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Pointbase Announces $25,000 Application Contest
"Code for the Road" Contest is Open to Leading Mobile
and Networked Java Applications
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 19, 2000 - PointBase, the
leader in mobile wireless 100% Pure Java™ data management and synchronization products, today announced "Code for the Road," an
application contest that will award $25,000 for the best Java application
using PointBase data management products. The Grand Prize will also include
the opportunity to have "breakfast with a VC" to discuss potential funding
of the winning solution.
The contest is open to new and existing solutions that developers have
written to SQL and JDBC standards. PointBase has established separate
categories for "commercial developers" who are writing applications for
resale, "in-house developers" who are creating solutions for use within
their own businesses, and "personal developers" who are writing applications
that may be posted as shareware or freeware within the Java community. The
winner in each category will receive $5,000.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at the JavaCon
Developers' Conference in Santa Clara, California on September 26. PointBase
will also highlight the winning solutions in its booth on the exhibit floor.
Developers interested in participating in the "Code for the Road" contest
should visit www.pointbase.com/contest. The deadline for all entries is
August 15, 2000.
About PointBase
PointBase, the leader in mobile wireless data management, creates the
technology for extending and synchronizing enterprise data among wireless
devices, Internet appliances, mobile applications, PDAs, and networked
servers. The company's 100% Pure Java products solve the problem of managing
data for applications deployed globally across a diversity of platforms.
PointBase was established in 1998 by Bruce Scott, co-founder of Oracle
Corporation and Gupta/Centura Software, and Jeff Richey, one of the key
developers of the Sybase SQL database server. The management team includes
industry veterans from IBM, Oracle, Sybase, Hewlett-Packard and Sun
Microsystems. For additional information on PointBase and its products, call
1-877/238-8798 (U.S. and Canada) or 650/230-7200 (International) or visit
the company's website at www.pointbase.com.
Note to Editors—Java, and 100% Pure Java, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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