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The Transition to Cloud Computing: What Does It Mean For You?

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:45:00 EST

We are standing on the threshold of a new transition in information technology and communications; a radical departure from current practice that promises to bring us new levels of efficiency at a vastly reduced cost. Cloud computing is full of potential, bursting with opportunity and within our grasp. But, remember, that clouds always appear to be within our grasp and bursting clouds promise only one thing: rain!

Sybase and iPhone in the Enterprise

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST

I am always on the lookout for proof points to my thoughts on Enterprise Mobility and I was happy to find a great piece of coverage from Eric Lai of ComputerWorld that appeared last week. He wrote a Q&A with John Chen and was able to share some great insight, with regard to Sybase and iPhone in the Enterprise. John also shared his thoughts on the future of the “Unwired Enterprise”.

A Rules Engine Built in PowerBuilder

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:00:00 EST

BPEL is a mystery to me. EbXML? Sorry, not a clue. These things, of course, are about defining and executing business rules and processes in enterprise application servers. On my travels through the world of PowerBuilder applications I’ve frequently come across the need for business rules to be implemented in the applications I’ve been working on.

Cloud Expo and The End of Tech Recession

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:15:00 EST

Cloud Expo is the new PC Expo, Comdex or InternetWorld, and will be the next global IT event for the decade starting with 2010. This year's West Coast conference had 1,700 pre-registered delegates on the Friday before the conference opened. More than 500 additional registrations came in over the weekend and on-site registrations, which brought the number of delegates who registered and attended for the conference to roughly 2,250, more than double a year ago. As far as the expo floor goes, out of 50 sponsors and exhibitors, 46 companies confirmed during the conference that they will participate in the 2010 Cloud Computing Expo at the same or higher level. Most exhibitors on the expo floor highlighted the quality of the leads they got from the conference, which is due to the fact that we had no free expo option on the registration page. I personally believe Cloud Computing Expo had the most qualified audience of any technology event in recent years.

Hot Event in Santa Clara Becomes Cool with the iPhone

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST

This week just saw the SYS-CON iPhone Developer Summit come to the West Coast on November 3rd. Along with the unseasonal warm weather... it was a HOT event! The sessions were well attended by a good number of professional developers etc who were eager to learn, discuss and take the iPhone to the next level...the Enterprise. I would like to take this moment, to thank the presenters. During the event Sybase made 3 announcements that will advance iPhone adoption in the enterprise... New Device Management, Relational Database with Synchronization, and mBanking Solutions, all for the iPhone. Let me investigate them further...

Sybase Named “Silver Sponsor” of iPhone Developer Summit

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:45:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced that Sybase, the largest enterprise software and services company, was named "Silver Sponsor" of SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit. The Summit is co-located with the 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, which will take place on November 2 - 4, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California.

The Cloud Has Cross-Border Ambitions

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:45:00 EDT

There is now a thing called EuroCloud, for the moment a French-based SaaS and cloud community whose 70-odd members include IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce.com, France Telecom and SAP and whose 30 supporters include Amazon. The object of the name is to share best practices and expand their business across the continent.

Seeding The Cloud: The Future of Data Management

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Doing more with less is a familiar refrain for IT professionals, and today’s challenging business environment has only increased the pressure on managers to achieve efficiencies, maximize performance and improve responsiveness of the data center. More and more frequently, IT is turning to virtualization to accomplish its mission-critical goals. The hot new trend in cloud computing is a natural extension of this drive toward virtualization. In the case of the public cloud, IT can add processing power and infrastructure as needed, and in the case of the private cloud, IT can improve the utilization of existing infrastructure. In other words, cloud computing platforms offer IT the opportunity to increase efficiencies and become more agile, transforming the data center into an environment that delivers greater benefits to end-users.

New Unified Communications Solution from Sybase & Siemens

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:45:00 EDT

Today Sybase and Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEN) Group (a leader in Unified Communications Solutions for the enterprise) announced a partnership that will provide customers with a fully integrated mobile and fixed line voice and data solution that supports and includes the management of a range of device types through a completely heterogeneous environment.

