverage and screen to screen browser response times. pocket Strategi® solves those issues comprehensively and makes it possible for the average SMB (small to medium business) IT shop to deploy world-class wireless business systems".

Real-time communications provides a competitive edge
pocket Strategi® provides real-time, conversational communication between Java capable mobile or handheld devices such as Compaq IPAQ'sÔ and back end applications.

Business environments that can take advantage of pocket Strategi® include sales force automation, dispatch and delivery, and service and repairs, insurance sales/claims, and mobile workers such as property managers and real estate agents. Real-time communication between host and pocket applications improves productivity and helps keep companies competitive by allowing live placement of orders, checking of stock availability and fast access to crucial information between the host and mobile devices.

Host database files can be automatically synchronized to pocket devices for offline applications. Large volumes of data can be uploaded and downloaded effortlessly with automatic compression and crash recovery. A built-in bi-directional file transfer engine manages all data transferred between host and client applications.

Eliminates Need to Build Infrastructure
pocket Strategi® eliminates the extensive infrastructure required for development of real-world pocket systems, and as a result, creating and maintaining mobile applications is fast and simple using existing skill sets.
· Only business rules are coded, so even the largest applications require minimum development time.
· Web page templates are automatically populated with data from small Java modules that plug in to an embedded web server on the client device.
· A built-in mini-database server provides fast, robust files services without the overhead of JDBC or SQL or the need for file access programming, though any standard Java compliant database can be used.
· On the host, a pocket Strategi® server component manages connectivity, security and data exchange with all pocket Strategi® clients.

Availability
pocket Strategi® will be available from November 2002. The company also offers consulting, development and turnkey wireless project services.

ABOUT ADVANCED BUSINESSLINK

ADVANCED BusinessLink, Inc. is the technology leader in browser based business application development and deployment products. Through ADVANCED BusinessLink's innovative software our clients rapidly create leading edge business applications for the web and wireless web with their existing development skills and legacy business rules. ADVANCED BusinessLink has been in business since 1987 and has offices in Australia, Netherlands, UK and US. Website www.businesslink.com.

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