The Sybase Users' Group of Texas - May 2006 Newsletter (www.sugtx.org)
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Table of Contents:
1) SUG-TX Meeting Highlights
2) Next SUG-TX Meeting – June 27,
2006
3) Sybase Unveils Sybase WorkSpace
1.5
4) Sybase to Title Sponsor Sybase Classic
LPGA Event for Sixth Consecutive Year
5) Sybase iAnywhere Announces Coveted
Common Criteria Security Certification for
SQL Anywhere
Database
6) Financial Fusion Teams
with RSA Security
7) Houston User Group for
Sun (HUGS) Meeting
8) Sybase Events
9) Sybase Training Schedule (Jun -
Aug)
1) SUG-TX Meeting
Highlights
The Sybase Users’ Group of Texas
held their meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. The topic was “Achieving
Higher Throughput with Your SQL
Anywhere Database” an iAnywhere “for developers, by developers” webcast
led by Todd Loomis, Chief Systems Architect at CodeWorks Software Systems. The session discussed the lessons
learned from implementing high throughput systems and offered advice based on
Todd’s experience running SQL Anywhere databases storing hundreds of gigabytes
of data. The presentation was
followed by a round table discussion.
2)
Next SUG-TX Meeting –
June 27, 2006
The Sybase Users’ Group of Texas
will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, June 27, 2006. The meeting will
focus on the new features found in PowerBuilder 10.5; and the roadmap to
PowerBuilder 11.0 and the world of .NET. PowerBuilder 10.5 has many major
enhancements, and even though it is not considered a full point release (like
PowerBuilder 6.5) it is a major release with many new features. The Sybase
PowerBuilder team split out a subset of features planned for the 11.0 release
and delivered them early, including:
·
Enhanced
Menus and Toolbars – to make your menus and toolbars look more like MS Office
·
A new
RTE control – Including many desired features including the ability to “Save As”
MS Word
·
A
TreeView DataWindow – Finally
·
AutoSize
Height for All DataWindow Bands and new Group Header control features
·
A
DropDownCalendar/DatePicker Control
·
Web
Services Enhancements
·
Print
Preview Enhancements
·
Database
Tracing Enhancements
The new features will allow for a
much more modern look and feel for existing PowerBuilder applications. Of
course, PowerBuilder 11 is slated to compile to .NET, and so the roadmap to .NET
and language changes will also be previewed. Don’t miss this exciting
forum in June!
The meetings are held at
HAL-PC,
3) Sybase Unveils
Sybase WorkSpace 1.5
SAN
FRANCISCO, Calif. — 2006 JavaOne Conference — May 16, 2006 — Sybase, Inc.
(NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software,
today announced Sybase® WorkSpace 1.5, a unified Eclipse-based application
development environment that offers enhanced design and development tools in an
integrated, open-source framework. Sybase WorkSpace seamlessly combines data
development, Web applications, services-oriented development of application
(SODA) and mobile development with enterprise modeling. New functionality in
Sybase WorkSpace 1.5 includes a Web application development component, increased
support for database development and industry-leading packaging and licensing.
Sybase WorkSpace 1.5
makes design and development extraordinarily easy to buy, learn and use. Using
industry-leading integrated model-driven design, visual development and
task-based wizards, WorkSpace automates mundane tasks, reducing errors and
freeing developers to concentrate on business logic. The new Web application
development tooling combines JavaServer™ Faces with Sybase’s patented
DataWindow® technology, enabling developers to reduce the complexity of
designing sophisticated Web applications.
Sybase WorkSpace 1.5
is also the first commercial development environment to offer modular packaging,
enabling customers to buy only the pieces they need to customize their
environment. Sybase WorkSpace 1.5 leverages the openness of Eclipse to provide
task-based components, which can be purchased either individually or as a group.
Sybase customers can now enhance their deployment environment with specific
development tools that match their needs and provide them the best value for
their investment.
4) Sybase to Title Sponsor Sybase Classic LPGA Event for Sixth
Consecutive Year
NEW
ROCHELLE, N.Y. — May 15, 2006 — Sybase, Inc.
(NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software,
continues its support of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) as the
title sponsor of the Sybase® Classic for the sixth consecutive year and the
official wireless software provider of the LPGA. The Sybase Classic runs May
18-21 at the historic Wykagyl Country Club in
“Sybase is proud to
continue its support of the LPGA and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation, the official tournament charity. The Sybase Classic has grown into
one of the premier international golf tournaments on the LPGA Tour with 144
players from 23 countries competing for a $1.3 million purse,” said Marty Beard,
senior vice president of corporate development and marketing for Sybase.
