Sybase, Inc., an SAP company and industry leader in enterprise and mobile software, today announced the latest version of Sybase Unwired Platform, that will enable enterprise developers to simply and quickly build applications that connect business data from more sources, including SAP applications, to mobile workers on any device. Through a single integrated infrastructure, Sybase Unwired Platform is the most expansive and secure platform for empowering employees and transforming the enterprise.

Sybase Unwired Platform, positioned in the Leaders quadrant in Gartner, Inc?s 2009 Magic Quadrant for Mobile Enterprise Application Platformsi , provides a flexible, integrated infrastructure that reduces the complexity of developing and deploying mobile applications for all major device types, including iPhone and iPad, RIM BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Windows, and Symbian, with Android support to follow.

?Sybase Unwired Platform enables leading enterprises to transform the way they operate by providing employees with anywhere, anytime access to business critical applications,? said Gary Kovacs, senior vice president, Markets, Solutions and Products at Sybase. ?Unlike tactical or point mobile application solutions, the latest platform release is a comprehensive end-to-end infrastructure that enables enterprises to empower their employees and connect to their customers in new and innovative ways leveraging mobile.?

?We believe that more than 95 percent of organizations will be choosing a Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP) or packaged mobile application vendors as their primary mobile development platforms through 2012,? states the Gartner 2009 Magic Quadrant for Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms report. ?From 2010 through 2013, the number of enterprises choosing multichannel MEAP vendors will rise 10 percent annually.? i

The Sybase Unwired Platform provides key benefits to the mobile enterprise, including:

? Simplified Mobility – Reduces complexity of developing and deploying mobile applications with a comprehensive, integrated infrastructure

? Empowered IT – Quickly offers innovative applications for task and knowledge workers who need mobile access to enterprise information.

? Integrated Processes ? Provides out-of-box tools and services that easily integrate with existing enterprise infrastructure, business processes and enterprise applications

? Lower total cost of ownership ? Simplifies and accelerates creation of business process mobilization and integration without need for development resources.

? Fast reaction to changing business needs – Significantly accelerates deployment of mobilized business processes.

Sybase Unwired Platform is a key component of the Sybase Mobility Platform, the industry?s first and most expansive framework of best-in-class mobility servers, mobile applications and mobile services, empowering enterprises to transform the way they connect with their customers and enable their employees. The Sybase Unwired Platform is currently available.