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Tadpole Poised To Link The World Of Web-Enabled DevicesCambridge and Carlsbad (CA), April 11, 2000 - Endeavors Technology, Inc., the web technology software subsidiary of mobile computing specialist Tadpole Technology plc, today released innovative technology for the Web, which will allow web-enabled devices (including wireless) to access, manage and automatically process information held on millions of desktops, laptops and palmtops, irrespective of their location. Called Magi_Dav, this fundamental engineering technology enables the interconnection of disparate collections of web-enabled devices and processes, and allows them to operate as a coherent whole for the first time. The initial release supports Windows and Linux-based desktop and laptop computers - subsequent releases will support operating environments found on wireless internet connected devices such as Palm VII, and Tadpole's ruggedised Internet-enabled Java device, the J-SlateTM. Magiä is a global, open source initiative for developers building and deploying Internet-scale, business-to-business applications and is based on such web standards as the Apache Web Server, Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning protocol (WebDav), XML, JAVA and HTTP. With Microsoft Office 2000TM being WebDAV-enabled, a practical example of Magi_Dav's power is its ability to provide any Microsoft Office 2000 user with the ability to read, write and publish directly to or from a variety of locations (home, office, or on the move). As the number of web-enabled/connectable computers and devices proliferate, individuals will own several such devices - smart phones, palmtop devices, laptop computers and desktop computers being typical examples. Each contains their own addresses and has a specific identity. All contain separate information. Managing and processing all the data, files and documents scattered across the gamut of web-enabled devices threatens to become an increasingly complex challenge. Although far more wide reaching in complexity, the problem is analogous to the multiple telephone/ pager numbers carried by most individuals today. Endeavors' Magi_Dav architecture addresses the mounting problem of managing and processing uncoordinated, unsynchronised information scattered randomly on web-enabled devices. It allows an individual to get at and work on any information held within that individual's desktop computer, laptop computer, or palmtop handheld device from any online remote wireless web-enabled device, anywhere. Once that information has been worked upon, the individual can also share it, simply, directly and dynamically, with defined groups of colleagues or collaborators, preindentified as "buddies", without needing intermediate servers or services requiring time consuming and complex interactions. The technology allows each web-enabled device to be directly and dynamically addressable to any other with a Magi web server, and enables collaborative information sharing with "buddies", including which ones are online moment to moment. This means information can be shared, and processes coordinated simply, powerfully, and directly, peer-to-peer and person-to-person. "The real power of e-commerce will be realized when people can conveniently use a palmtop computer to search for products online, compare prices, and negotiate optional features, all while walking around a normal retail establishment," says Roy T. Fielding, chief scientist of eBuilt, Inc., and chairman of the Apache Software Foundation. "Magi is leading the way towards a cooperative wireless communication paradigm in which the information you need is available whenever and wherever you need it." Jim Whitehead, chair of the Internet Engineering Task Force WebDAV working group, comments: "I am very excited that the open source Magi personal Web server supports the WebDAV protocol. By emphasising personal use, Magi brings us closer to the day when every device will have a Web and Web_Dav server." Greg Bolcer, co-founder and chief technical officer of Endeavors Technology, adds: "This deceptively simple, but very powerful Magi_Dav architecture, provides developers the backbone on which to build Internet-scale, business-to-business process automation." Bernard Hulme, group chief executive of Tadpole Technology plc, states: "Mobile business needs web-based powerful, scaleable technology that's simple to deploy so that increasingly mobile workforces can better communicate, coordinate, and collaborate. Whatever their function, be it sales, procurement or field service, Magi_Dav enables workforces to participate fully in business processes over both the wired and wireless web." About Endeavors Technology Endeavors Technology, Inc., acquired by Tadpole in March 2000, was founded in 1998 out of research undertaken at the University of California, Irvine, into the use of the World Wide Web to support wide area wireless e-processes and e-services across mobile workforces and multiple organisations. Endeavors' founders and technical advisory board have an unrivalled pedigree in developing Internet infrastructure having co-authored many of the Web's most commonly used protocols and software. About Tadpole Tadpole Technology plc (www.tadpole.com) is a listed company on the London Stock Exchange (EPIC-TAD) with plants and offices in Cambridge, Edinburgh, Bristol (UK), and Irvine and Carlsbad (California). Its Tadpole-RDI hardware business unit is the global leader in portable UNIX workstations and servers and innovator of the world's first Java-enabled rugged pen computer. Its Tadpole-Cartesia software business unit is an emerging leader in enterprise-class mobile information systems for the world's utilities, telecommunications and public service industries that open new vistas for better management and productivity of field workers, lead to improved customer service and reduced operational costs, and enable user industries to fully capitalise their investments in corporate GIS and CAD data. Further information by email sales@tadpole.com. For further information, please contact: Hugh Paterson, Tel: +44 (0)171 231 9300 Email: hughp@patcom-media.com Patcom Media Relations Laura Hanscom, Tel: +1 925 243 0300 Email: laurah@patcom-media.com Patcom Media Relations www.tadpole.com
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