AvantGo

Browser and sync service for PDAs (Palm, Windows CE…) that downloaded web pages, including forms and JavaScript, for offline reading and sent responses back at the next sync; acquired by Sybase, shut down at the end of June 2009.

Facts

Developer

AvantGo (Sybase from 2002)

Website

web.archive.org

Engine

Proprietary

Platforms

Windows MobileSymbianOther

Details

Palm OS, Windows CE, Symbian OS; sync client on PC

Popularity

65/100 — Estimate: flagship PDA service (company of ~400 employees, IPO in 2000); no user figures found

Key versions

1. Sept. 22, 1998
   2.0Version 2.0 adds Windows CE Handheld PCs; 1.x ran on Palm only.[1]
2. Dec. 12, 2002
   SybaseAvantGo is acquired by Sybase for million.[2]
3. Jan. 2005
   6.0Tabbed interface redesign, integrated browser and new builds for Palm OS 5, Pocket PC and Symbian.[3]
4. June 30, 2009
   ShutdownSynchronization and channel services shut down, as announced from June 2008.[2]

Version sources: [1] computerwoche.de, [2] AvantGo (Wikipedia en), [3] osnews.com

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AvantGo
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20190420004550/http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/6884/avantgo-going-away/
3. https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=74818450
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20071009165008/http://www.avantgo.com/