The Sybase Users' Group of Texas – April 2010 Newsletter

(www.sugtx.org)

 

Table of Contents:

 

1)   Sybase Developer Days 2010 – Houston, May 6th

2)   Future SUG-TX Meetings

3)   Sybase Delivers Record First Quarter Results, Driven By 10% License Growth, 23% Messaging Growth, and 42% GAAP Net Income Growth

4)   Sybase PowerBuilder 12 Makes Microsoft .NET Application Development Faster, Easier, and More Cost Effective

5)   International Sybase User Group Events

6)   Sybase Events

7)   OpenSolaris / Houston User Group for Sun (HUGS) Meeting

8)   Sybase Training Schedule (May - Oct)

 

 

1)  Sybase Developer Days 2010 – Houston, May 6th

 

Join Sybase's technical experts at this worldwide Developer Days seminar tour as they showcase the latest releases of our industry leading development software. The seminar will be in Houston on May 6, 2010, it’s free and runs from 8:30am - 2pm with breakfast and lunch included.  

 

Each seminar features a keynote presentation followed by your choice of product tracks.

 

Tracks:

 

 

If you would like to review any of these tracks, please visit http://sybasedeveloperdays2010.com/forms/DeveloperDays2010TrackInfoEnglish

 

Agenda:

  8:30am - Registration
  9:00am - Keynote
  9:45am - Sessions
11:15am - Break
11:30am - Sessions
  1:00pm - Lunch
  2:00pm - End of Event

 

Bonus PowerBuilder Afternoon Session: Join us after the seminar for a special hands-on experience using PowerBuilder 12. The PowerBuilder team has created labs highlighting key capabilities of PowerBuilder 12 that you will want to master immediately. Bring your laptop to fully leverage this lab session.

 

Location:

 

The Hilton Houston Americas
1600 Lamar, Houston, TX, 77010
Tel: 713-739-8000

 

A special rate of $169 + tax has been negotiated for this program.  The discount will be offered, based on availability, until April 16.  To book a room at the discounted rate, call the Hilton Houston Americas at 713-739-8000 and reference ‘Sybase Developer Days’.

 

A discounted self-parking rate of $13/day will be offered to all Sybase Developer Day attendees.

 

Registration:

 

Register at http://sybasedeveloperdays2010.com/forms/DeveloperDays2010English.

 

 

2)  Future SUG-TX Meetings

 

Mark your calendar for future topics for SUG-TX Meetings:

 

 

Topics for future meetings are subject to change based on speaker availability and scheduling.  Watch the newsletter for details for each meeting.  A meeting will not be held in November due to proximity to the Thanksgiving holiday.  December is the annual holiday party.  SUG-TX usually meets on the 4th Tuesday so add a recurring appointment on your calendar and watch for future meeting announcements and newsletters for details.

 

 

3)  Sybase Delivers Record First Quarter Results, Driven By 10% License Growth, 23% Messaging Growth, and 42% GAAP Net Income Growth

 

Management Raises Full-Year Guidance for Earnings and Cash Flow

 

DUBLIN, CALIF. — APRIL 22, 2010 — Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), an industry leader in enterprise and mobile software, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

 

Highlights

 

 

2010 First Quarter Results

Total revenue for the first quarter of 2010 grew 10% to $294.0 million compared to $267.5 million in the first quarter of 2009.   License revenue grew 10% to $98.6 million, compared to $89.3 million in the first quarter of 2009.  Services revenue grew 5% to $142.4 million, and messaging revenue grew 23% to $53.0 million in the first quarter of 2010. 

 

Operating income calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for the first quarter increased 30% year over year to $74.1 million, representing an operating margin of 25%. 

 

For the quarter, GAAP net income grew 42% year over year to $39.9 million.  GAAP earnings per diluted share (EPS) grew 36% year over year to $0.45.

Non-GAAP operating income for the first quarter of 2010 increased 28% year over year to $88.4 million, representing a 30% operating margin. 

Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter grew 28% year over year to $52.5 million.  Non-GAAP EPS grew 24% year over year to $0.60.  

 

Non-GAAP amounts exclude the amortization of certain purchased intangibles, stock-based compensation, restructuring costs, charges related to the impairment of auction rate securities,  imputed interest related to our convertible debt, gains or losses on assets held for employees in a deferred compensation plan, and the tax effect of these and related items. 

 

Accompanying this release is a reconciliation from GAAP to non-GAAP amounts for the first quarter of 2010 and the comparable prior-year period.

 

Cash flow from operations was $99.3 million in the quarter.

"2010 is off to a strong start for Sybase,” stated Chairman, CEO and President of Sybase John Chen.  “We achieved historical first-quarter highs in revenue, operating margins, earnings, and cash flow.”

 

Added Mr. Chen, “Expansion of data, mobile devices, and real-time computing is driving adoption of our Unwired Enterprise strategy and stimulating demand for our data management, analytics, and mobility offerings.

 

“We made progress across our product stack as we launched innovative new solutions in the quarter, including the ASE In-Memory Database option, Operator Analytics 365, Mobile CRM for SAP, and Mobile Workflow for SAP, among others.

 

“Due to our stronger-than-expected Q1 results, we are raising our guidance for full-year earnings and cash flow.  For the balance of the year, we remain focused on investments in product innovation, partnerships, and sales channels to capitalize on both mid- and long-term opportunities," concluded Mr. Chen.

