The Sybase Users' Group of Texas - November 2005 Newsletter (www.sugtx.org)
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Table of Contents:
1) Next SUG-TX Meeting – December
2) Sybase Named 2005 Mobile Enterprise Company
of the Year by Frost & Sullivan
3) Sybase Completes Acquisition of Extended
systems
4) Houston User Group for
Sun (HUGS) Meeting
5) Sybase Events
6) Sybase Training Schedule (Nov -
Feb)
1) Next SUG-TX Meeting – December
The Sybase Users’ Group of Texas
will hold their annual Holiday Party on Thursday, December 15, 2005. Join us at the Fox Sports Grill at the
Galleria III, near the Macy’s entrance at Westheimer and Sage. The easiest place to park is in the
Galleria III underground parking lot accessible nearest Westheimer and
Sage. Directions are available at
http://www.foxsportsgrill.com/houston/directions.aspx. The party will start at 4:30pm. Come celebrate the holiday season with
your SUG-TX friends.
2) Sybase Named 2005 Mobile Enterprise Company
of the Year by Frost & Sullivan
"Sybase
has made major strides in serving the unwired enterprise this year," says Frost
& Sullivan Senior Research Analyst Ashwin Iyer. iAnywhere, while maintaining
its market leadership position, has expanded its offerings through key
acquisitions to address essential mobile technology requirements such as mobile
data management, mobile web content, and mobile device management. Sybase has
made many smart acquisitions, from AvantGo in 2003 to its most recent Extended
Systems purchase, and this strategy has helped them build and extend their
mobile leadership position every year."
The full story is available at http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?docid=52829708.
3) Sybase Completes Acquisition of
Extended systems
DUBLIN,
Calif. — October 26, 2005
— Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and
mobile software, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Extended
Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:XTND), a leading provider of mobile software
solutions, in a cash merger with a total diluted equity value of approximately
$71.3 million, or $4.460847 per share.
Founded
in 1984, Extended Systems brings to Sybase its patented mobile technology,
approximately 2,500 global enterprise customers and 2.5 million users. In
addition, Extended Systems’ mobile device solutions, including Bluetooth® and
infrared wireless technologies, have been incorporated into over 400 distinct
mobile device designs by major global device manufacturers — representing
millions of Extended Systems-enabled devices in the market. Headquartered in
“With
the acquisition of Extended Systems, Sybase’s iAnywhere subsidiary gains a
platform for integrating its diverse product set, a deeper European presence and
a clear channel to device manufacturers for embedded software sales,” according
to a recent Forrester report (Ellen Daley, Carl Zetie and Benjamin Gray,
Forrester Research, Aug. 3, 2005).
The full story is available at http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1038178.
4) Houston User Group for Sun
(HUGS) Meeting
The Houston User Group for Sun
meets on the second Tuesday of every month at the
5) Sybase
Events
a) Webcast – ISUG Techcast
Series
Sybase Software Asset Management
(SySAM) 2.0 allows you to monitor license usage, use reporting tools to obtain
metrics, and make more efficient use of licenses by sharing them on the
network.
During this one-hour session, Mark Kusma, Sybase Principal
Technical Support Engineer, will discuss how to implement and benefit from the
features of SySAM 2.0. Mark will
also share some common troubleshooting hints.
Topic: SySAM 2.0 – Successfully Managing IT
Assets
Date: Thursday, December 8,
2005
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm CDT
Register at http://response.sybase.com/forms/ISUGDECREG?mc=ISUG.
6) Sybase
Training Schedule (Dec - Feb)
05 Dec 2005 5 days Fast Track to PowerBuilder
12 Dec 2005 3 days Reporting with InfoMaker
9.0
12 Dec 2005 5 days Performance and Tuning: Configuring
ASE
19 Dec 2005 5 days Fast Track to Adaptive Server
Enterprise
19 Dec 2005 4 days Advanced Administration and
Troubleshooting for ASE
09 Jan 2006 5 days Advanced Client/Server Development
Techniques Using
PowerBuilder
09 Jan 2006 5 days System and Database Administration: ASE
15
16 Jan 2006 5 days Fast Track to Replication Server
Administration
30 Jan 2006 5 days Fast Track to
PowerBuilder
06 Feb 2006 5 days Fast Track to Adaptive Server
Enterprise
13 Feb 2006 5 days Performance and Tuning for
PowerBuilder 10: Advanced Tips
and Techniques
13
Feb 2006 4 days Mastering Transact-SQL Programming:
Advanced Tips &
Techniques
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
Contact: 713-782-6665
Register: www.hiltoncomputer.com
Pre-register
5
days PB101: Basic Programming Using
PowerBuilder
Pre-register 5 days PB301: Advanced Programming Using
PowerBuilder
09 Jan 2006 5 days 2732: Planning, Deploying, & Managing an
Project
Management Solution
13 Feb 2006 2 days PMPI:
Project Management Professional Preparation
I
16 Feb 2006 2 days PMPII: Project Management Professional
Preparation II
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