SUG-TX January 2005 Newsletter

The Sybase Users' Group of Texas - January 2005 Newsletter (www.sugtx.org)

Table of Contents:

1) SUG-TX December 15th SUG-TX Holiday Party Highlights

2) Upcoming January 25th SUG-TX Meeting

3) Sybase Wins Open Source World's "2004 Editor's Choice Award" for "Best Linux Database"

4) iAnywhere Wins Two MobileTrax 2005 Mobility Awards

5) New Version of AvantGo Delivers Enhanced Wireless Capabilities and Added Features for

Managing, Exploring and Personalizing Mobile Content

6) Houston User Group for Sun (HUGS) Meeting

7) Sybase Events

8) Sybase Training Schedule (Feb - Apr)

1) SUG-TX December 15th SUG-TX Holiday Party Highlights

The Sybase Users' Group of Texas held their annual holiday party at the Fox Sports Grill at the Galleria III on Wednesday, December 15th. SUG-TX officers Don Clayton, Kathy Ridley, Cynthia Gill, and Cindy Bean were joined by Bill Wing, our local Sybase user's group representative, and other SUG-TX members. A good time was had by all. A major highlight of the evening was watching Bill and Don arm wrestle the drink tab...

2) Upcoming January 25th SUG-TX Meeting

The Sybase Users' Group of Texas will hold their first meeting of 2005 on Tuesday, January 25^th. The meetings are held at HAL-PC, 4543 Post Oak Place, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77027 (map), from 4:00pm to 6:30pm. Members frequently continue discussions at Champps Sports Bar after the meeting while waiting for traffic to subside.

Topic:

The purpose of the January meeting is to plan for 2005 and hold officer elections. The current officer candidates for 2005 are:

   President - Donald Clayton, Intertech Consulting
   Vice President - Bernie Dy, MI Drilling
   Treasurer - Kathy Ridley, Adea Solutions
   Secretary - Cindy Bean, BMC Software

Additional nominations will be taken at the meeting if you would like to help the group in some capacity. There are also plenty of opportunities to help the group without becoming an officer, and your input is welcome! An open discussion of the goals of the user group for 2005, possible meeting topics for 2005, and a review as to whether any changes needed to be made to the meeting format is planned.

3) Sybase Wins Open Source World's "2004 Editor's Choice Award" for "Best Linux Database"

DUBLIN, Calif. - January 06, 2005 - Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, announced that its enterprise-class relational database management system, Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) for Linux, won Open Source World's Editor's Choice Award for "Best Linux Database." Sybase ASE won the publication's "Best SME Linux Package Award" with ASE for Linux and Turbolinux 7 Server at the same event in 2003. Through its outstanding product performance and after-sale services, Sybase ASE for Linux has gained widespread recognition.

"The 2004 Editor's Choice Award represents the different suggestions and comments from industry professionals, government officials, media and Open Source World readers," said Open Source World Executive Editor, Mr. Hu Wanjin. "Sybase ASE for Linux is user-friendly, provides excellent performance, security, scalability and is compatible with many applications. With these exceptional features, Sybase ASE for Linux has proven itself to be the best Linux database."

See the full story at http://www.sybase.com/detail/1,6904,1034058,00.html.

4) iAnywhere Wins Two MobileTrax 2005 Mobility Awards

DUBLIN, Calif. - JANUARY 17, 2005 - iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), today announced that it has been awarded two MobileTrax 2005 Mobility Awards. The company's Answers Anywhere^TM product was selected as a winner in the "Software" category, while the company's April 2004 acquisition of XcelleNet® was also a winner in the "Mergers and Acquisitions" category. iAnywhere was the only software company to win in more than one category for the well-known annual Mobility Awards.

The 2005 Mobility Awards recognize the best mobile computing and wireless data communications products and services announced in 2004. "iAnywhere Solutions has been a longstanding mobile database and middleware leader and it continues to drive the market with innovative product offerings," said J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D., Chief Analyst with MobileTrax LLC. "The launch of Answers Anywhere extends iAnywhere's product feature set through advanced natural language recognition and context understanding technology, and the acquisition of XcelleNet adds Afaria®, the market leading mobile device management and security software, to the company's rich portfolio."

The full story is available at http://www.sybase.com/detail/1,6904,1034245,00.html.

