Mimer SQL Mobile Database Management System to be Available on Symbian OS
Mimer SQL Mobile Database Management System to be Available on Symbian OS Uppsala, Sweden, June 25, 2003 -- Upright Database Technology today announced it will deliver the Mimer SQL Mobile database management system on Symbian OS(TM), the open global industry standard operating system for advanced mobile phones. Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world's leading handset manufacturers including Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens and Sony Ericsson. In total, Symbian OS licensees account for more than 80% of worldwide mobile phone sales. "It's with large confidence we enter into this market", says Stefan Eck, Product Manager Upright Database Technology. "The complete DBMS functionality and efficiency of Mimer SQL Mobile available on Symbian OS is unique and can only be compared to our competitors' expensive offerings for high-end platforms", concludes Stefan Eck. Mimer SQL Mobile for Symbian OS is a full-fledged DBMS server with support for data compression, multimedia data (e.g. MMS) and standard interface connectivity. The product also includes features like multi- user database access and 100% industry standard SQL -- full transactional support, stored procedures and triggers -- features otherwise only found in high-end DBMSs. "We are very pleased with Upright's availability of Mimer SQL Mobile DBMS for Symbian OS," said Ian Weston, VP Developer Partnerships of Symbian. "Applications developers working with Symbian OS will now have access to a very powerful yet cost effective tool." Mimer SQL Mobile will be available on Symbian OS in the third quarter of 2003. PR Contacts: Stefan Eck, Product Manager, Upright Database Technology AB Phone: +46 (0)18-780 92 21, +46 (0)730-29 93 21 (mobile) E-mail: stefan.eck@upright.se, Web: www.mimer.com About Upright Database Technology Upright Database Technology is a world leader in the field of zero maintenance DBMSs. The three products in the Mimer SQL family Mimer SQL Mobile, Mimer SQL Embedded and Mimer SQL Engine are primarily targeted at developers of volume products. The company is part of the Upright Group. About Symbian Symbian is a software licensing company which develops and licenses Symbian OS, the global open industry standard operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones. Symbian has licensed Symbian OS to the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers including Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens and Sony Ericsson. Publicly announced products based on Symbian OS include the BenQ P30, Samsung SGH-D700, Siemens SX-1, NTT DoCoMo FOMA F2051 built by Fujitsu, Sony Ericsson P800 Smartphone, Nokia 9200 Communicator range as well as the 7650, 3650 and N-Gage. Symbian has its global headquarters in London, United Kingdom with development sites in Europe and Asia. Symbian's shareholders are Ericsson, Panasonic, Motorola, Nokia, Psion, Samsung, Siemens and Sony Ericsson. For further information about Symbian, please see www.symbian.com. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/06/25/20030625BIT00630/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/06/25/20030625BIT00630/wkr0002.pdf