The Sybase Users' Group of Texas - January 2008 Newsletter (www.sugtx.org)
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Table of
Contents:
1) SUG-TX January Meeting
Highlights
2) Next SUG-TX Meeting – March 25,
2008
3)
Sybase Reports Best Quarter and Year in
Company History
4) Sybase iAnywhere Announces SDK Support
for Latest Bluetooth Wireless Specification
5) International Sybase User Group
Events
6) Sybase Events
7) Houston User Group for
Sun (HUGS) Meeting
8) Sybase Training Schedule (Feb -
Jul)
1) SUG-TX January Meeting
Highlights
The Sybase Users’ Group of Texas
held a meeting on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. The meeting was to plan for
the presentations for 2008. The
planned topics are
- March 25:
Sybase IQ
- April 26:
PowerBuilder 11.2 and .Net
- June 23:
Sybase Application Development Tools
- July 22:
Adaptive Server
- August 26:
TechWave Recap
- September 23: Sybase
Application Development Tools
- October 28: Sybase Modeling & Metadata Tools
Meetings will not be held in
February, May, and November due to officer availability or proximity to holidays
(Memorial Day and Thanksgiving). December is the annual holiday
party. SUG-TX meets on the 4th Tuesday so add a recurring
appointment on your calendar and watch for future meeting announcements and
newsletters for details.
2) Next SUG-TX Meeting – March 25,
2008
The Sybase Users’ Group of Texas
will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. There will be a presentation on Sybase
IQ by Mark Mumy of Sybase. Mark
your calendars and be sure to attend to find out more about IQ and its business
analytics. More details will be
provided in the next newsletter.
The meetings are held at HAL-PC,
3) Sybase Reports Best Quarter and Year in Company
History
Record
Achievements:
- Total revenue of $295.2 million
for Q407 and $1.026 billion for full-year 2007
- Non-GAAP operating margin of 28%
for Q407 and 22% for full-year 2007
- GAAP operating margin of 23% for
Q407 and 16% for full-year 2007
- Non-GAAP EPS of $0.61 for Q407
and $1.70 for full-year 2007
- GAAP EPS of $0.81 for Q407 and
$1.61 for full-year 2007
- Cash flow from operations of
$83.5 million for Q407 and $254.0 million for full-year 2007
Other Q407
Highlights:
- Total license revenue of $112.9
million, up 12% year over year
- Total database license revenues
increased 16% year over year
- Cash flow from operations up 65%
year over year
- Non-GAAP EPS growth of 17% and
GAAP EPS growth of 185% year over year
- Stock repurchases of $75.3
million
2007 Fourth Quarter
Results
Total revenue for the
fourth quarter of 2007 increased 15% to $295.2 million from $256.5 million in
the fourth quarter of 2006. License revenue grew 12% to $112.9
million from $100.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Services
revenue increased 4% year over year to $143.5 million. Messaging revenues
were $38.8 million.
See
the full story at http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1055857.
4)
Sybase iAnywhere
Announces SDK Support for Latest Bluetooth Wireless
Specification
The Sybase®
iAnywhere® Blue SDK version 3.0 consists of the core protocol stack plus
application level profiles that make Bluetooth wireless communications
possible. All software is compliant with the Bluetooth Special Interest
Group’s (SIG) specifications, ensuring device manufacturers that their products
will adhere to industry standards.
“The Bluetooth
SIG appreciates the contributions, commitment and dedication of Sybase
iAnywhere within the Bluetooth community,” said Mike Foley, Executive
Director, Bluetooth SIG. “Sybase iAnywhere contributions to the
Bluetooth Core Specification v2.1 + EDR have supported the creation of
user friendly and market needed improvements.”
See the full story at
http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1055925.
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 $20 for a basic membership and get access to events and online
material. For more details,
visit:
http://www.isug.com/common/JoinISUG.html
If you’re on the Sybase-l forum, you’re already a guest of the ISUG Members website. Login and upgrade your membership to get more benefits. Higher levels of membership offer more benefits such as free NFR software. Check it out today. If you have any questions, contact Cindy Bean (cindy@isug.com), your local SUG-TX secretary and ISUG’s VP of Membership.
6) Sybase
Events
Seminars,
Conferences, Webcasts, Tradeshows, Sports events — whichever way you want to get
information from
http://www.sybase.com/about_sybase/events
If you'd like to give
feedback on what types of events you think
7) Houston User Group for Sun
(HUGS) Meeting
The Houston User Group for Sun
meets on the second Tuesday of every month at the
8) Sybase
Training Schedule (Feb - Jul)
04 Feb 2008 5 days Mastering Transact-SQL Programming:
Advances Tips and
Techniques
11 Feb 2008 5 days Performance & Tuning: Configuring
ASE 15
25
Feb 2008 5 days Performance & Tuning:
ASE 15 Query Optimizer
03
Mar 2008 2 days Data Modeling with PowerDesigner
12
03
Mar 2008 5 days Advanced Administration and
Troubleshooting for ASE
06
Mar 2008 2 days Business Process Modeling with
PowerDesigner 12
10
Mar 2008 5 days Fast Track to Adaptive Server
Enterprise
17
Mar 2008 5 days System & Database Administration:
ASE
24 Mar 2008 5 days Fast Track to PowerBuilder, Part
II
31
Mar 2008 5 days Fast Track to Replication Server
Administration
07 Apr 2008 5 days Fast Track to PowerBuilder: Part
I
14 Apr 2008 5 days Performance & Tuning: Configuring
ASE 15
21
Apr 2008 5 days Mastering Transact-SQL Programming:
Advances Tips and
Techniques
28
Apr 2008 5 days Performance & Tuning:
ASE 15 Query Optimizer
12 May 2008 5 days Fast Track to Adaptive Server
Enterprise
19
May 2008 5 days System & Database Administration:
ASE
02 Jun 2008 3 days Data Modeling with PowerDesigner
12
02
Jun 2008 5 days Advanced Administration and
Troubleshooting for ASE 15
05
Jun 2008 2 days Business Process Modeling with
PowerDesigner 12
09
Jun 2008 5 days Performance & Tuning: Configuring
ASE 15
23 Jun 2008 5 days Fast Track to PowerBuilder: Part
I
08 Jul 2008 5 days Mastering Transact-SQL Programming:
Advances Tips and
Techniques
14 Jul 2008 5 days Fast Track to PowerBuilder, Part
II
14
Jul 2008 5 days Performance & Tuning:
ASE 15 Query Optimizer
21
Jul 2008 5 days Fast Track to Adaptive Server
Enterprise
28
Jul 2008 5 days System & Database Administration:
ASE
Please verify class availability
with Sybase registration or http://sed.sybase.com/Osiris/osiris_location_NAA1.htm#DL
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