The Sybase Users' Group of Texas - January 2007 Newsletter (www.sugtx.org)
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Table of
Contents:
1) Next SUG-TX Meeting - February 27,
2007
2)
3) Sybase
Names Dr.
4)
5) Houston User Group for
Sun (HUGS) Meeting
6)
7)
1) Next SUG-TX Meeting - February
27, 2007
The
The meetings are held at HAL-PC,
2) Sybase Reports Record Operating Profit in 2006 Fourth
Quarter
DUBLIN,
Calif. - January 25, 2007 -
Financial
Highlights:
- Q406 total revenue increases 15%;
license revenue rises 10%
- Q406 operating margins reach
record highs of 20% (GAAP) and 25% (pro forma)
- 2006 full-year GAAP EPS increases
12%; pro forma EPS increases 21%
- Annual cash flow from operations increases 26% to record high of $214.3 million
2006
Fourth Quarter Results
Total revenue
increased 15% year over year to $256.5 million from $223.0 million in the fourth
quarter of 2005. Total license revenue increased 10% to $100.4
million, and services revenue grew 5% to $137.8 million. Messaging revenue
related to the acquisition of
Pro forma operating
income for the quarter increased 26% to $63.4 million, representing a 25%
operating margin. This compares with pro forma operating income of $50.2
million, or a 23% operating margin, in the 2005 fourth
quarter.
Pro forma net income
for the quarter increased 15% to $48.4 million, or earnings per diluted share
(EPS) of $0.52. This compares with pro forma net income of $42.0 million,
or EPS of $0.45 for the fourth quarter of
2005.
Operating income
calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
for the quarter increased 16% to $50.2 million, representing a 20% operating
margin.
GAAP net income was
$26.4 million, or GAAP EPS of $0.28, for the quarter. This compares with
GAAP net income of $28.4 million, or GAAP EPS of $0.31, for the 2005 fourth
quarter. Included in the 2006 fourth quarter GAAP-based results is an increase
in the company's effective tax rate to 53%, up from 40% in the fourth quarter of
2005. The increase in the effective tax rate is associated with
acquisition-related, one-time effects from the liquidation of foreign entities
and the effect of stock compensation deductions. In addition, 2006 fourth
quarter GAAP-based results include the impact of $3.7 million associated with
implementation of FAS 123R and $1.6 million for amortization of purchased
intangibles related to the acquisition of
See the full story at http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1049917.
3)
Sybase
Names Dr.
Read
Dr Raj Nathan's bio at http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1002185.
Read
Billy Ho's bio at http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1015711.
4)
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"Savvy companies that
offer mobile email along with messaging, security, device management and
applications as part of a strategic mobile implementation are in a strong
position for continued growth," said Stephen Drake, IDC program director, Mobile
Enterprise programs. "This is particularly the case as enterprises and mobile
operators alike are beginning to require more solution-oriented mobile
enterprise applications and are looking towards suppliers that deliver more than
one element within the key mobility ecosystem."
The worldwide market
for mobile middleware software will grow from $645.1 million in 2005 to $1.5
billion in 2010 at a CAGR of 17.7%. IDC defines mobile middleware as a software
platform that includes server and/or client software that either extends the
reach of existing IP or other mission-critical applications (including
groupware, messaging, customer relationship management (CRM), sales force
automation (SFA), enterprise resource planning [ERP], host, or other
applications) or offers the ability to develop new applications for mobile users
leveraging a variety of wireless devices, including laptops, handhelds,
interactive pagers, mobile phones, and other converged mobile devices. Mobile
middleware may include the platform, front-end applications, and development
tools as sold in a single offering.
For the full story, go to http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1047934.
5) Houston User Group for Sun
(HUGS) Meeting
The Houston User Group for Sun
meets on the second Tuesday of every month at the
6)
a) Webcast - PowerDesigner
PowerDesigner is a
data-modeling and collaborative design tool for enterprises that need to build
or re-engineer applications quickly, cost-effectively and consistently. It works
with all modern RDBM systems and uniquely combines several modeling techniques
(UML, Business Process Modeling and market-leading data modeling) with leading
development environments (Microsoft .NET, Workspace, PowerBuilder, Java and
Eclipse) to bring business analysis and formal design processes to the
traditional software development lifecycle.
Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
CDT
Register at http://response.sybase.com/C2A90F?elqpurlpage=64&salesperson=CEC.
b) Webcast - RFID
Anywhere
RFID
Anywhere is a flexible
software platform that integrates business logic and processes with a variety of
data collection and sensor technologies, giving organizations a powerful,
scalable infrastructure for implementing, monitoring and managing intelligent
sensor networks. By enabling out-of-the-box creation of distributed sensor
networks, RFID Anywhere provides a simple and cost-effective way to build an
event-driven development framework with advanced features and a common
management structure.
Date: Thursday, February 1, 2007
Time: 11:00amm - 12:00pm CDT
Register at http://response.sybase.com/40E96C?elqpurlpage=64&salesperson=CEC.
7) Sybase
Training Schedule (Feb - Apr)
05
Feb 2007 5 days System and Database Administration:
ASE
05 Feb 2007 5 days Fast Track to PowerBuilder: Part
I
12 Feb 2007 4 days Mastering T-SQL Programming: Advanced
Tips & Techniques
12 Feb 2007 5 days Performance & Tuning: ASE 15 Query
Optimization
26 Feb 2007 5 days Mastering Reuse: Enhancing Your
PowerBuilder Skills for
nTier Dev
26 Feb 2007 5 days Performance & Tuning: Configuring
ASE 15
05 Mar 2007 5 days System & Database Administration:
ASE
12 Mar 2007 2 days Advanced PowerBuilder
Controls
12 Mar 2007 5 days Fast Track to PowerBuilder: Part
II
12 Mar 2007 5 days Fast Track to Replication Server
Administration
14 Mar 2007 3 days Mastering
Data Driven
Development
19
Mar 2007 1 day Introduction to
SQL
19
Mar 2007 5 days Fast Track to Adaptive Server
Enterprise
19
Mar 2007 4 days Asministering
26
Mar 2007 5 days System & Database Administration:
ASE
09 Apr 2007 5 days Performance & Tuning for
PowerBuilder 10: Advanced
Tips
and Techniques
16
Apr 2007 5 days Mastering Transact-SQL Programming:
Advances Tips and
Techniques
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with
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