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Sprint Announces Nationwide Availability of New Mobility Solution for Institutions of Higher Education Innovative Use of Mobile Technology Improves Communication and Facilitates Learning Among University Community OVERLAND PARK, Kan. and DENVER, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Being a well- prepared student used to mean carrying a copy of your class schedule, campus map, exam calendars and a wide array of assignment notes. Now it's possible for students to dump the paper, but still have access to all their necessary information. Today Sprint (NYSE:FON) announced availability of Sprint Campus Connect, a mobile solution that will allow a school to make its educational and administrative resources available through a single, consistent interface anytime, anywhere on the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001013/SPRINTLOGO ) Connecting to a school's existing back-end infrastructure, Sprint Campus Connect enables those in the campus community to communicate with one another and conveniently access portals designed specifically for students or faculty and staff. Portals can have general information, including a campus map and lunch menus, as well as academic sections with access to detailed course information, including the class syllabus, notes and grades. The solution also brings the capability to drill down to specific locations on a campus map and view pictures of parking lots to determine which ones are full, as well as access to the school library to pull down research information or reserve books for check-out. The solution is available exclusively through Sprint business sales channels and is compatible with any data-capable wireless handheld device certified to operate on the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. "Gone are the days of students getting by with just email and Internet access," said Tim Donahue, vice president - Enterprise Marketing, Sprint Business Solutions. "Technology is making a fast path onto college campuses, and Sprint is equipped to help schools implement affordable and innovative solutions to enhance the learning experience. Sprint Campus Connect makes locating information quicker and easier, allowing students and faculty to spend more time focusing on learning and teaching instead of administrative tasks." Sprint Campus Connect is built on the M-Business Anywhere(TM) mobile application platform from iAnywhere Solutions, a subsidiary of Sybase. iAnywhere is a market-leading provider of mobile-database, mobile-middleware and frontline-management solutions, providing mobile workers with anytime, anywhere access to critical business information. Utilizing the secure, high- speed data capabilities of the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network and open standards of the iAnywhere(R) mobile platform, colleges and universities can implement a convenient and time-saving mobile technology solution for faculty, staff and students. "Information is a fundamental part of the education process," said Kate Quackenbush, director of marketing at iAnywhere. "Campus Connect is another great example of how iAnywhere's mobile technology enables educational institutions to take information out of the data centers to the point of interaction with students, faculty and staff. Now students can quickly and easily get all of the information they need anytime, anywhere on the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network." Sprint is dedicated to providing cutting-edge, cost-effective solutions that help institutions of higher education improve and expand education and research capabilities, generate revenue, and improve the ability to attract the best faculty, staff and students. Sprint has been recognized for its leadership in vertical markets overall with the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Telecom Services Vertical Company of the Year Award. Sprint is showcasing solutions for institutions of higher education from Oct. 19 - 21 at the Educause conference in Denver, booth number 1344. 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 iAnywhere iAnywhere is the worldwide market leader in mobile and embedded databases, mobile middleware and mobile and remote device management. More than 15,000 customers and 1,000 partners rely on the company's award-winning enterprise products, including SQL Anywhere(R) Studio and XcelleNet(R) frontline solutions. In addition, its AvantGo(R) mobile Internet service has millions of registered subscribers. iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY). Visit http://www.ianywhere.com/ for more information. Sybase, iAnywhere, iAnywhere Solutions, SQL Anywhere, M-Business Anywhere, XcelleNet and AvantGo are trademarks, registered trademarks or servicemarks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. 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