PC EXPO--Aether Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:AETH) and Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM; TSE: RIM) have each joined the Siebel Alliance Program as Premier Partners to deliver Siebel eBusiness Applications on the acclaimed BlackBerry Wireless Handheld(TM) with integration services and support by wireless software and services leader, Aether Systems.
Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SEBL) is the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software. The alliance will provide enterprise customers a reliable, secure and robust wireless eBusiness solution, complete with RIM's BlackBerry wireless email solution and Aether services including a secure wireless web browser, 24/7 customer service, airtime and value-added application development opportunities.
Through the alliance, Aether Systems and RIM are working with Siebel Systems on technology, marketing, and sales and will leverage their respective expertise and leading positions in wireless data services and mobile communications. The joint solution provides a secure, end-to-end, wireless solution for enterprises seeking to increase their productivity, sales effectiveness and customer satisfaction through improved mobile access to data and communications.
This powerful eBusiness solution allows professionals to use BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds to monitor and update opportunity and lead details, review account information, access calendar and contact details, order parts, respond to service requests, and initiate alerts and messages. The solution is designed for field sales and service organizations in a wide range of industries including banking, insurance, high technology, automotive, pharmaceutical and telecommunications.
"Both Aether and RIM have earned excellent reputations as market leaders in the wireless industry," said Steve Garnett, Vice President and General Manager of Alliances for Siebel Systems. "As the business world becomes increasingly mobile, our joint offering provides a more secure, usable, and easy to implement solution that further extends Siebel Systems' ability to deliver its leading software solutions anytime, anywhere."
"Aether is extremely excited to partner with Siebel Systems and to extend our long and successful partnership with RIM through this alliance. The market leadership that Siebel Systems has been able to develop and sustain is remarkable and we are looking forward to delivering a wireless eBusiness solution second to none," said Aether President and Vice Chairman George Davis.
"This alliance will allow us to extend the core benefits of Siebel eBusiness Applications to mobile environments," said Jim Balsillie, CEO of Research In Motion. "Wireless access to Siebel eBusiness Applications will strongly complement the existing wireless email and organizer features provided in the BlackBerry solution. Customers will enjoy easy, secure access to a range of important business information from a single wireless handheld."
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