PointBase® Micro Edition Small Footprint Database
Awarded First Place in Application Development Trends Magazine's Java Writer's Choice Awards
Described As "As Surprising Winner in its Category" PointBase Micro is
Spotlighted with the PointBase Embedded Database as an Honorable Mention
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - January 15, 2002 -- PointBase, the leader in Java™ database technology for managing and synchronizing enterprise data among servers, mobile and pervasive computing devices was awarded first place in the Application Development Trends Programmers Report 2001 Java Writer's Choice Awards. The widely read publication named PointBase Micro Edition the best new product in the database product category. The PointBase Embedded product received an honorable mention. The PointBase family of pure Java, small-footprint database management solutions - PointBase Server, PointBase Embedded, and PointBase Micro is a set of horizontal technologies providing SQL database and data synchronization capabilities to Java applications running on any Java-enabled platform.
The goal of the ADT Writer's Choice Awards is to spotlight exceptional examples of tools and technologies that help Java developers. The publication selected winners from more than 1,000 products and voters were comprised of 64 independent, seasoned Java professionals from around the world. According to ADT, this year's list of categories reflected an increased interest in wireless application development solutions. PointBase Micro is a very small footprint (45KB), pure Java database for applications running on a range of Internet appliances and smart devices. PointBase Micro is specifically designed for mobile computing applications and can be used as the foundation for building portable, database-driven, sync-enabled applications.
"Taking applications mobile is a challenge requiring organizations to plot a course through constantly changing technologies and requirements. One thing remains constant in mobility, the need for a small footprint relational database that is platform independent. The PointBase family of relational database products continue to be the product of choice for this capability and we are pleased to have this recognition from ADT," said Cameron McEachern, executive vice president of marketing and sales of PointBase.
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About PointBase
PointBase delivers information everywhere you want it. Serving three core markets: Servers, Mobile and Pervasive Computing, PointBase's Java application database technology enables applications to manage, synchronize and extend data to the edge of the enterprise firewall and beyond. Bruce Scott, co-founder of Oracle Corp., and Gupta/Centura Software, launched the company in 1998. The management team includes industry veterans from IBM, Oracle, Sybase, Hyperion and Sun Microsystems. More information about PointBase and its products is available at www.pointbase.com.
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