Sybase CTO to Speak at 4th International Cloud Computing Expo

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:30:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that Irfan Khan, CTO of Sybase, will be presenting at SYS-CON’s 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, CA, this coming November 2 – 4, 2009. His session is entitled “Developing Successful Cloud Strategies by Evaluating Data Infrastructure Demands.” The cloud value proposition has drawn us here, but you've been around the block enough to know compromises will be required to leverage this platform.

Amyuni PDF Converter 4.0 Receives Windows 7 Logo Certification

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Amyuni Technologies is pleased to announce that its PDF Converter is now Windows 7-certified. End-users and developers can benefit from this certification by working with a printer driver that is not only up-to-date, but also features more security and performance.

The iPhone Is Here to Stay - What's an Enterprise to Do About It?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:15:00 EDT

This interactive brochure discusses the benefits and issues surrounding the iPhone in the enterprise, and Sybase products that support the iPhone. Please enjoy exploring this brochure, and be sure to click on the hyperlinks that take you to additional product information, evaluation software downloads and view the inline video.

Sybase and Verizon Team up to Manage Mobility Solutions For Enterprises Worldwide

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Today Sybase & Verizon announced they are teaming up to enable Verizon's multinational companies to effectively manage the deployment and ongoing support of their growing mobile workforces. Business requires that organizations connect partners, suppliers, manufacturers, remote offices and remote employees directly to their systems, applications and information so they can improve customer service, bring products or services to market quicker, make better decisions and increase their organizations’ overall productivity.

Sybase Continues to Extend Its Enterprise Mobility Leadership

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDT

"Sybase is a proven leader in device management software and together we are well placed to minimize the pain points for customers through our new highly accessible, comprehensive managed mobility service," said Nancy Gofus, senior vice president of global business products at Verizon, as it was announced today that Sybase and Verizon are teaming up to enable multinational companies to effectively manage the deployment and ongoing support of their growing mobile workforce.

Enterprise iPhone Seminar in San Francisco

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:45:00 EDT

I want to let you know about an upcoming "iPhone in the Enterprise" seminar that is being held in San Francisco on September 24, 2009. If you're in the Bay area, plan to come hear experts from AT&T, SAP and Sybase, about key strategies and best practices for deploying the iPhone in the enterprise. You will also have an opportunity to network with others that are tackling the same challenges of maintaining mobile solutions within the enterprise.

Sybase and HCL Technologies Address BI and Analytics Challenges

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Sybase and HCL Technologies Ltd. have announced a strategic alliance that empowers customers with real time operational business intelligence. Under this new partnership, HCL will provide business-aligned IT value services around Sybase’s high performance and proven data warehouse and analytics platform for dramatically improved efficiencies and decision-making across all facets of an enterprise.

Sybase Works with Symantec and VMware on Grid and Cloud Computing

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:45:00 EDT

Sybase has announced the newest release of Adaptive Server® Enterprise (ASE) Cluster Edition, its enterprise data management solution that reduces the complexity of deploying a database application across a shared disk server cluster environment. Sybase has worked with its early customers and partners to help enterprises realize the benefits of grid and virtualized deployment in its latest version of ASE Cluster Edition.

Sybase Announces 9th Annual Innovator Awards

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT

“We are pleased to recognize these customers who exemplify innovative, forward-looking and effective ways of implementing Sybase technology,” said Dr. Raj Nathan, senior vice president and CMO, Sybase. “These applications of our leading technologies to manage, analyze and mobilize data have not only benefited the business operations that the technology touches, but have also demonstrated the collective trend in enterprise software application.”

First Annual TechWave Regional Symposium Opens Today

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDT

This week marks the beginning of Sybase's first ever TechWave Regional Symposium. This two-day event, which will run Aug. 26-27, has over 700 registered attendees. Conference attendees represent 24 countries and 10 percent are traveling internationally to get to Washington, D.C. A high percentage of the audience is staying to attend the 2-day technical training, while some are coming exclusively for the first day's keynotes and business content.

Sybase to Enable Deployment on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:30:00 EDT

Sybase, Inc. announced the availability of its leading data management and analytics servers including Sybase SQL Anywhere, Sybase IQ, and Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise for the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) environment. With these products, customers will have the ability to quickly develop and deploy on-demand data systems for mobile, analytics and transactional applications.

