“Aether Systems…the leading wireless applications services
provider, today announced that its industry-leading wireless data
software, Aether Intelligent Messaging (AIM) version 2.0, will soon
be the first wireless data solution to support the Linux operating
system. This new development will enable enterprises that
currently depend upon Linux to easily deploy wireless data systems
that deliver real-time, mission-critical information to their
mobile employees, customers, and partners.“
“AIM is a wireless communications software and development
platform that makes it easy for corporate enterprises and content
providers to develop applications that deliver their data across
multiple wireless data devices and networks. AIM Servers, which
currently are supported on Solaris and Windows NT, act as a gateway
between corporate data and wireless networks.”
“By adding support for Linux AIM Servers, Aether extends its
leading wireless messaging transport system to a new set of
enterprise customers and developers. As corporations shift their
information technology budgets following Y2K, analysts anticipate
significant first-quarter spending on business-to-business
e-commerce systems using applications such as supply chain
management. Boston-based research firm AMR Research, for example,
expects the market for supply chain management solutions alone to
grow 48 percent over the next five years, reaching $18.6 billion by
2003.”