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Informix Provides Foundation for Italy's New WAP-Based GIS System; GIS Leader ESRI Italia Unveils GIS Software for Mobile Phone UsersWAP is positioned at the convergence of two rapidly evolving network technologies; wireless data and the Internet. Both the wireless data market and the Internet are growing rapidly and are reaching new customers. The explosive growth of the Internet has fueled the creation of new and exciting information services. GeoW@p takes advantage of this scenario by making available location information pertaining to shops and services in cities and territories around the world. With GeoW@p, mobile cell phone users can now access information about specific streets and roads, enabling them to use their WAP-based mobile phones to find their way around town. "Both GeoW@p and Informix's database management system are specifically designed to manage large quantities of complex data being accessed by a high volume of users," said Gianluca Attura, chief of ESRI Italia's GisTel Division. "The combined architecture and functionality of these technologies gives our customers the performance they need to manage this immense amount of information." GeoW@p provides users with a rich menu of information to surf, which is shown on the mobile phone's display. Services supplied by GeoW@p might include answers for the closest restaurant, cinema or pharmacy. Further, this information is combined with opening hours; requests for optimal routes to specific location in a town or between two towns; and tourist information about a monument. Every feature uses Informix to provide real-time answers. For instance, a user types in a starting address and a destination. From there, the GeoW@p instantly sends a query to Informix and the result is displayed on the phone's display within a few seconds. "We are very excited to partner with ESRI Italia in their second Informix-based endeavor," said Steve Weick, senior vice president of Informix's i.Foundation(TM) business group. "As we look to the very near future, our two companies see a multitude of opportunities enabled by the marrying of ESRI Italia's GIS expertise and Informix's market leadership in Internet infrastructure tools and applications. Together, our technologies will continue to provide the mobile consumers and business users with new levels of interaction and information, no matter where they may be." About ESRI Italia ESRI Italia, based in Rome, Italy, delivers to agencies and corporate users geographic information systems that improve their competitive advantage and help them to attain higher customer satisfaction. Through its GisTel Division, ESRI Italia provides leading-edge products and solutions based on GCP(R), a sophisticated yet user-friendly geographic communications platform that is the core of real-time geographically-enabled information systems. For more information, contact ESRI Italia, +39-06-40696-210, www.gistel.esriitalia.it, or ESRI Inc. +1 (909) 793-2853. About Informix Based in Menlo Park, CA, Informix Software is the technology leader in software infrastructure solutions for the Internet. Informix is the first and only company to integrate e-commerce and business intelligence on a true Internet infrastructure. We provide a complete, fast and simple way to bring businesses to the Web, personalize content management, and analyze information real-time. This, with our highly scalable Web engines and media asset management capabilities, gives our customers a unique competitive advantage. For more information, contact the sales office nearest you or visit our Web site at www.informix.com. The following are trademarks of Informix Corporation or its affiliates, one or more of which may be registered in the U.S. or other jurisdictions: Informix(R), Informix Dynamic Server.2000(TM), Informix Internet Foundation.2000(TM)and i.Foundation(TM). CONTACT: Informix Corporation Melora Foley, 650/926-6443 melora.foley@informix.com www.informix.com
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