Oracle is showing off a new database technology for automating the delivery of Web content to mobile devices.
At the CeBit tradeshow in Hanover, Germany, Oracle demonstrated technology, code-named Project Panama, that allows Web content to be delivered to both desktop and handheld devices.
The technology -- managed by a backend database -- is consistent with Oracle's vision to make the database the center of the computing universe.
"Internet and mobile service providers [can] deliver personalized services directly to mobile devices without having to modify content for them," the company said in a statement released Wednesday.
Oracle expects the technology to be used in smart phones, Palm Pilots, and Windows CE-based handheld devices. It automatically converts Web documents created in HTML or XML into a wireless device-friendly format using protocols such as Wireless Area Protocol (WAP).
Handheld devices have been scrutinized as being ill-suited to deliver Web content designed for the desktop. The Palm Computing Palm VII was criticized for being too small, and the resolution too difficult to read.
