NEW YORK-InfoWave Software Inc. will make commercially available in July its new FirstHand server software package, which give devices enabled with Wireless Application Protocol access to Microsoft Exchange information.
FirstHand lets mobile workers point the microbrowser of their wireless device at the Universal Resource Locator representing their corporate domain. Once authenticated and connected, end-users can view, edit, create and delete items in real time, as if they were using Microsoft Outlook on their office computer.
The WAP-enabled access tool is the latest release from InfoWave Software, a 16-year-old company with offices in Bothell, Wash., and Burnaby, British Columbia.
InfoWave’s enterprise applications are built on the Infowave Wireless Engine, which resides within a corporation’s information technology system. The engine provides multiple wireless network support, network and application optimization and advanced security and reliability, the company said.
The new FirstHand solution uses WAP technology, serving the core features of Outlook via Wireless Markup Language to WAP-enabled handsets. The server software package works seamlessly with WAP infrastructure available from companies like Phone.com, Nokia Corp. and Compaq Computer.
InfoWave said it will distribute FirstHand directly, through its channel partners and through its key technology partners, including Nokia and Compaq.
