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Creating Wireless Applications Today,
Building Infrastructure for Tomorrow
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Who is Epic Data?
 25 years in data collection
 Over 2000 installations on 4 continents
 Implementation services, project management, 7x24
support
 Epic Technologies division creates core technologies
such as eXpresso™
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What is eXpresso™?
eXpresso is a Java and XML-based wireless
enterprise application development tool and crossplatform application programming interface for
creating and deploying Internet-based applications
for wireless local area networks.
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Low Cost Application Development
 Readily Available Development Resources
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eXpresso application developers need only intermediate level Java
programming skills
Java is the fastest growing computer language in history: 2 million
Java developers today, expected to grow to 4.1 million by 2003
eXpresso is fully compatible with Java programming IDE tools (e.g.
Jbuilder)
 Re-Useable Code
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eXpresso is 100% Java Object Oriented
 Simplified Enterprise Application Development Framework
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eXpresso’s J2EE based application framework is made up of
standardized, modular components, that handle the details of
application behavior, without complex programming.
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Low Cost Administration
 Cross Platform Application Portability
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eXpresso applications are portable across all JVM enabled
platforms without modification.
eXpresso is qualified on all major operating systems of the Internet
Linux, Unix, and Windows 2000
 Device Independent
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eXpresso thin client applications run on all major wireless device
operating systems (WinCE, PalmOS, character/DOS) without
modification
 Zero Client administration
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eXpresso repository services manage all configurations for client
applications
 Web based administration, via eXpresso Home Page
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Wireless eSupply Chain Architecture for the Internet Age
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Devices for Traditional Markets
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eXpresso™ Telnet Application Server
 High performance server engine
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Distributable processing
 Connection management
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Maintain a device session when a terminal is out of contact for an extended period of
time
 Session monitoring
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One or more users can monitor the operation in one session for demonstrations,
training, and support
 Device management
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Terminate sessions or transfer a session from one terminal to another
 Configurable device interface
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Define unique terminal screens, keyboards, and peripherals
Support for pen input
 Multiple sessions per device
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Users can run two applications at one time and hotkey between them
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Rapid Development Tools
eXpresso™ 1.7 SE
Visual Screen
Builder for
character clients
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Leverage the Power of eXpresso™
 Problem
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Large European Transportation Company (Gefco)
Logistics provider for PSA (Peugeot) and Renault parts
300000 transactions during a four hour rush (20 per second)
Nearly 2000 simultaneous users
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Needed a software development platform that would
integrate with their new technology host (IBM Websphere
application server based technology).
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Leverage the Power of eXpresso™
 Solution
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A scalable open systems architecture
High performance Telnet server
A rapid development Java programming environment
Inexperienced Java programmers (one week Java training)
were trained in three days to create eXpresso client
programs.
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Devices for Traditional and New Markets
eXpresso™ 1.7
SE Thick Client
with Virtual
Keyboard
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Information Please…
 Where to purchase eXpresso™
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Directly in SAP
 More information about eXpresso™
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Data sheets, white papers, trial software available at
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Come see us at our booth!
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