COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING WINS COMPUTERWORLD HONORS AWARD FOR SYBASE MOBILE SOLUTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. June 7, 2006 Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and wireless software, today announced that Columbia University School of Nursing was named a winner in the Education and Academia category by the 2006 Computerworld Honors Program. Sybase was also honored as a laureate for its AvantGo mobile Internet service. AvantGo was nominated for the Computerworld Honors Award by Juniper Networks. More than seven million unique users subscribe to the AvantGo free service which delivers rich, personalized mobile Web sites to PDAs and Smartphones.
Columbia University School of Nursing won for its development of the personal digital assistant (PDA)-based system to replace the existing paper-based student clinical logs for Nurse Practitioners (NP). Sybase OneBridge synchronization software was essential to the success of this PDA-based solution. Using Sybase technology, NP students can practice in under-served areas with access to technology that can be synchronized with the central data repository. "Sybase OneBridge has enabled our NP students to practice in under-served areas with real-time access to technology," said Suzanne Bakken, RN, DNSc, FAAN Alumni Professor of Nursing & Professor of Biomedical Informatics , Columbia University School of Nursing. "The students' ability to synchronize data with the central data repository enhances patient safety and quality of care by allowing students not only to document their diagnoses and interventions, but to also critically examine their practice over time."
"We submitted AvantGo as a Computerworld Honors candidate for its innovative mobile Internet platform," said Steven Wastie, vice president of Enterprise Marketing for Juniper Networks. "With an infrastructure that relies on routers and security appliances from Juniper Networks, AvantGo is able to deliver more than one million device syncs to its active user base per day, one of the factors that makes it one of the world?s most popular mobile Internet services."
The worldwide laureates have submitted case studies detailing extraordinary solutions utilizing Sybase technology in each of the following categories: Business; Environment/Energy; Agriculture; Finance/Insurance/Real Estate; Government/Non-profit; Transportation; Manufacturing; Medicine; and Science; Media, Arts and Entertainment. Sybase customers and partners recognized for their application of cutting-edge technology include :
* Allbrod Sverige AB, Sweden
* Avaya, Inc. New Jersey
* Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bulgaria
* Columbia University School of Nursing, New York
* Dubai eGovernment, Dubai
* Electrical Safety Authority, Ontario
* Emerald City Software LLC, Washington
* Fiserv Imagesoft, Florida
* Globe Telecom, Inc., Philippines
* HealthWyse LLC, Massachusetts
* Intervoice, Texas
* Kone Elevators & Escalators, The Netherlands
* New Media Institute at University of Georgia, Georgia
* The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom
* Tsewulhtun Health Centre Of the Cowichan Tribes, British Columbia
* USP Designs (PTY) Ltd., South Africa
"Each year, The Computerworld Honors Program seeks to recognize organizations, from a variety of sectors, for their ongoing efforts to utilize technology in order to benefit society," said Bob Carrigan, chairman of the Computerworld Honors Chairmen's Committee and president, IDG Communications. "We are proud to provide a platform to publicly acknowledge these contributions."
Founded by International Data Group (IDG) in 1988, the Computerworld Honors Program is governed by the not-for-profit Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation. In its 18th year, Computerworld Honors is the longest running global program to honor individuals and organizations that use information technology to benefit society.
About Sybase, Inc.
Sybase is the largest enterprise software company specializing in managing and mobilizing information from the data center to the point of action. Sybase provides open, cross-platform solutions that securely deliver information anytime, anywhere, enabling customers to create an information edge. 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.
Sue Bakken and Mosely Chazsar accepted the award of behalf of the research team for the NINR-funded project entitled "Mobile Decision Support for Advanced Practice Nurses." Other team members from the School of Nursing are Leanne Currie, Joann Dilone, Ritamarie John, Myra Joyce, Dan Roberts, Jeeyae Choi, and Nam-Ju Lee. Other Columbia University team members are Elizabeth Chen, Eneida Mendonca, Marianthi Markatou, and Michael Soupios. The medal ceremony and gala celebration took place in Washington, DC on June 5, 2006.