The
Sybase Users' Group of Texas – May 2010 Newsletter
Table
of Contents:
1)
SUG-TX May 25th Meeting – Sybase Community Discussion and PB 11.5 to 12
Migration
2)
Highlights: Developer Days on May 6th
3)
Future SUG-TX Meetings
4)
SAP to Acquire Sybase, Inc.
5)
International Sybase User Group Events
6)
Sybase Events
7)
OpenSolaris / Houston User Group for Sun (HUGS)
Meeting
8)
Sybase Training Schedule (Jun - Nov)
1) SUG-TX May
25th Meeting – Sybase Community Discussion and PB 11.5 to 12
Migration
The Sybase Users’
Group of Texas will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.
There are several items to talk about this month: the recently announced
acquisition of Sybase by SAP and the near and long term implications for users
of Sybase technology; and a follow up to the recent "Developer Days Houston"
event, with a migration of a PFC application from PowerBuilder v11.5 to v12 Dot
NET. Jeff Wayt will walk attendees through the migration steps to show
what works and what doesn’t, perhaps spotting problems to resolve or
avoid. There will be plenty of time for Q&A and the meeting will
conclude with a short planning discussion to determine the topics for the
remainder of 2010.
Agenda:
4:00pm -
4:30pm Introduction, Welcome,
Q&A
4:30pm -
5:00pm Discussion: SAP And Sybase: A Marriage
Made In Heaven Or Hell? Topics will include SAP's motivation for
acquiring Sybase, the financial deal points, and the likely impact on Sybase's
management, businesses, and products.
5:00pm -
5:15pm Break
5:15pm –
5:45pm Migration of a PFC Application from PowerBuilder
v11.5 to v12 Dot NET
5:45pm –
6:00pm Discuss Future Topics/Wrap
Up
6:30pm
-
Post meeting discussions at Champps Americana
(at the Uptown location)
The meetings are
held at HAL-PC, 4543 Post Oak
Place, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77027 (map). Members
frequently continue discussions at Champps Sports
Bar after the meeting
while waiting for traffic to subside.
2) Highlights:
Developer Days on May 6th
The Sybase Users’
Group of Texas did not meet in April because Sybase brought the Developer Days
road show to Houston on May 6th. Jonathan Baker, Director of Evangelism,
Sybase, presented the keynote with an overview of the Sybase strategy.
Four breakout tracks were available covering PowerBuilder 12, Advantage Database
Server 10, SQL Anywhere 12, and Sybase Unwired Platform 1.5. Attendees
were treated to the latest in the four product areas. Frequent SUG-TX
guest, Dave Fish, presented the PowerBuilder 12 track to the most crowded
session, including users from surrounding areas. Attendance to the event
was very good which is important to keep Sybase coming back. Sue Dunnell
indicated we will be in the running for another event this fall for the
PowerBuilder 12.x release.
The presentations
from the Developer Days sessions are available at (requires MySybase
login):
http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1069001
3) Future SUG-TX
Meetings
Mark your calendar
for future topics for SUG-TX Meetings:
·
June
22:
TBD
·
July
27:
TBD
·
August
24:
TechWave Wrap-Up
·
September
28:
Appeon 6.5
·
October
26:
TBD
·
November
23:
No Meeting – Thanksgiving week
·
December:
Holiday Party
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.
4) SAP to
Acquire Sybase, Inc.
Strategic Move to
Accelerate the Reach of SAP® Solutions across Mobile Platforms,
Help
Companies Manage and Analyze Business Information and Processes on Any Device
WALLDORF, GERMANY
and DUBLIN, California, USA — May 12, 2010 - SAP (NYSE: SAP) and
Sybase, Inc.,
Dublin, California (USA) (NYSE: SY) today announced that SAP’s subsidiary, SAP
America, Inc., has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Sybase, Inc.,
in a transaction that will bring the two information technology (IT) leaders
together to enable companies to become better-run “unwired enterprises.” As a
result of this transaction, customers will be able to better harness today’s
explosion of data and deliver information and insight in real time to business
consumers wherever they work so they can make faster, more informed decisions.
Companies will benefit from greater productivity, speed and agility to help
their businesses grow. Under the terms and conditions of the merger agreement,
SAP America, Inc., will make an all cash tender offer for all of the outstanding
shares of Sybase common stock at $65.00 per share, representing an enterprise
value of approximately $5.8 billion.
The per share
purchase price represents a 44% premium over the three-month average stock price
of Sybase. The transaction will be funded from SAP’s cash on hand and a €2.75
billion loan facility arranged and underwritten by Barclays Capital and Deutsche
Bank.
The Sybase board of
directors has unanimously approved the transaction. The closing of the tender
offer is conditioned on the tender of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Sybase’s common stock on a fully diluted basis and clearance by the relevant
antitrust authorities.
SAP and Sybase to
Benefit from Synergies
Both SAP and Sybase
will benefit from synergies across product lines and markets. SAP will
accelerate the reach of its solutions across mobile platforms and drive forward
the realization of its in-memory computing vision. This will drive higher user
adoption of SAP software and unlock significant business value out of existing
customer investments. In addition, Sybase’s innovative mobile platform can
connect all applications and data (SAP and non-SAP) and enable them on mobile
devices. SAP, Sybase and their customers will be able to tap into Sybase’s
messaging network to reach 4 billion mobile subscribers through 850+ operator
relationships worldwide and engage their consumers via alerts, transactions and
promotions on their mobile devices.
For Sybase, SAP
in-memory technology will provide the opportunity for dramatic performance
improvements to its analytic processing capabilities. Sybase will also be able
to bring its complex event processing and analytics expertise, which was built
in the financial sector, to customers in other industries, markets and product
areas in which SAP has a complementary, strong presence. Finally, Sybase’s core
database business will be enhanced by SAP in-memory technology to deliver
integrated transactional and analytical capabilities. At the same time, SAP
reinforced its dedication to customer choice by stating that it will continue
its commitment to supporting leading database vendors.
The synergies
between the two companies will also expand opportunities for the SAP and Sybase
ecosystems. Software and implementation partners can capture new opportunities
by innovating on Sybase’s market-leading mobile platform, which will make it
easier to create, deliver and securely manage mobile enterprise applications
across major device types.
For the full story,
go to http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1069770.
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
June 8th.
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 (Jun - Nov)
Sybase Dallas Learning Center
14800 Quorum Drive, Suite 505
Dallas, Texas 75240
Contact: 972-687-6400
Register: 1 800-8-SYBASE
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
Nov
01, 2010 5 days Fast Track to Adaptive Server
Enterprise
Nov
01, 2010 5 days ASE 15 Migration for DBA's
Nov
08, 2010 3 days Business Process Modeling with PowerDesigner
15
Nov
15, 2010 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
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