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Jataayu Software releases Location Aware WAP Browser

Bangalore, India, April 22, 2001: Jataayu Software announces the release of a new browser for WAP which supports location aware services. Jataayus jBrowser, one of the earliest WAP browsers for PDAs, has now been enhanced to support delivering of location information to applications. Jataayu supports Global Positioning System (GPS ) to provide a very high degree of precision in pinpointing the location of a user. This can be used to provide deliver targeted information and services to users. These services could range from making directory services intelligent to providing map and navigation information.

Mr. Raj Kesarimall, Director, Marketing of Jataayu Software says Location aware services are going to provide a major fillip to the Mobile Internet and speed up its adoption. Jataayu is well positioned with jBrowser to address this market.

jBrowser already supports push services, the critical element of WAP 1.2 as well as being fully WAP 1.1 compliant. The combination of push and location information is going to pave the way for a lot of compelling applications that have been waiting for the browsers to become available, says Arun Tanksali, Director, Product Engineering.

About Jataayu Software
Jataayu Software, subsidiary of Integra Micro Systems (http://www.integramicro.com) and a member of the WAP Forum was the first Indian company to launch WAP Servers. Jataayu is the leader in the WAP Arena in India with major Carriers, Banks and Enterprises deploying its Solutions. More than 75% of the WAP requests are currently being serviced by Jataayu WAP Gateway installations in India. The companys offerings include WAP Servers/Gateways, Browsers, SMS Gateway, WAP Stack, WAP and WEB applications such as Mail, Chat, and Personal Information Manager. Jataayus professional Services division provides consultancy and custom software development services in the area of WAP and emerging 3G technologies.
Jataayus strategic alliances and investors include Asias Largest Software Company Tata Consultancy Services (www.tcs.com). With the mission of unwiring the internet and a vision to make the availability of Internet information Anywhere Anytime Anyway Jataayu is well positioned to offer world class products, applications, services and consulting for the Global market.

For further information, please contact:

USA
Raj Kesarimall
[email protected]
Director
Jataayu Software (P) Ltd
Ph:: 703 437 0500
Fax: 703 437 1575
203 Elden Street, Ste 302
Herndon, VA 20170-USA

INDIA
Priya Arjun
[email protected]
Corporate Communications
Jataayu Software (P) Ltd
Ph: +91-80-3449243
Ph: +91-80-3449571
Fax: +91-80-3463585