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iAnywhere and AWID Partner to Deliver Breakthrough Price and Performance in the RFID Intelligent Reader Marketplace

Posted on: Monday, 30 January 2006, 06:00 CST

LONDON, Global RFID ROI Summit, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. and Applied Wireless Identifications, Inc. today announced a partnership to jointly develop next generation intelligent RFID readers that take advantage of the features of the iAnywhere(R) RFID Anywhere Appliance Edition. As part of this new relationship, Applied Wireless Identifications (AWID) will embed the iAnywhere RFID Anywhere Appliance Edition into a new line of low-cost readers that include essential security features, multi-protocol communication support, and enhanced remote management and upgrade capabilities.

Additionally, the two companies plan to jointly market iAnywhere RFID Anywhere 2.0 to purchasers of the new AWID RFID devices. RFID Anywhere 2.0 enables administrators to easily manage and upgrade a network of RFID readers, including data filtering and aggregation, as well as the execution of business logic. As a result, enterprises deploying RFID networks can reduce their associated administrative overhead through highly efficient management of remote readers. Reader configurations that have been lost or corrupted, for example, can be immediately and automatically restored. Further, logic at the reader level enables local data filtering and smoothing, reducing overall data volumes across the network and making transmitted data more immediately actionable.

"We are thrilled to be partnering with iAnywhere," said Jeff Jacobsen, president, AWID. "Through our partnership we are creating a solution that is both highly-functional and extremely cost-effective for businesses looking to implement RFID solutions. Not only are we offering smart readers but also the opportunity to take advantage of state-of-the-art middleware in RFID Anywhere."

The features of the new MPR 3014 CE readers feature all of the capabilities of the RFID Appliance Edition [For full details please reference iAnywhere press release entitled "iAnywhere Enables the Age of the Intelligent RFID Device"] including:

* Autonomous reader processing, allowing the reader to have the intelligence to eliminate unnecessary network traffic, * Advanced standards support, providing seamless integration with the enterprise for security, management and data collection (EPC reader protocol, LDAP, SNTP, FTP, XML configuration, SNMP), * Multi-protocol support, allowing AWID to address a broad range of RFID protocols across multiple verticals, and * Seamless integration with iAnywhere's RFID Anywhere 2.0 for management of an entire RFID network, even across multiple sites.

"We are seeing an increase in the sophistication required by customers implementing RFID solutions," said Martyn Mallick, director of product management, iAnywhere. "AWID is innovating the industry with its truly autonomous and intelligent readers, and iAnywhere's next generation RFID middleware is a perfect complement, delivering reader coordination, network management and monitoring, and automation processes for RFID readers and printers, PLCs, sensors and more."

For more information about RFID Anywhere and the Appliance Edition, please visit: http://www.ianywhere.com/rfid. For more information about the new AWID Generation 2 readers, please visit: http://www.awid.com/index.aspx/. Additionally, iAnywhere and AWID will be delivering a session on "RFID Software Challenges" at the Global RFID ROI Summit on January 30 at 11:40 A.M.

About AWID Founded in 1997, Applied Wireless Identification Group (AWID) is the world's fastest-growing manufacturer of RFID equipment. Providing world-class components and subsystem support to the RFID industry, AWID products are used for asset logistics and access security. AWID provides a complete line of readers for all applications and manufactures the best-in- class access control reader and the world's highest performance multi-protocol RFID readers for asset logistics solutions. For more information, visit http://www.awid.com/.

About iAnywhere

iAnywhere enables success at the front lines of business. The company holds worldwide market leadership positions in mobile and embedded databases, mobile management and security, mobile middleware and synchronization, and Bluetooth(R) and infrared protocol technologies. Tens of millions of mobile devices, millions of subscribers, and 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company's "Always Available" technologies, including SQL Anywhere, Afaria, OneBridge, and the AvantGo(R) mobile Internet service. iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. . Visit http://www.ianywhere.com/ for more information.

Sybase, iAnywhere, iAnywhere Solutions, SQL Anywhere, Afaria, OneBridge, RFID Anywhere and AvantGo are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. (R) indicates registration in the United States of America. The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by iAnywhere is under license. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

Special Note: As used in this release, iAnywhere means iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. Statements concerning iAnywhere's new products are by nature forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks and cannot be guaranteed. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include shifts in customer demand, rapid technological changes, availability and quality of third party products, competitive factors and unanticipated delays in scheduled product availability. Some of the risks are detailed from time to time in the Sybase Inc. consolidated base's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to its annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (copies of which can be viewed on the Company's web site).

Media Contacts: Crystal King iAnywhere Solutions (978) 287-1524 crystal.king@ianywhere.com Jeffrey Jacobsen Applied Wireless Identifications (831) 636-5556 jeff@awid.com

First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: edelaney@citigatecunningham.com

iAnywhere

CONTACT: Crystal King of iAnywhere Solutions, +1-978-287-1524,crystal.king@ianywhere.com; or Jeffrey Jacobsen of Applied WirelessIdentifications, +1-831-636-5556, jeff@awid.com

Web site: http://www.ianywhere.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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