Sprint and Sybase Sign Agreement to Expand Mobility Solution Offerings for Business Customers

Sprint and Sybase Sign Agreement to Expand Mobility Solution Offerings for Business Customers

Combining the Power of the Enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network With Sybase Mobile Software Helps Empower the Mobile Workforce With Real-Time Access to Critical Business Information

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on a commitment to expand its capabilities and product offering in the high-growth wireless business market, Sprint (NYSE:FON) announced today it has signed an agreement with Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY) to provide a wide range of Sybase(R) mobile technology applications that enable the secure delivery of data to mobile devices via the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. These solutions are being jointly marketed and sold through Sprint and Sybase business sales channels and are designed to enable business customers to mobilize existing corporate information systems or develop customized applications for their mobile workforce.

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Under terms of the agreement, Sprint and Sybase, along with its wholly owned subsidiary iAnywhere Solutions, will initially offer solutions targeted at the financial services, insurance, healthcare, government and education segments, including iAnywhere(R) Mobile Sales(TM) and Mobile Pharma(TM) applications and the previously announced Sprint Mobile Loan Officer and Sprint Mobile Claims Adjustor. Business customers can equip their mobile workers to take advantage of these productivity-enhancing solutions using select Palm OS or Windows Mobile Pocket PC devices certified to operate on the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network, including the recently introduced Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device Treo(TM) 650 by palmOne and the Sprint PCS Vision(SM) Smart Device PPC-6601.

"Sybase is a recognized leader in the mobile-middleware space and will be key to Sprint's success for delivering useful innovation to business customers in key industry segments," said Tim Donahue, vice president - Enterprise Marketing, Sprint Business Solutions. "By combining the powerful voice and data capabilities of the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network with the high performance and easy-to-use software from Sybase and its iAnywhere subsidiary, Sprint and Sybase are able to offer customers complete and innovative solutions to improve productivity and generate revenue."

The joint marketing agreement enables both companies to work jointly to assist enterprises in evaluating and understanding how these market-leading mobile solutions can be used to improve their operations and jump-start their mobile deployments.

"Sybase's mobile business technology enables customers to extend their custom applications and internal portals to mobile devices thus delivering critical data to the point of action," said Marty Beard, senior vice president, corporate development and marketing, Sybase, Inc. "Combining our mobile technology with the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS network creates simple and affordable ways to improve productivity, increase efficiency and drive sales in an increasingly competitive marketplace."

Sprint is dedicated to providing integrated communication solutions that help business customers to address their needs for cost management, connectivity and operational efficiency. Sprint has been offering voice and data services for more than 30 years and has a full data-services portfolio including business continuity, transport and managed network services. For more information, visit http://www.sprint.com/business .

About Sprint

Sprint is a global integrated communications provider serving more than 26 million customers in over 100 countries. With more than $26 billion in annual revenues in 2003, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint provides local communications services in 39 states and the District of Columbia and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.sprint.com/ .

About Sybase, Inc.

Celebrating 20 years of innovation, Sybase enables the Unwired Enterprise for customers and partners by delivering enterprise and mobile solutions for information management, development and integration. The world's most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, government and healthcare runs on Sybase. For more information, visit the Sybase Web site: http://www.sybase.com/ .

Sybase, iAnywhere, Mobile Sales, and Mobile Pharma are trademarks, registered trademarks or servicemarks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. (R) indicates registration in the United States of America. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

Special Note: Statements concerning Sybase's future growth, prospects, new product releases, developer relations and marketing programs are by nature forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks and cannot be guaranteed. Such statements are intended to reflect Sybase's current views with respect to future events and may ultimately prove to be incorrect or false. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include shifts in customer demand, rapid technology changes, competitive factors and unanticipated delays in scheduled product availability. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in Sybase's SEC filings copies of which can be viewed at http://www.sybase.com/ .

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CONTACT: Amy Schiska of Sprint, +1-913-794-2947,
amy.k.schiska@mail.sprint.com ; Leslie Nakajima of Sybase, +1-925-236-8650,
leslien@sybase.com

Web site: http://www.sprint.com/
http://www.sprint.com/business
http://www.sybase.com/


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