SYWARE Announces FoneDB Support for Windows Mobile-based Smartphone Devices

Software allows mobile operators, content developers, and end users to
easily create full-color mobile phone databases

Cambridge, MA (October 21, 2003)‹In concert with today's availability in the
US of Microsoft Windows Mobile-based Smartphones, SYWARE has announced its
support for the platform with FoneDB, the first database software for
Smartphone devices. FoneDB allows mobile operators, wireless content
developers, and end users to work within the Windows Mobile environment to
quickly and easily create full-color, data-driven applications for mobile
phones without programming.

"The Windows Mobile-based Smartphone introduces a new mobile phone
experience by combining smart software with a compact design and a familiar
Windows experience," said Sy Danberg, CEO of SYWARE, Inc. "FoneDB adds to
that the power of instant access to data. Whether you're tracking expenses,
looking for a restaurant for dinner, or accessing the corporate employee
directory, FoneDB for Windows Mobile-based Smartphones takes personal
productivity to a new level."

"The Windows Mobile platform for Smartphones is all about delivering new
services and applications to end users," said Irwin Rodrigues, Lead Product
Manager for Microsoft Corp.'s Mobile Devices Division. "SYWARE's FoneDB
software enables corporations and content developers to provide customers
with compelling applications that require instant access to indispensable
data."

Creating Data-Driven Apps

FoneDB is a quick and easy way to create Windows Mobile-based Smartphone
applications that support the collection, display, and modification of data.
FoneDB applications are driven by forms that are designed on a desktop PC.
No programming is required as forms are built with a set of common controls:
labels, edit boxes, check boxes, drop-down lists, and buttons. Data can be
formatted as text, integer, floating point, currency, date, or time.

Once created, each FoneDB form is a compact application that is able to
store and retrieve data. FoneDB applications can be downloaded or emailed to
one or more Smartphones. Data can be transferred between Smartphone devices
and between Smartphones and desktop PCs. In addition, data can be shared
between a FoneDB application and an ODBC-enabled application on a desktop
PC, such as Microsoft Access or Oracle.

No Digital Signing Required

In addition to FoneDB's intuitive development environment, individual
application developed with FoneDB do not have to be digitally signed before
they can be run on a Smartphone. This means that the costly and time
consuming task of securing a digital signature is not needed before a FoneDB
application can be deployed on a Smartphone.

Pricing & Delivery

FoneDB Professional Edition runs on any Microsoft Windows Mobile-based
Smartphone and is available for immediate purchase from the SYWARE online
store at http://www.syware.com. It is priced at $399 and includes one
license to create and modify the structure of a FoneDB database, one FoneDB
ODBC driver license, and run-time licenses for 10 individuals. Additional
licenses are available as follows: 10-pack run-times for $50, 100-pack
run-times for $300, 1000-pack run-times for $1000. FoneDB Expense Tracker, a
FREE sample application, can be downloaded at
http://www.syware.com/prodlib/download.htm.

About SYWARE

SYWARE, Inc. is a leading developer of mobile database tools for business
and personal productivity. Founded in 1990, the company offers innovative
data management and connectivity software for use in a wide range of
applications, including patient monitoring, inventory management, and field
surveys. The cornerstone of SYWARE's product line is Visual CE®, the
award-winning database and forms development tool for Windows Mobile and
Windows CE handhelds used by such companies as FedEx, Hollywood Video,
Chevron, and US Geological Survey. SYWARE is also the creator of mEnable®, a
flexible software architecture for real-time wireless access to enterprise
data located on corporate servers. For more information, please visit
http://www.syware.com.