 

For the full story, go to http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1069363.

 

 

4)  Sybase PowerBuilder 12 Makes Microsoft .NET Application Development Faster, Easier, and More Cost Effective

 

Sybase Delivers efficient migration from Win32 to .NET, Native Support for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Seamless Support for the .NET Framework

 

DUBLIN, CALIF. — APRIL 20, 2010 — Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), an industry leader in delivering enterprise and mobile software, today announced the availability of Sybase® PowerBuilder® 12. This latest generation of Sybase's award-winning rapid application development tool empowers developers with the easiest, fastest and most cost-effective path to create or migrate their business applications on the Microsoft® .NET Framework, for thoroughly modern and visually appealing application user experiences.

 

"For years, Sybase PowerBuilder has remained a bastion of application development productivity for a wide class of enterprise applications that combine heavy database orientation with a highly productive graphical user interface (GUI)," said Al Hilwa, program director for IDC's Application Development Software research. "The direction that PowerBuilder has taken to become a seamless Windows® .NET environment with the Visual Studio shell incorporated into its infrastructure means that the product can now be considered equally for evolving existing systems and for developing new ones for traditional Windows 32 environments and for .NET." ¹

 

The new Sybase PowerBuilder 12 architecture works with Microsoft's Visual Studio infrastructure to deliver the highest level of application development productivity for PowerBuilder developers on the .NET Framework. PowerBuilder 12 still requires only about five lines of code – instead of hundreds in another language – to access powerful business logic using its patented DataWindow® technology. With the DataWindow now re-written in C#, PowerBuilder 12 also produces managed code and natively supports Microsoft WPF, giving developers even more productivity, flexibility, and security. Also, it is the only product that allows customers to leverage their existing Win32® code and seamlessly migrate to the .NET Framework, saving the expense and complexities of re-writing.

 

"PowerBuilder 12 is one of the most significant releases in the product's history, enabling new and existing PowerBuilder developers to deliver RIA, Web, mobile and desktop .NET applications via end-to-end managed code" said David Tong, vice president of Engineering, Sybase. "We are continually investing in and evolving PowerBuilder to increase developer productivity. Version 12 cements Sybase's lead in supporting .NET with comprehensive language and migration support, and positions us to more rapidly adopt Microsoft advancements to the .NET platform."

 

For the full story, go to http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1069324.

 

 

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 $25 for a basic membership and get access to events and online material.  For more details, visit:

 

http://www.isug.com/common/JoinISUG.html

 

 

6)  Sybase Events

 

Seminars, Conferences, Webcasts, Tradeshows, Sports events — whichever way you want to get information from Sybase, they deliver!  Check out future events at:

 

http://www.sybase.com/about_sybase/events

 

If you'd like to give feedback on what types of events you think Sybase should offer please email them at events@sybase.com

 

 

7)  OpenSolaris / Houston User Group for Sun (HUGS) Meeting

 

The OpenSolaris / Houston User Group for Sun meets on the second Tuesday of every month at the Houston Sun office.  The next meeting will be on May 11th.

 

Web Site: http://opensolaris.org/os/project/hugs
Subscribe to the mailing list: http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/ug-hugs

 

 

8)  Sybase Training Schedule (May - Oct)

 

     Sybase Dallas Learning Center

     14800 Quorum Drive, Suite 505

     Dallas, Texas 75240

     Contact:  972-687-6400

     Register: 1 800-8-SYBASE

            

May 10, 2010  5 days  Fast Track to PowerBuilder: Part II

May 17, 2010  3 days  Business Process Modeling with PowerDesigner 15

May 24, 2010  5 days  Sybase IQ Administration

Jun 07, 2010  5 days  System and Database Administration: ASE

Jun 15, 2010  2 days  PowerBuilder .NET 12.0 Boot Camp

Jun 21, 2010  5 days  Fast Track to Replication Server Administration

Jul 06, 2010  4 days  Data Modeling with PowerDesigner 15 

Jul 12, 2010  5 days  Fast Track to PowerBuilder: Part I

Jul 19, 2010  5 days  Performance and Tuning: Configuring ASE 15

Jul 19, 2010  4 days  Mastering Transact-SQL Programming: Advanced Tips &

                       Techniques

Jul 26, 2010  3 days  Business Process Modeling with PowerDesigner 15

Jul 26, 2010  5 days  ASE 15 Migration for DBA's

Aug 02, 2010  5 days  Fast Track to Adaptive Server Enterprise

Aug 09, 2010  5 days  Performance and Tuning: ASE 15.0 Query Optimization

Aug 16, 2010  5 days  Fast Track to PowerBuilder: Part II

Aug 30, 2010  5 days  System and Database Administration: ASE

Sep 13, 2010  5 days  Replication Server 15 Masters

Sep 20, 2010  4 days  Data Modeling with PowerDesigner 15

Oct 05, 2010  4 days  Moving to PowerBuilder 11.5

Oct 11, 2010  5 days  Fast Track to PowerBuilder: Part I

Oct 18, 2010  5 days  Performance and Tuning: Configuring ASE 15

Oct 25, 2010  5 days  Fast Track to Replication Server Administration

 

Please verify class availability with Sybase registration or http://sed.sybase.com/Osiris/osiris_location_NAA1.htm#DL

 

 

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