Xora boosts mobile data access
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. - A wireless software vendor has introduced a server application intended to simplify the work of connecting handheld users with corporate data.
For users, the Xora application means they can extend vital corporate data, not just e-mail and calendar changes, to a broad range of mobile devices and do that without the costs and delays of custom programming.
The software from Xora acts like a telephone switchboard operator, finding what the client wants and then making a connection to the other party, in this case a company database or application.
The requested data typically is displayed via a browser on the handheld. Or, using special voice-processing software, Xora lets users with wired or wireless telephones speak their requests and hear the results.
With the Xora middleware, network managers could let roaming field technicians, job site inspectors or delivery staff use a Web phone to access, over a wireless link, a corporate time-and-expense application, project data, trouble-ticket status and the like.
Xora is one of several new wireless "platforms" to emerge recently, such as Aether Systems' Aether Fusion (See story) aimed at bringing enterprise data to wireless devices.
Xora runs on a Web server, with a set of connector programs to link with selected database and applications. Handheld users log on to the Web site, via a wireless PDA or a Wireless Application Protocol Web phone or even a regular voice call passed through a voice server.
The Xora software is available now and is deployed at four customer sites: AT&T, Fujitsu, World Commerce Online and Home Finishes. Pricing is $150,000 to $200,000 for 20 users, including the voice recognition software.
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