The Sybase Users' Group of
Texas – December 2009 Newsletter
Table of Contents:
1) SUG-TX December Holiday Party
2) Highlights: SUG-TX October 27th Meeting
3) Future SUG-TX Meetings
4) New Sybase Global Report Provides Outlook on
Critical Regulations and Impact to Future Capital Markets Landscape
7) OpenSolaris / Houston User Group for Sun (HUGS)
Meeting
8) Important Membership Information!!
9) Sybase Training Schedule (Dec - Mar)
1)
SUG-TX December Holiday Party
The
annual Sybase Users’ Group of Texas Holiday Party will be held on Thursday,
December 17th at 5pm. The party moves to the Canyon Café, at
5000 Westheimer, across from the Galleria Mall. A map is available at http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl.
Join us for some holiday cheer!
2)
Highlights: SUG-TX October 27th Meeting
The
Sybase Users’ Group of Texas held their last meeting on Tuesday, October 27,
2009. This meeting covered the installation and features of PowerBuilder
12 .NET Beta 2, which was recently released. The presentation provided an
in-depth follow-up to the PowerBuilder 12 Customer Technology Preview Road Show
event.
The
deep dive included the steps to join the Beta Program and download and install
Beta 2, a review of the expanded feature set for Beta 2, hands on with the
PowerBuilder 12 .NET IDE, and a review of the release-defining features for
PowerBuilder 12 “Classic”.
3)
Future SUG-TX Meetings
Mark
your calendar for future topics for SUG-TX Meetings:
·
December:
Holiday Party
·
January
26: TBD
·
February
23: TBD
SUG-TX
usually meets on the 4th Tuesday so add a recurring appointment on
your calendar and watch for future meeting announcements and newsletters for
details.
4)
New Sybase Global Report Provides Outlook on Critical Regulations and Impact to
Future Capital Markets Landscape
DUBLIN,
CALIF. — NOVEMBER 11, 2009 — Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), an industry leader
in delivering enterprise and mobile software, today announced the release of a
global report on the regulatory landscape that capital markets will confront,
including the key drivers that will shape the outlook for the financial
services industry in 2010 and beyond.
Given
the dramatic changes occurring in capital
markets, the report, “New Landscape (Or Landslide?): Regulation's
Impact on the Capital Markets and Technology Priorities,” commissioned by
Sybase, aims to help its customers and the industry navigate these uncertain
times. Authored by TowerGroup, a leading research and advisory services firm
focused exclusively on the financial services industry, the report discusses
how regulatory forces will change not only the rules, but the very manner in
which securities firms operate. The primary initiatives regulators are likely
to overhaul—but hopefully not stifle—are market-driven structures that have
historically enabled efficient flows of capital within and across markets
around the world.
“As
changes unfold and the industry continues to adapt to this new terrain, it is
inevitable that regulatory response to the global financial crisis will change
not only the rules governing the industry but the very manner in which
securities firms operate,” said Stephen Bruel, Research Director, Securities
and Capital Markets at TowerGroup and author of the report.
For
the full story, go to http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1066290.
5)
International Sybase User Group Events
The International Sybase User Group (ISUG) sponsors events for
Special Interests Groups (SIGs), Virtual User Groups, and members. Sign
up for ISUG Membership for as little as $25 for a basic membership and get
access to events and online material. For more details, visit:
http://www.isug.com/common/JoinISUG.html
6)
Sybase Events
Seminars, Conferences, Webcasts, Tradeshows, Sports events —
whichever way you want to get information from Sybase, they deliver!
Check out future events at:
http://www.sybase.com/about_sybase/events
If you'd like to give feedback on what types of events you think
Sybase should offer please email them at events@sybase.com
7)
OpenSolaris / Houston User Group for Sun (HUGS) Meeting
The OpenSolaris / Houston User Group for Sun
meets on the second Tuesday of every month at the Houston Sun office. The next meeting will be on January 12th.
Web Site: http://opensolaris.org/os/project/hugs
Subscribe to the mailing list: http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/ug-hugs
Please read the following information to remain on the SUG-TX
mailing list! If you do not follow these instructions, you will stop
receiving notices on January 1, 2010.
SUG-TX has a community on the International Sybase User Group
(ISUG) members’ web site as part of its continuing participation as a local
user group under ISUG. As a community, SUG-TX has a calendar, a news
sections, a forum, a file library, and an announcement list. For those
SUG-TX members that are already ISUG members, you can go to the “Community” tab
and sign up for the SUG-TX community’s announcement list. Look under
“North American Regional Communities” and click on “UG – NA – Sybase Users’
Group of Texas” (or user this link: http://my.isug.com/p/co/in/gid=326).
You can add the community to your favorites list and make it your default
community.
For those SUG-TX members that are not ISUG members, you will
need to sign up for a SUG-TX/ISUG membership to get access to the SUG-TX
community. The choices are:
SUG-TX ISUG – NA Region
Associate Member
$ 0 $ 0
Base Benefits
$ 25 $ 30
Green Benefits
$ 89 $ 99
Gold Benefits
$ 99 $119
Joining ISUG through SUG-TX will save you money. To decide
which level of benefits is the right choice for you, visit: http://www.isug.com/common/MembershipBenefits.html. Green level
benefits include over $7000 worth of free software, all for $89. To sign
up for a SUG-TX/ISUG membership, click on the membership level listed above.
When you sign up, you will be part of the SUG-TX community.
Go to the SUG-TX community and make sure you’re on the announcement list so
you’ll receive meeting announcements and newsletters. If you have
any questions, contact secretary@sugtx.org.
9)
Sybase Training Schedule (Jan - Mar)
Sybase Dallas Learning Center
14800 Quorum Drive, Suite 505
Dallas, Texas 75240
Contact: 972-687-6400
Register: 1 800-8-SYBASE
Jan
11, 2010 5 days Performance and Tuning: Configuring ASE 15
Jan
18, 2010 5 days Performance and Tuning: ASE 15.0 Query Optimizer
Jan
25, 2010 5 days ASE 15 Migration for DBA’s
Feb
01, 2010 5 days Fast Track to Adaptive Server Enterprise
Feb
08, 2010 5 days Fast Track to PowerBuilder: Part II
Feb
22, 2010 4 days Mastering Transact-SQL Programming: Advanced Tips
&
Techniques
Mar
01, 2010 5 days System and Database Administration: ASE
Mar
15, 2010 5 days Fast Track to Replication Server Administration
Please
verify class availability with Sybase registration or http://sed.sybase.com/Osiris/osiris_location_NAA1.htm#DL
Send news to: secretary@sugtx.org
Do
you have suggestions for our group? Would you like to present your Sybase
solutions to the Sybase Users’ Group of Texas? The group is always
looking for compelling presentations for our monthly meetings. Let us
hear them!
Please forward this newsletter to anyone interested in learning more about Sybase products. To be added to or removed from the SUG-TX mailing list, subscribe to the mailing list at the SUG-TX Community on the My.ISUG.com website. Contact secretary@sugtx.org if you have any questions.