5) New Version of AvantGo Delivers Enhanced Wireless Capabilities and Added Features for Managing, Exploring and Personalizing Mobile Content

Dublin, CA - January 11, 2005 - iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), today launched the latest version of its AvantGo service, delivering superior features for managing and viewing mobile Internet content offline or online, anywhere at anytime. Enhanced capabilities allow for improved wireless synchronization, easier on-device web channel management and an expanded support system for AvantGo users, resulting in a more robust online and offline user experience.

"Since the AvantGo service was unveiled five years ago, we've received thousands of requests and suggestions for new features," said Neil Versen, senior director of AvantGo at iAnywhere Solutions. "Today, with the launch of the next-generation AvantGo, we're responding by delivering the most powerful and comprehensive mobile Internet service available anywhere. Now users can manage their web content more efficiently, syncing from their desktop or choosing and updating their channels wirelessly."

The full story is available at http://www.sybase.com/detail/1,6904,1034168,00.html.

6) Houston User Group for Sun (HUGS) Meeting

The Houston User Group for Sun meets on the second Tuesday of every month at the Houston Sun office. The next meeting is February 8th. To be added to their mailing list, contact Art Blummer.

7) Sybase Events

a) Webcast Series - ISUG Monthly Techcast Series

Topic: Real Time Data Services

Date: Tuesday, February 8th and Thursday, February 10th, 2005

Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT

The monthly ISUG techcast series, featuring popular topics from TechWave, continues in February. Registration information is available at http://www.sybase.com/isugtechcasts.

If you missed previous techcasts, you can view the recording of past sessions or download the presentations at http://www.sybase.com/isugpresentations.

b) Conference - HIMSS 2005

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held in Dallas. Sybase will be exhibiting in booth 5152.

Date: February 13th through 17th

Location: Convention Center, Dallas, TX

For more information or to register, visit http://conference.himss.org/ASP/general_homepage.asp.

c) Conference - TechWave 2005 Budgeting Information

TechWave is the most cost-effective, efficient, valuable way to obtain product training, knowledge and skills for using Sybase products. If purchased separately, comparable training, products and services plus additional travel and time away from the office, would cost thousands of dollars more than the fee for this conference.

Registration fees for the 2005 conference are as follows:

Opening - July 15, 2005 = $1,245

July 16, 2005 - August 5, 2005 = $1,595

August 6, 2005 - Conference = $1,745

Conference hotel rates at Caesar's Palace are $140/night plus taxes and fees.

NOTE: These dates and rates are for budgeting purposes only and are subject to change at anytime without prior notice. Registration for the 2005 conference will open in the spring.

Watch for the call for papers.

For more information on Sybase events, visit http://www.sybase.com/events.

8) Sybase Training Schedule (Feb - Apr)

Sybase Dallas Learning Center

14800 Quorum Drive, Suite 505

Dallas, Texas 75240

Contact: 972-687-6400

07 Feb 2005 5 days System and Database Administration: ASE

14 Feb 2005 5 days Fast Track to PowerBuilder 10

22 Feb 2005 4 days Advanced Administration and Troubleshooting for ASE

28 Feb 2005 5 days Performance and Tuning: Configuring ASE

07 Mar 2005 5 days Performance and Tuning: ASE Query Optimizer

07 Mar 2005 5 days PowerBuilder Masters Boot Camp

14 Mar 2005 5 days Fast Track to Adaptive Server Enterprise

28 Mar 2005 5 days System and Database Administration: ASE

04 Apr 2005 5 days Fast Track to Replication Server Administration

11 Apr 2005 4 days Mastering Transact-SQL Programming

Please verify class availability with Sybase registration or http://sed.sybase.com/Osiris/osiris_location_NAA1.htm#DL

Hilton Computer Strategies

6001 Savoy, Suite 207

Houston, Texas 77036

Contact: 713-782-6665

11 Apr 2005 5 days PB101: Basic Programming Using PowerBuilder

06 Jun 2005 5 days PB101: Basic Programming Using PowerBuilder

Pre-register 5 days PB301: Advanced Programming Using PowerBuilder

07 Mar 2005 3 days PMPI: Project Management Professional Preparation I

10 Mar 2005 2 days PMPII: Project Management Professional Preparation II

13 Jun 2005 3 days PMPI: Project Management Professional Preparation I

16 Jun 2005 2 days PMPII: Project Management Professional Preparation II

Send news & events to: secretary@sugtx.org

Do you have suggestions for our group? Let us hear them. We have new web site features that include member self-service functions and member feedback capabilities.

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, send an email to secretary@sugtx.org.