Funambol Joins the ObjectWeb Consortium

ObjectWeb welcomes Funambol and extends its open-source middleware portfolio with Sync4j, a SyncML-compliant Java platform for mobile application development.

London, UK (PRWEB) April 11, 2004 -- At the Linux User & Developer Expo, Funambol today announced its membership in ObjectWeb, an international consortium promoting the development of open-source middleware.
ObjectWeb is an independent non-profit organization which federates open-source efforts to build the next generation of middleware and provide the foundation for high-quality, business-critical distributed applications. Funambol is the company sponsoring the open-source project Sync4j, a complete platform for mobile application development and management, based on the SyncML standard defined by the Open Mobile Alliance.

"The ObjectWeb consortium is quickly becoming the center of excellence for open source projects in the middleware arena. Thanks to the recent release of version 2.0, Sync4j is now the reference framework for developers of wireless applications. We are glad to become a member of the consortium and to be an active part of its success", said Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO of Funambol.

Sync4j extends ObjectWebs set of open-source solutions for mobile and embedded computing, which also counts a J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition) version of JORAM -- a message-oriented middleware offering JMS (Java Messaging Service) and Web Services adaptors, and OSCAR -- the reference open-source implementation of the OSGi framework for service gateways.
"Thanks to Funambol support and sponsorship, Sync4j is a platform of choice for business developers working on mobile applications. The wireless market is experiencing an enormous growth and we are thrilled about having Sync4j in our portfolio. We heartily welcome Funambol as a member of our consortium", said Jean-Pierre Laisné, Chairman of ObjectWeb.

http://www.objectweb.org
http://www.funambol.com
http://sync4j.objectweb.org

PRESS CONTACTS
Funambol: Marta Naletto - pr@funambol.com -- Tel: +39 02 2614 5383
ObjectWeb: François Letellier - francois.letellier@objectweb.org -- Tel: +33 4 76 61 54 87

ABOUT FUNAMBOL
Funambol offers a complete and unique solution, addressing all the aspects of the mobile application market: data synchronization, application provisioning, and device management. Its flagship product, Funambol SyncPlatform, is based on an open source core (Sync4j) and open protocols. Built on the synchronization standard SyncML, the SyncPlatform can be deployed both in Windows and Linux/Unix systems. Funambol also provides SyncConnectors to extract information from enterprise data sources, such as databases, mail servers and web services. The SyncPlatform can be deployed at the enterprise or mobile operator data center or it can be accessed through the Synchronization Portal as a service. Funambol is based in San Jose (CA, USA) with a development center in Milan (Italy). For more information, visit Funambol at www.funambol.com.

ABOUT OBJECTWEB
Founded in 2002 by Bull, France Telecom and INRIA, ObjectWeb is a consortium of leading companies and research organizations from around the world who have joined forces to produce next generation of Open Source Middleware. ObjectWeb's goal is to provide Real-Time Enterprises with independent solutions which combine quality and robustness at the best possible performance/cost ratio. ObjectWeb targets alternative solutions to proprietary products for e-business, EAI, data connectivity, grid computing, and enterprise messaging. Based on Open Standards, ObjectWeb's middleware includes application servers, components, frameworks and tools. Examples of ObjectWeb's "cost killer" middleware are JOnAS - an Open Source implementation of the J2EE specification, JORAM - a Message Oriented Middleware and Enhydra - a Java/XML Application Server. To find out more about ObjectWeb, visit http://www.objectweb.org.