“The LPGA players and
staff are excited to once again return to the Sybase Classic, which is one of
the most popular tournaments on the Tour’s schedule, as demonstrated by the
incredibly talented and internationally diverse field this year” said LPGA
Commissioner Carolyn Bivens. “We are proud to partner with Sybase, an industry
leader and committed sponsor of the LPGA and its New York-based event, and are
pleased that fans across the globe can access real-time tournament information
through Sybase’s AvantGo service.”
Top LPGA players have
committed to play in this year’s tournament, including Annika Sorenstam, 2005
defending champion Paula Creamer, Lorena Ochoa, Juli Inkster, Ai Miyazato, Mi
Hyun Kim, Jeong Jang, Natalie Gulbis, and Catriona Matthew. ESPN will televise
the first and second rounds live from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (EDT) Thursday, May 18th
and 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (EDT) Friday, May 19th. ESPN2 will feature a live broadcast
of the third and fourth rounds of the tournament from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. (EDT)
Saturday, May 20th and 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on Sunday, May 21st.
Seventy-five percent
of the tournament proceeds will support The Greater New York City Affiliate of
the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the official tournament charity,
with the other twenty-five percent of proceeds designated for nationwide cancer
research.
As the official
wireless software provider of the LPGA, Sybase iAnywhere is providing a special
Sybase Classic channel on its AvantGo® mobile Internet service that enables fans
worldwide to follow the leader board and access up-to-the-minute player and
tournament news via their smart phones and PDAs. Sybase has also partnered with
Intel Corporation to provide Wi-Fi access on the course so that fans attending
the event can access the AvantGo channel. Mobile users can subscribe to the
Sybase Classic AvantGo channel by visiting www.sybase.com/sbac. Intel Corporation and SAP
are clubhouse sponsors at the Sybase Classic.
For the full story, go to http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1040620.
5) Sybase
iAnywhere Announces Coveted Common Criteria Security Certification for SQL
Anywhere Database
Dublin,
CA – May 15, 2006 – iAnywhere, a
subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), today announced its Adaptive Server
Anywhere® database within SQL Anywhere® 9.0.1 and 9.0.2 has attained Evaluation
Assurance Level 3 (EAL3) augmented with ALC_FLR.2 from the International Common
Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation. This level of security
certification is evidence of the rigorous engineering process used in the
development of SQL Anywhere and the advanced security features built into it.
“Common Criteria is
an internationally recognized security certification required by the U.S and
other governments worldwide for any of their departments and agencies interested
in procuring commercially available products. Common Criteria certification also
assures businesses that a product meets a standard measure of security whether
it is used internally or in solutions for their customers. iAnywhere completed
its Common Criteria evaluation and certification for its Adaptive Server
Anywhere database through SAIC’s Accredited Testing and Evaluation Labs in
Columbia, Md.
This testing has found that the Adaptive Server Anywhere
database in SQL Anywhere 9.01 and 9.02 exceeds the requirements of EAL3 by
providing additional assurance in the area of flaw remediation. The additional
ALC_FLR.2 designation means that if a security flaw is discovered in the
product, there is a clearly defined procedure in place to effectively and
quickly identify the problem, report it, and take corrective action.
For the full story, go to http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1040609.
6) Financial
Fusion Teams with RSA Security
“We are excited about
this strategic partnership with Financial Fusion and its choice of risk-based
and mutual authentication as a cornerstone in its security offering,” said Chris
Young, senior vice president and general manager of RSA Consumer Solutions. “Our
strategic partnership will allow us to jointly enable a marquee group of
financial institutions to not only provide a secure environment for online
banking, but do so cost-effectively and in a way that will delight the end
user.”
Financial Fusion has
always facilitated the use of advanced authentication techniques in its global
online banking implementations. Previous implementations have utilized strong
password and PIN combinations, electronic tokens and encrypted electronic
certificates to successfully meet the heightened standards of various regulatory
and government agencies worldwide. Additionally, Financial Fusion helps
financial institutions manage the risks associated with specific customer
segments and transactions through secondary authentication techniques and a
comprehensive entitlement and service provisioning system.
For the full story, go to http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1040430.
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
Events
a) ISUG Techcast – Unlock the Power of Design – PowerDesigner
12
Today’s
complex data modeling environment increasingly depends on enhanced tools that
facilitate productivity and guarantee regulatory compliance.
PowerDesigner is the all-in-one modeling and design solution that
enables organizations to build or re-engineer business applications quickly,
cost effectively and consistently. It is scalable to the enterprise and allows
consistent data standards, practices and conventions with customizable and
secure metadata management. PowerDesigner uses technology that promotes
effective and streamlined inter-group communications, and it allows development
and maintenance efficiencies with comprehensive impact analysis and metadata
traceability.
Join David Dichmann, Senior Product Manager, Design Tools,
Sybase, Inc., and Matt Creason, Senior System Consultant, Design Tools, Sybase,
Inc., as they discuss PowerDesigner’s latest innovations in data and enterprise
modeling.
