Table of Contents:
1) SUG-TX November 18th
Meeting
2) Next SUG-TX Meeting - December Holiday Party
3)
Sybase Announces Unwired Enterprise Initiative
4) SAP and Sybase Form
Global Agreement to Deliver Integrated Solutions
for
SAP® Business One
5) Houston User Group for Sun (HUGS)
Meeting
6) Sybase Events
7) Sybase Learning Center Schedule
for Houston and Dallas (Dec - Feb)
1) SUG-TX November 18th
Meeting
The Sybase Users' Group of Texas did not hold a meeting in
November.
2) Next SUG-TX Meeting - December Holiday Party
The
Sybase Users' Group of Texas will hold a holiday party instead of holding a
December meeting. Drinks and appetizers will be provided.
Come join us
and visit with friends. Details will be sent soon.
3) Sybase
Announces Unwired Enterprise Initiative
Sybase-powered Solutions Unlock
and Deliver the Value of Enterprise Information Anytime, Anywhere
DUBLIN,
Calif. November 17, 2003 Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider
of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced its Unwired
Enterprise initiative, focused on solutions to help organizations effectively
manage and mobilize data, and give people access to business-critical
information anytime, anywhere. Sybase’s market dominance in mobile database and
middleware and its expertise in data management and integration technology is
empowering organizations today to achieve the potential of the Unwired
Enterprise. Sybase and Intel are driving Unwired Enterprise education through
developer training programs nationwide.
“Business models are literally
being transformed by the ability to get vital data to the mobile workforce,
enabling organizations to capitalize on new opportunities real-time,” said Marty
Beard, senior vice president of Corporate Development and Marketing, Sybase.
“Sybase understands this market transformation and is uniquely positioned to
provide the critical elements of the Unwired Enterprise today managing
valuable data and making it easily accessible.”
See the full story at
http://www.sybase.com/detail/1,6904,1027333,00.html.
4)
SAP and Sybase Form Global Agreement to Deliver Integrated
Solutions
for SAP® Business One
Alliance Will
Combine Sybase Database with SAP® Business One and Drive Mobile Solutions from
Sybase for SAP Business One Customers
WALLDORF, Germany and DUBLIN,
Calif. Nov. 17, 2003 SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY)
today announced a worldwide agreement to deliver integrated solutions by
aligning SAP® Business One with Sybase data management solutions for small and
midsize businesses (SMBs). The agreement combines the strengths of SAP Business
One, SAP’s new solution for companies with as few as five to as many as several
hundred employees, with Sybase’s industrial-strength relational database
management system, Adaptive Server® Enterprise (ASE).
Additionally, SAP
and Sybase will embark to develop and market Sybase mobile solutions for SAP
Business One customers. SAP Business One customers and partners around the globe
will benefit from the alliance’s effective, affordable SMB solutions that will
be tailored specifically to the needs of a range of vertical industries and
geographic markets.
Under the agreement, SAP and Sybase will integrate
SAP Business One with Sybase’s ASE data management solution. SAP will sell and
distribute the combined offering through its worldwide partner distribution
channels.
Both companies will dedicate marketing, alliance and training
resources to ensure the success of the partnership, while taking advantage of
the global presence of the two companies to deliver the SAP Business One
offering to customers in key markets worldwide.
See the full story at
http://www.sybase.com/detail/1,6904,1027334,00.html.
5)
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 Dec. 9th. Victor Gentry will be giving us a look into the
world of Java from the Sun perspective.
His presentation will cover Java
Enterprise System Overview with a demo of the Java Desktop System. Victor
will also demo the "Looking Glass", the next generation desktop. To be
added to their mailing list, contact Art Blummer at
Blummer@computer.org.
6) Sybase Events
a) Seminar - Sybase
North American Technology Tour 2003
Date:
December 12th, 2003
Time: 2:00 - 4:30pm
CDT
Where: Hotel
Inter-Continental
15201 Dallas
Parkway
Dallas,
TX 75001
The ISUG North America Technology Tour 2003 is coming to
Dallas. This FREE, full-day seminar offers a database or developer
track.
For more information and registration, visit
www.sybase.com/roadshow_Q403.
b) Webcast - ISUG Techcast Series for
Developers and DBAs
Topic: Building Database and
Synchronization Applications with
Sybase
Pocket
PowerBuilder
Date: December 9th and 11th,
2003
Time: 12:00pm CST
The new monthly ISUG
techcast series, featuring popular topics and issues for Developers and DBAs,
kicked off in November and continues in December.
These techcasts will
provide a live forum for peer-to-peer, user-to-user information exchange and
discussion. The topic for December 9th and 11th is "Building Database and
Synchronization Applications with Sybase Pocket PowerBuilder," presented by
Marty Mallick of Sybase.
Future techcasts will cover Replication,
Enterprise Application Server, PowerBuilder, and Adaptive Server Enterprise
products. Details for each techcast and registration information is
available at the ISUG web site, www.isug.com or at
www.sybase.com/isugtechcast.
c) Webcast - The Four Habits of Highly
Effective Developers Series
Join iAnywhere for a developer-focused
Webcast series as they address some of the most popular new features in SQL
Anywhere Studio 9, and show you how to make them work for your
project.
Whether you are a SQL Anywhere Studio expert or are simply
evaluating new technologies, this series offers the tips and technical insight
to enable you to extend the reach of corporate data, information and
applications to anywhere business transactions occur.
Time: 1:00 - 2:00pm CST
December 2nd
ASA - Performance Analysis From Start to End
December
10th Using Dynamic SQL with the UltraLite Component
Suite
January 27th ADO.NET in SQL
Anywhere Studio
February 10th Optimize Your
Synchronization with the Latest
MobiLink
Features
Register at
http://crm.sybase.com/sybase/www/iAS/sql_series.jspEvent
information is available at
www.sybase.com/about_sybase/events.
7)
Sybase Learning Center Schedule for Dallas (Dec -
Feb)
Sybase Dallas Learning
Center
14800 Quorum Drive, Suite
505
Dallas, Texas
75240
Contact:
972-687-6400
Register: 1
800-8-SYBASE
01 Dec 2003 5 days Fast Track: Developing Robust
Apps
Using
PowerBuilder 9.0
08 Dec 2003 5 days Fast Track to Adaptive Server
Enterprise
15 Dec 2003 5 days System and Database Administration:
ASE 20 Jan 2004 4 days Advanced T-SQL: Tips and Techniques
02 Feb
2004 5 days Object-Oriented Programming in VB.NET
02 Feb
2004 5 days XML Certification Boot Camp
09 Feb 2004 5
days Introduction to Java 2 Programming
19 Feb 2004 2 days
Moving to PowerBuilder 9.0
Please verify class availability with Sybase
registration or
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