The pioneering solution will use AvantGo mobile infrastructure technology to distribute interactive investment news and reports on emerging markets in Asia, Europe and Latin America directly to the mobile devices of CLSA clients around the world. Through AvantGo Enterprise software, company employees globally will also benefit from mobile access to applications and information held on the corporate network including corporate directories, internal newsletters and market data. Both employees and clients will be able to access the new services using Palm OS, Windows CE or Microsoft Windows-Powered Pocket PC devices. Handheld computers are fast becoming a must-have business tool within the investment industry, and delivering our content to the full spectrum of devices obviously adds huge value for our clients.
Wireless access means that the user can always pull down the very latest information.
In addition, AvantGo's offline browsing capability is ideally suited for global distribution of equity research, allowing the user to access data and read it offline before making an investment decision. Central administration and security are key features of AvantGo Enterprise. Using any web browser and in-built authentication, system administrators can roll out new applications and data to mobile users and groups of users. CLSA is consistently recognized as one of the top research, sales and execution houses in Asia. Building on the success of its Asian franchise, CLSA expanded into the other emerging markets in 1998 and today maintains an active presence in 29 markets.