NEWS RELEASE DECEMBER 12, 1997 SOLID LIGHT CLIENT A
New Database Interface for the Nokia Communicator Solid Information Technology Ltd today announced the immediate availability of SOLID Light Client, a database client software library that allows remote access to the SOLID Server database from a Nokia Communicator and other mobile devices. SOLID Light Client provides a standards-compliant interface, with full SQL capabilities and a minimum footprint of only 33 kB, thus making it ideal for mobile and embedded systems. SOLID Light Client has been rigorously tested by application developers and has already been embedded into health and retail solutions. Ajatuspaja Oy in Finland has used SOLID Light Client to build a mobile application for the Nokia Communicator. The application allows efficient distribution of customer orders to mobile workers. It also enables remote access to customer and task information directly from mobile phones when carrying out the ordered tasks on the field. The application can be used in mobile healthcare, delivery, real estate maintenance, security, installation and other services. Mr Kimmo Laakkonen, Managing Director of Ajatuspaja Oy says: "SOLID Light Client in the Nokia Communicator is a major breakthrough that enables a new range of exciting, low-cost, real time mobile applications to be developed. This is of particular importance in the mobile market, where substantial cost savings can be achieved by new, real-time solutions that improve follow-up and billing." "The need for embeddable data management components is increasing rapidly in various types of products and solutions," says Mr Kyösti Laiho, VP Technical Services, Solid Information Technology Ltd. "The emerging mobile market and embedded systems market both require robust software solutions based on standards. However, the amount of available memory is often very limited. SOLID Light Client is perfectly suited for these environments, and it complements our existing ODBC and JDBC API offering", he continues. Saturn Media of Germany has used SOLID Light Client to develop its Point of Sale system for their vast network of retail shops in Europe. Mr Hans-Joachim Deeg, Head of IT Department of Saturn Media GFI says: "We implemented our Point of Sale solution with SOLID Light Client and believe that the combination of the Light Client and the SOLID Server database with its small footprint, standards compliance, and care-free reliability make this an excellent solution for embedded systems developers. It has enabled us to build and launch an extremely fast and effective solution for our retail shops. It was a pleasure to work with the people at Solid during the development process; they responded immediately to every problem we encountered and solved it in no time." SOLID Light Client, together with the SOLID Server database, provides an excellent base for client/server software development: smart phones, handheld devices, palmtop computers, vehicle systems, and control logic applications are just a few examples of potential application areas. Currently SOLID Light Client is available for Windows NT and Windows 95, DOS, VxWorks, and Geos. More Information on SOLID Light Client is offered at: http://www.solidtech.com/market/products/lcli/ Solid Information Technology Ltd Solid Information Technology Ltd is a recognized innovator of breakthrough data management technologies with worldwide distributors and partners. The company's main product is SOLID Server, an embeddable database component for mission-critical applications and industrial products. Solid was established in Helsinki in 1992 and is privately held. The company's customers and partners include ABB Daimler Benz, Encanto Networks, Deutsche Telekom, Fujitsu, Honeywell, Kone Elevators, Nokia, Philips, PTT Post, and State of Florida. Compuware Corporation has bundled SOLID Server with its application development tool UnifAce. Further Information http://www.solidtech.com http://event.jyu.fi/ajatuspaja/e_index.htm http://www.mediamarkt.de/ SOLID Server is a trademark and the Solid logo is a registered trademark of Solid Information Technology Ltd.
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