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Sprint Selects Oracle(R) Internet Application Server Wireless Edition For Next-Generation Wireless InitiativesOracle Enables Personalized Portal Services for New My Wireless Web Service From Sprint PCSREDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Oct. 9 -- Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL - news), the largest provider of software for e-business, and Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS - news), the nation's largest all-digital, all-PCS nationwide wireless network, today announced that Sprint PCS has selected Oracle Internet Application Server (iAS) Wireless Edition to offer new Internet-based wireless services to its consumers and business users. The deal with Sprint PCS is the largest yet for Oracle iAS Wireless Edition, potentially serving eight million Sprint PCS subscribers. On October 3, Sprint PCS launched its first Oracle iAS Wireless Edition-based service, My Wireless Web. The Oracle solution also will enable future business-to-business wireless applications, a major market focus for Sprint PCS.``We've seen high demand for personalized services in the wired world, and recognize the same need on the wireless Internet,'' said Bryan McCann, vice president of wireless data services for Sprint PCS. ``While most of our competitors have outsourced their personalization solutions, we believe Oracle iAS Wireless Edition gives us a distinct competitive advantage. With a flexible, powerful in-house solution, we can respond faster to consumer and business customization requirements. Using Oracle iAS Wireless Edition, we have already created demo services in just two days.'' Oracle iAS Wireless Edition enables Sprint PCS to make information, in any database or Internet application, available to any wireless device connected to the Internet. By using Oracle iAS Wireless Edition, Sprint PCS is able to create unique, custom services by tying together data from multiple sources. For example, Sprint could provide a service that delivers both the location of a restaurant and driving directions, combining two separate services to create a new, value-added service. Oracle iAS Wireless Edition also gives Sprint PCS the flexibility to deliver content over any network to any wireless device -- personal digital assistants (PDAs), wireless phones, hand-held computers, and even standard telephones. This flexibility comes from Oracle's ability to support a wide variety of mark-up languages such as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Wireless Markup Language (WML) and VoxML, and protocols such as Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). Using these features, Oracle iAS Wireless lets My Wireless Web subscribers prioritize the content and services on their Wireless Web Companion Page (the view they see on their handset or other device) based on personal preferences. The Wireless Web Companion Page is a common interface to Sprint PCS' My Wireless Web and other services such as Internet stock trading or weather reports. Oracle iAS Wireless will be used going forward to provide a common portal interface and personalization services for Sprint PCS' forthcoming business-to-business wireless applications. Because Oracle iAS Wireless provides the entry point for subscribers using Sprint PCS' wireless services and delivers advanced, transaction-based content, Sprint PCS can provide 24x7 availability with Oracle Lifecycle Support services. ``With its My Wireless Web service, Sprint PCS is at the forefront of the wireless Internet revolution,'' said Jeremy Burton, Oracle senior vice president, Product and Services Marketing. ``Oracle iAS Wireless Edition is the technology enabling Sprint PCS' efforts, delivering the high level of personalization and quality of services that consumers and business users have come to expect. With Oracle iAS Wireless Edition, Sprint PCS can continue advancing its lead in the wireless space with exciting new services that are brought to market quickly.'' About Oracle Oracle Corporation provides the software that powers the Internet. For more information about Oracle, please call 650-506-7000. About Sprint PCS Sprint PCS operates the largest 100 percent digital, 100 percent PCS nationwide wireless network in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint PCS has licensed PCS coverage of nearly 270 million people in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information, visit the Sprint PCS web site at sprintpcs.com. Sprint PCS is a wholly-owned tracking group of Sprint Corporation trading on the NYSE under the symbol ``PCS.'' Sprint is a global communications company at the forefront of integrating long-distance, local and wireless communications services, and a large carrier of Internet traffic. Sprint built and operates the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and is a leader in advanced data communications services. Sprint has $20 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 20 million business and residential customers. Editorial Contact: Reema Bahnasy OracleMobile 415/401-4000 jmorgan@tenthdimension.com top of page |
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