exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information, today announced that in a recent report, Worldwide Mobile Middleware 2008-2012 Forecast and 2007 Vendor Shares (IDC # 215391, December 2008), leading IT market research advisory firm IDC recognized Sybase iAnywhere as a top mobile middleware market leader for the sixth consecutive year. The mobile middleware market grew to $775.7 million in 2007, up from $666.9 million in 2006, resulting in growth of 16.3%. IDC currently forecasts this market to increase to $1.6 billion in 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.2% from 2007-2012.

“The strategic, proven importance of mobility in the enterprise combined with the tremendous technical advancements put enterprise mobility in a good position to overcome this economic downturn,” said Stephen Drake, Program Vice President for Mobility & Telecom research, IDC. “Mobile middleware offerings that include components for application enablement, mobile email, mobile device management, and mobile security will be in the best position to fulfill pent up customer demand. As numerous mobile middleware players increasingly focus on their own device platforms, the providers with the strongest heterogeneous OS and device support, including iPhone and Google Android, will be in the best position to support the many organizations working outside a single environment.”

IDC defines mobile middleware as “a software platform that includes server and/or client software that either extends the reach of existing IP or other mission-critical applications (including groupware, messaging, customer relationship management [CRM], sales force automation [SFA], enterprise resource planning [ERP], host, or other applications) or offers the ability to develop new applications for mobile users leveraging a variety of wireless devices, including converged mobile devices (CMDs), ruggedized devices, and mobile phones. Mobile middleware may include the platform, front-end applications, and development tools as sold in a single offering. Mobile middleware software offerings may also be offered as a hosted service.”

“This recognition by IDC combined with additional leadership positions we’ve secured in the mobile enterprise application platform, mobile device management, and enterprise wireless email market segments, demonstrate strong momentum around our Unwired Enterprise initiative,” said Terry Stepien, president, Sybase iAnywhere. “We have been in the forefront of providing customers with strategic mobility direction and implementations. In this capacity, we have seen the industry mature by organizations moving from an individual project and application-centric approach to a broader enterprise-wide platform approach based on growing demand of rolling out key applications to a solid base of wireless devices.”

About Sybase iAnywhere

iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc., enables success at the front lines of business. The company holds worldwide market leadership positions in mobile and embedded databases, mobile management and security, mobile email, mobile middleware and synchronization, and Bluetooth® and infrared protocol technologies. Sybase iAnywhere plays an important role in the Sybase Unwired Enterprise strategy, which focuses on managing and mobilizing information from the data center to the point of action. Customers and partners rely on the company’s “Always Available” technologies, including Sybase Unwired Platform, SQL Anywhere, Afaria and iAnywhere Mobile Office.

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