Press Releases - 2000

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, and OTTAWA, ON, March 3, 2000 – ThinWEB Technologies Corporation and its subsidiary, NoTime Wireless Corporation, today announced an alliance to facilitate advanced mobile and wireless access to corporate information with PointBase, the market leader in 100% pure Java™ embedded database technology. The partnership will enable customers and Java developers to benefit from the thinnest, distributed access to full relational database functionality with automatic data integrity recovery in an extremely small memory footprint built entirely in Java.

ThinAccess is the industry's most robust tool for the easy Internet deployment of data-oriented Web applications. Through support for Sun Microsystems' Java 2™ platform and PointBase, ThinAccess 2.0 makes it easier for companies to develop and deploy applications for occasionally connected users who require access to enterprise data. PointBase provides a small footprint database that is optimized for the unique requirements of mobile systems and devices. PointBase enables local data access and provides full data synchronization for the "occasionally connected" or mobile user.

The specific benefits that this alliance provides to the companies' customers is that they can now Internet-deploy their applications on devices without browser restrictions, firewall considerations, bulky client downloads, JDBC driver restrictions, and without the need for a continuous network connection.

"It's all about enabling access to enterprise data from wireless devices," said Jim Cappadocia, ThinWEB's president and CEO. "Customers need to not only Internet-enable their data, they also need to access data when disconnected from the network, and they need advanced data management for wireless and mobile clients. ThinAccess works seamlessly with PointBase's mobile Java database to deliver the high performance that is required for today's remote access to Web data applications."

"ThinAccess offers leading technology for simplified data-access that highly complements our Java products for Web-based relational database solutions," said Bruce Scott, CEO and founder of PointBase. "The combination of ThinWEB's ThinAccess with PointBase's database delivers enhanced capabilities in building Java applications for mass deployment across the Internet, mobile applications for global enterprises, and embedded applications for Internet appliances and devices."

Developers building mission-critical applications utilizing ThinAccess and PointBase will realize the following benefits:

• Better Performance – By providing an ultra-thin footprint that consumes fewer device resources and that reduces network download times.
  
  
• Greater Flexibility – By providing continuous data access in occasionally connected environments, typical in mobile and wireless applications.
  
  
• Guaranteed Ease-of-use – By featuring minimal client installation, JDBC standards, the ability to plug into and Web-enable any JDBC or ODBC middleware, and one solution for Internets/extranets/intranets, mobiles systems, and wireless devices.

"Mobile users will increasingly want 'anytime, anywhere' access from a variety of devices to internal and external applications," said Cory Reid, president of NoTime Wireless. "These roaming users will expect a high performance connection and data-on-demand synchronization. This partnership addresses these critical issues."

About ThinAccess
Rated as "a critical part of successful data-enabled Web applications" by reviewers at InfoWorld magazine, ThinAccess is a development tool that simplifies the deployment of data-oriented Internet applications - specifically next generation, thin client Web applications. An ultra-thin JDBC extender for database access via Web and wireless clients, ThinAccess plugs into and enhances current JDBC investments. It is built on a Java-based framework, supports any browser and platform, and can deliver downloads up to 20 to 30 times faster than conventional JDBC drivers. The newly released ThinAccess version 2.0 features: 50% faster data transfer; 30% thinner download option via the ultra thin interface; re-designed and improved user interface; JDBC 2.0 configuration management; and full Java 2 platform support.

About the PointBase Database
PointBase provides reliable, 100% Pure Java* database management for ISVs, VARs, SIs, corporate development teams and device manufacturers who are designing solutions for Web-centric, mobile, and wireless environments. PointBase offers an ultra-small memory footprint and minimal administration for the widespread deployment of Internet-based information services. The PointBase Universal Synchronization Option (UniSync) provides data synchronization with major enterprise database systems.

About ThinWEB Technologies Corporation
ThinWEB Technologies Corporation develops thin client e-business tools for companies that require rapid, real-time interaction with customers and employees over the Internet. ThinWEB's unique, Java-based core technology enables it to develop innovative applications for fast online database access, mobile and wireless devices, Web marketing and other emerging technologies that require platform independence, swift deployment, flexibility, fast operation and low cost of implementation. For more information, visit http://www.thinweb.com or call 1-877-THINWEB (844-6932).

About PointBase
The PointBase family of 100% Pure Java embedded data management products enables a new class of Java-based networked applications to support e-commerce, Web-based mobile workers, and wireless applications on hand-held devices. PointBase provides the lowest cost of ownership by delivering robust, platform-independent data storage with breakthroughs in ease of use, data synchronization, near-zero administration, and portability. PointBase was established in 1998 by Bruce Scott, co-founder of Oracle Corporation and Gupta/Centura Software. The management team includes industry veterans from IBM, Oracle, Sybase, Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems. More information about PointBase can be obtained on the World Wide Web at http://www.pointbase.com. or by calling 1-877-268-8798 (U. S. and Canada), +1-650-230-7200, select #2.

About NoTime Wireless Corp.
NoTime Wireless, a joint venture between ThinWEB Technologies Corporation and Innovium Capital Corp., is an alliance driven company that develops data communications products and applications for wireless devices. NoTime Wireless is focused on delivering information for both WAP devices and Sun Microsystems' KVM-enabled devices. NoTime Wireless has licensed ThinWEB Technologies market-leading ThinAccess(tm) software, which enables high speed, ultra thin client access to any database from any Java-enabled Web browser over the Internet. For more information, visit http://www.NoTimewireless.com or call 902.425.2802, Ext. 229.