Computer Associates to Offer Highly Manageable Wireless Application Infrastructure by Leveraging Alliances With 3Com and PageNet
NEW ORLEANS — July 20, 1999 — Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA), leveraging its alliances with 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS) and PageNet (Nasdaq: PAGE), announced a highly manageable wireless application infrastructure that allows companies to roll out a new robust generation of untethered applications to enterprise mobile computing users. Dubbed "TWIST" — The Wireless Intelligent Infrastructure Support Technology — this initiative combines CA's industry-leading enterprise and information management software and services, PageNet's extensive wireless application services, and the Palm Computing(R) platform to deliver a mobile computing solution that provides enterprise-class manageability and functionality. TWIST's components include:
— CA's Unicenter TNG enterprise management solution, including the Wireless Extension for Unicenter TNG, and the Jasmine TND intelligent information infrastructure.
— A comprehensive suite of services from CA's Global Professional Services (GPS) organization, including design, development and deployment of wireless solutions.
— PageNet's worldwide wireless communications network, as well as its expertise in the development of wireless applications.
— The Palm Computing(R) platform for handheld devices.
Through Unicenter TNG, TWIST helps to ensure the availability, integrity and security of services being delivered to devices that may only be intermittently connected to the enterprise over wireless links. Jasmine TND supports the efficient use of diverse data sources by applications, as well as the effective presentation of [email protected]. CA's website is www.cai.com. With more than 200 million customers worldwide, 3Com Corporation connects more people to information in more ways than any other networking company. 3Com delivers innovative information access products and network system solutions to large, medium and small enterprises; carriers and network service providers; PC OEMs; and consumers. 3Com – More Connected(TM).
For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site athttp://www.3com.com or the Palm Computing site at http://www.palm.com. PageNet is the leading provider of wireless messaging and information services with approximately 10 million subscribers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Canada. The company offers a full range of paging and advanced messaging services, including assured-delivery messaging, two-way wireless e-mail, and global messaging. This year, PageNet's wholly owned subsidiary, VAST Wireless Solutions, plans to introduce a variety of customizable information services for pagers and other devices, partnering with content providers such as Yahoo!, CNN, ESPN and others.
Additionally, VAST Wireless Solutions, through its Advanced Wireless Integration Group, develops integrated wireless solutions to increase productivity and improve performance for major corporations. Detailed information and coverage maps for PageNet and VAST Wireless Solutions services are available on the Internet at www.pagenet.com.
3Com and Palm Computing are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
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