Sybase Unveils Beta Availability for PowerBuilder 12

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:45:00 EDT

"Microsoft is pleased to be working with Sybase to enable custom tools such as PowerBuilder," said Matt Carter, Microsoft's Group Product Manager for Visual Studio, as Sybase yesterday announced the beta availability for PowerBuilder 12, a new generation of Sybase’s proven development tool. "By leveraging the Visual Studio Shell," Carter continued, "Sybase is providing its community of developers with even more flexibility in building and deploying data driven applications that target the Windows platform."

PowerBuilder Top Feature Picks

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:45:00 EDT

PowerBuilder 11.5 was released in the third quarter of 2008 and by early 2009 had made its way into many IT development shops. The draw is a significant set of enhancements that move the development experience closer to the nirvana anticipated in the PowerBuilder 12.0 release. PB 12.0 will complete Sybase’s initial four-phase long range plan for PowerBuilder that was laid out in late 2003.

Come Get Your Beta While It’s Hot

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:45:00 EDT

The PowerBuilder 12.0 beta has officially started (http://response.sybase.com/forms/WW09JULPB12beta1). It’s pretty hard to overstate the magnitude of the changes that are taking place within PowerBuilder for this version. As a result, it’s more important than ever for as many people as possible to participate in order to get the most amount of feedback as possible back to Sybase.

PowerDesigner 15: Expanding Data Modeling into Your Enterprise

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EDT

In today’s business world change is a constant and companies need to ensure that they keep up with that change. Whether the change is an opportunistic response to new conditions – requirements, regulations, market conditions, a merger/acquisition – or a major transformation, companies need the power to succeed and that power is knowledge.

Sybase Unveils All New PowerBuilder

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:45:00 EDT

Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), an industry leader in delivering enterprise and mobile software, today announced the beta availability for PowerBuilder 12, a new generation of Sybase’s proven development tool. This latest release of the award-winning PowerBuilder empowers developers with the easiest, fastest and most cost-effective path to the Microsoft® .NET Framework, the Microsoft Windows® component that supports building and running the next generation of applications.

SQL Anywhere Server and AJAX

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:45:00 EDT

AJAX has dominated the web space so extensively that it needs no introduction. Connecting to a server via XMLHttpRequest and making a partial page refresh is what makes this technique so attractive. However, use of these AJAX requests, although very attractive, can pose dangers as well. JavaScript acts as a vector to infect websites with worms, such as SAMY, using cross-site scripting, also known as CSS or XSS.

PowerBuilder and .NET: Development Strategy

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:30:00 EDT

Nowadays .NET has become a mainstream programming platform. To be inline with PowerBuilder’s .NET deployment and .NET development strategy, the PowerScript language will be enhanced to be a true CLS-compliant .NET language in PowerBuilder 12. Users will be able to consume and extend any CLS-compliant .NET resource, thereby saving them a lot of development time.

PowerBuilder 12 and .NET

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Back in 2002, Sybase announced their four-phase approach toward adding .NET support to PowerBuilder. Phase 1 was the implementation of web services in PB9 and Phase 2 was the release of DataWindow.NET, which was packaged with PB 10. Phases 3 and 4 were the more significant phases. In Phase 3, Sybase added a number of .NET target types to PowerBuilder 11 and added support for calling non-visual .NET assemblies from PowerScript.

Sybase CEO on the Future of Mobile Tech

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:15:00 EDT

Sybase Chairman, President and CEO John Chen on the potential for growth in the mobile technology industry. Following on from the earlier interview, here is the FOX Business interview, headlined 'Sybase on a Winning Streak!'

Methods for Faster and Efficient Data Entry in DataWindows

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:45:00 EDT

Software that is not used is useless. Facing the challenge that doctors prefer to spend time with their patients rather than facing the monitor, we have fine-tuned methods in our DataWindow-based forms so that user entry is quick, painless, and a pleasure. These include the use of dropdown lists and DataWindows for efficient, correct and faster entries, in addition to accurately filling in text columns with limited keyboard entry. Visual guides and markers for data in relation to patient images are also provided.

