AvantGo, Inc., the business-to-business mobile Internet company, today announced that it is extending its proven AvantGo Enterprise(TM) solutions with the addition of AvantGo Enterprise Online(TM). The first hosted, Internet-based service for mobilizing applications and content, AvantGo Enterprise Online enables corporations and independent software vendors (ISVs) to quickly and easily deliver full-featured enterprise applications and content to handheld devices and Internet-enabled phones. The company also announced today that UpShot.com, My Docs Online! and LiveConsultant.com will be deploying their product offerings on AvantGo Enterprise Online.
AvantGo Enterprise Online is based on proven AvantGo Enterprise server technology deployed by Global 1000 corporations, including McKessonHBOC, Catholic Healthcare West and BG Group plc. The same mobile infrastructure also powers the popular AvantGo mobile Internet service(TM), which supports hundreds of thousands of users.
A subscription-based service, AvantGo Enterprise Online meets the needs of a variety of organizations, including ISVs, functional organizations or departments within corporations, application service providers (ASPs) and content providers interested in delivering business-to-business applications and content to mobile devices.
Businesses Benefit from New Hosted Offering
With AvantGo Enterprise Online, corporations and ISVs:
-- Accelerate the time to market for delivering their web-based applications and content to wireless and wired devices;
-- Ease the deployment of mobile infrastructure;
-- Reduce cost by eliminating the need for additional IT resources;
and
-- Gain an alternative method of deploying AvantGo's robust enterprise functionality.
"With the introduction of AvantGo Enterprise Online, we give organizations the flexibility to choose how they deliver their mobile applications," said Rob Meinhardt, vice president of enterprise marketing at AvantGo, Inc. "Organizations can either purchase AvantGo Enterprise Interactive(TM) software and deploy it in-house or they can purchase a subscription to AvantGo Enterprise Online and take advantage of the 7x24 operations and high performance delivered by our hosted mobile infrastructure."
Businesses Embrace AvantGo Enterprise Online
The first interactive applications and content available through AvantGo Enterprise Online include sales force automation, document collaboration and real-time customer support. For example, UpShot.com, one of the first ISVs to select AvantGo Enterprise Online as its mobile infrastructure solution, is providing a service that enables its customers to track leads, close business more quickly and forecast sales more accurately from their mobile devices.
"AvantGo is an important part of UpShot.com's broader strategy to continually expand customer choices for how they access the application," stated Julie Choi, vice president of product marketing and online services for UpShot.com. "By collaborating with AvantGo, we are extending our sales management solution to handheld devices and offering sales professionals a flexible and convenient way for getting to the information they need when they need it."
Pricing
For AvantGo Enterprise Online, there is a one-time set-up charge and a monthly fee per user. AvantGo also offers professional services for organizations seeking assistance with their mobile deployment needs. For more information regarding subscription licensing, please contact sales@avantgo.com.
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