Join
us to learn about:
- Reducing
time and effort in developing, managing and maintaining multiple data
environments
- Ease-of-use
features for documentation, definitions and maintenance
- Comprehensive
Link and Synch technology for streamlining communications and collaboration
- And,
lot’s more…
Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
CDT
Register at http://response.sybase.com/forms/ISUGMAYREG?mc=SYBW.
b) Webcast – Mobile
Management and Security, Secure and Manage Your
Join
iAnywhere as they examine…
- Major mobility trends and why you
need to manage and secure your mobile data.
- How to provide mobile workers
with secure access to the information they need to improve sales productivity
and customer service.
- Specific threats that are
inherent in a mobile computing environment and how to keep your mobile data
safe without sacrificing usability.
Keynote
presentation
Jack E. Gold,
President, J. Gold Associates
Additional
insight
Amede
Hungerford, Sr. Director, North America Marketing, Sybase
Moderated by Stewart
Cheifet – broadcast journalist and former host, PBS Computer
Chronicles.
Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
CDT
Register at http://response.sybase.com/forms/NAONA06MAYWBCSTMobilityMgmtRegFormBios?mc=CEP.
c) Webcast – Sybase
IQ
Sybase IQ is a highly
scalable relational database optimized for unsurpassed query performance in
business intelligence and large data warehouses. It combines extraordinary speed
and agility with low total cost of ownership to harness the value of operational
data and deliver dramatically faster results for mission-critical business
intelligence, analysis and reporting.
Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
CDT
Register at http://response.sybase.com/64A167?elqpurlpage=64&salesperson=CEC.
d) Seminar - PowerBuilder 10.5 Launch & Learn Event –
You're
Invited to the PowerBuilder 10.5 Launch and Learning Event!
The newest
version of the market's favorite 4GL RAD tool, PowerBuilder, is now available!
This all-time classic has always enabled developers to quickly and easily build
the critical data-driven applications they need. Now, it's even better and souped-up with
the features you need to accelerate your application development.
Come
see for yourself the power behind PowerBuilder 10.5. Dave Fish, Sybase Technical
Evangelist, will show you how easy PowerBuilder 10.5 makes application
development and cover the newest features.
Date: Friday, June 2, 2006
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
CDT
Location:
Events
begin at 11:30am and conclude by 3:30pm.
Lunch will be served. By
attending, you'll be able to obtain a significant discount off of PowerBuilder
10.5 and also be eligible to win one of the iPod Nanos that we're giving away in
each city.
Also, join ISUG on the day at a special promotional rate, and
take home NFR copies of the latest PowerBuilder, PocketBuilder 2.0 and
DataWindow .NET releases -- FREE!
These Launch and Learning events are
free, but space is limited and registration is required.
Register
at: http://response.sybase.com/forms/PowerBuilder105Roadshow.
e) Conference - TechWave
2006
Will you be one of the 2,000 IT
professionals from around the world that takes advantage of the special
opportunity to attend TechWave 2006? At this exclusive event, participants will
be able to take part in informative seminars, technical education classes,
networking opportunities, a tradeshow and more.
Register now — and save $500
off the full four-day conference price
Date: Sunday, August 6 – Thursday,
August 10, 2006
Location:
9) Sybase
Training Schedule (Jun - Aug)
05 Jun 2006 5 days Advanced Client/Server Development
Techniques using
PowerBuilder
05 Jun 2006 2 days Advanced PowerBuilder 8.0
Controls
07 Jun 2006 3 days Mastering the DataWindow Object in
PowerBuilder 9.0
12 Jun 2006 5 days Fast Track to Unwired Orchestrator
5.0
12 Jun 2006 5 days Performance and Tuning: ASE Query
Optimizer
19 Jun 2006 5 days Performance and Tuning: Configuring ASE
15.0
26 Jun 2006 4 days Mastering T-SQL Programming: Advanced
Tips and Techniques
10 Jul 2006 2 days Powering Up to ASE
15.0
10 Jul 2006 5 days Fast Track to Replication Server
Administration
17 Jul 2006 5 days Fast Track to
PowerBuilder
17 Jul 2006 5 days Fast Track to Adaptive Server
Enterprise
24
Jul 2006 5 days System and Database Administration: ASE
15
31
Jul 2006 5 days Performance & Tuning for
PowerBuilder 10: Advanced
Tips
and Techniques
31
Jul 2006 5 days Performance and Tuning: ASE 15.0 Query
Optimizer
14 Aug 2006 2 days Advanced PowerBuilder 8.0 Controls
14
Aug 2006 5 days Advanced Client/Server Development
Techniques using
PowerBuilder
Please verify class availability
with Sybase registration or http://sed.sybase.com/Osiris/osiris_location_NAA1.htm#DL
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