Check Out Ian Thain on Ulitzer

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EDT

For latest iPhone, Mobility & Sybase articles check out http://ianthain.ulitzer.com and at Twitter @ithain As one of the Sybase Tools Technical Evangelist, Ian regularly addresses technical audiences all over the world and his sessions are always very well attended. He also writes education classes, whitepapers, demos and articles for various Sybase products and publishes regularly in Journals such as SYS-CON's PBDJ and International Developer Magazine. He is also the Sybase Unwired Platform & PocketBuilder Evangelist and works closely with the team in Dublin, CA and Concord, MA on new features and demonstrations for the products. He is also Tech Chair of iPhone Development Summit 2009 - New York (June) and San Francisco (September). In his customer-facing Evangelist role, Ian is very involved with the design, production and testing of Enterprise class Unwired Solutions, that have been implemented using Sybase's Unwired tools for Sybase customers around the globe. In addition, Ian is a dedicated technical expert continually working with Sybase's key partners and clients to enhance the capabilities of the Unwired solutions that Sybase can offer to its customers.

White Paper: Back to the Future with Application Development Productivity

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Sybase PowerBuilder has remained throughout the years a bastion of application development productivity for a wide class of enterprise applications that combine heavy database orientation with a highly productive graphical user interface (GUI). Revolutionary at its inception for creating and popularizing this specific genre of distributed application development, the PowerBuilder development environment today combines functional maturity with aggressive modernizations that keep it a viable and compelling integrated development environment (IDE) application runtime.

Google Latitude Hits the iPhone

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:45:00 EDT

Love the thought or loathe the thought, Google Latitude is now available for the iPhone in US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and I'm sure that those folks worried about privacy will be in the latter group. Google latitude runs in the iPhone's Safari Browser and can be saved as a Bookmark onto the iPhone's desktop. So updates to your location, via the iPhone, will only happen when that webpage is opened on the device (as there are no user background tasks in the iPhoneOS). Updating schemes are different for other supported devices such as Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Android etc.

Sybase Reports Double-Digit Growth in Q2

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Sybase reported historical Q2 records achieved in operating, income, operating margin, net income, EPS, and cash flow. Revenue and EPS exceeded first call consensus. Management raised full-year guidance for revenue, EPS, and cash flow.

Sybase TechWave Symposium Registration Opens

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:30:00 EDT

Join us at the Sybase TechWave Regional Symposium in Washington, DC to hear about the Sybase vision and strategy, learn about the latest product features and connect with your peers. Registration is now available. Day One (Wednesday, August 26) is FREE and includes keynotes, business sessions and some introductory technical content, but you must pre-register. The registration fee for the full two days (Wednesday, August 26 and Thursday, August 27), which includes full access to the technical training classes, is $200.

Novalys Launches the 2009 Annual PowerBuilder Worldwide Survey

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Novalys is carrying out its annual worldwide survey on the use of PowerBuilder. Since 2001, the thousands of responses we receive have allowed us to follow the evolution of your PowerBuilder projects. Now you can help us to monitor the new trends in the PowerBuilder community by completing the 2009 edition of the survey.

Sybase Recognized as an Enterprise Database Leader

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:00:00 EDT

As an employee of Sybase, I'm always surprised that folks I meet in my daya to day technical job & travels, still only think of Sybase as a Database company. Oh, how wrong you are!

Sybase iAnywhere Recognized as a Leader in Mobile Device Management Enterprise Software

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Whenever I speak or write (check out other recent articles) about Enterprise Mobility, I always express the necessity of Mobile Device Management, to cover all of the mobile devices that an Enterprise may have, in the very important areas of...

Sybase iAnywhere Blue SDK & the Android Platform

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:15:00 EDT

Today Sybase iAnywhere announced that it had added add the Android framework to its growing list of Bluetooth ported products. This is part of a new version of its Blue SDK (Software Developer Kit)...

Sybase Announces Support for Android

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EDT

Sybase iAnywhere today announced a new version of its iAnywhere® Blue SDK (Software Developer Kit) that will help developers and product managers incorporate Bluetooth® capabilities into Android devices. With the underlying Bluetooth functionality running on a Linux based 2.6.x kernel, the Sybase iAnywhere Blue SDK provides necessary application layer support for developers to effectively add increased wireless flexibility to the rich Android framework.