The Sybase Users' Group of Texas – January 2011 Newsletter

(www.sugtx.org)

Table of Contents:

1)   SUG-TX January 25th Meeting – 2011 Kickoff
2)   PowerBuilder .NET Training
3)   Future SUG-TX Meetings
4)   Join the SUG-TX LinkedIn Group
5)   Sybase Announces TechWave 2011
6)   Sybase Survey Finds Mobile Enterprise Apps Poised To Take Off In 2011
7)   International Sybase User Group Events
8)   Sybase Events
9)   OpenSolaris / Houston User Group for Sun (HUGS) Meeting
10) Sybase Training Schedule (Feb - Jun)

1) SUG-TX January 25th Meeting – 2011 Kickoff

The Sybase Users’ Group of Texas will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. This is the first meeting of the year and will be a planning meeting for 2011 to discuss 2011 meeting presentations and to elect officers.

Agenda:

4:00pm - 4:30pm    Introduction, Welcome, Q&A

4:30pm - 5:00pm    2011 Officer Elections

5:00pm - 5:45pm    2011 Meeting Planning

5:45pm – 6:00pm   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) PowerBuilder .NET Training

The International Sybase User Group (ISUG) and the Sybase Users' Group of Texas (SUG-TX) are pleased to offer PowerBuilder 12 .NET training on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 from 9:30am - 5:30pm. The class will be offered at our HAL-PC location. The cost will be $99 for ISUG Green/Gold members and $229 for all others (*).

The training will be presented by Yakov Verde, President of eLearnIT LLC. Yakov is a PowerBuilder MVP, a long-time Certified PowerBuilder Developer, Sybase Certified Trainer, and developer of the .NET Stock Trader reference application which clearly demonstrated the ease of use of PB 12.NET for building WPF and WCF applications with PowerBuilder.

Attendance will be limited to 30 people, so you should register quickly to secure a spot. Remember this is a fast-paced .NET class aimed at PB developers needing to know more about .NET and how it fits in to their development process. We will also compare and contrast the .NET development features of PB12 Classic and PB12 .NET, since both can be used for .NET development.

You will not need a computer to participate, but in order to be able to follow along with the instructor during sections of the course you will need to have PB 12 .NET pre-installed on your laptop. You can download and install the evaluation of PB 12 at http://response.sybase.com/forms/PB12Eval .

We will have some hand-outs, but make sure you bring a pen and paper with you!

Details of the training are at:

http://my.isug.com/p/cm/ld/fid=200

Because of the fast approaching date, payments will be accepted in one of the following manners:

1. Online, with a credit card at the time of registration. (This is by far the easiest way.) 2. By company check. Note: the check or an approved purchase order number MUST be received by us before the event.

The training will be held at HAL-PC, 4543 Post Oak Place, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77027 (map at http://www.hal-pc.org/map.html).

http://my.isug.com/p/cm/ld/fid=174

(* $99 for ISUG green or gold members, $199 for others, but includes 1 yr Gold level ISUG membership)

3) Future SUG-TX Meetings

Meetings for 2011 will be discussed at the yearly planning meeting on January 25^th. Watch the newsletter for details for each meeting and a list of future topics. SUG-TX usually meets on the 4^th Tuesday so add a recurring appointment on your calendar and watch for future meeting announcements and newsletters for details.

4) Join the SUG-TX LinkedIn Group

The Sybase Users’ Group of Texas has a group in LinkedIn. If you wish to join, submit a request. You can find the group by searching for “Sybase Texas” in the groups directory. Contact secretary@sugtx.org if you have any questions.

5) Sybase Announces TechWave 2011

Sybase is pleased to announce that TechWave 2011 will be co-located with SAP TechEd, September 12-16 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. TechWave will continue to deliver targeted training on Sybase products, plus offer attendees access to TechEd keynote sessions, exhibits, special event and other networking functions. Stay tuned to http://www.sybase.com/techwave for more details!

6) Sybase Survey Finds Mobile Enterprise Apps Poised To Take Off In 2011

90 Percent of U.S. and UK IT Managers Surveyed will implement New Mobile Applications in 2011; 21 Percent Look to Introduce 20 or More Mobile Applications into their Organization

DUBLIN, CALIF. — JANUARY 12, 2011 — Sybase, Inc., an SAP company (NYSE: SAP) and industry leader in enterprise and mobile software, today released the results of a new survey by Kelton Research highlighting that this year 90 percent of IT managers surveyed are planning to implement new mobile applications and nearly one in two believe that successfully managing mobile applications will top their priority list. As a result both hosted and on-premise mobility solutions powered by a strong mobile enterprise application platform are valuable options for businesses to seriously consider in 2011.

Mobility is Inevitable, are Enterprises Prepared?

A smarter solution: A majority (82 percent) of IT managers share the belief that it would be beneficial – not detrimental – to host more of their mobile applications in the cloud.
The year of the mobile enterprise app: Nine in ten (90 percent) IT managers reported they will implement new mobile applications this year, with almost a quarter (21 percent) looking to introduce 20 or more applications into their organization. In addition, they anticipate supporting about eight different mobile platforms or operating systems by the end of 2011.
Mobile mismanagement: Despite the enthusiasm and flexibility shared by IT departments, many are currently not being strategic about mobility. Almost half of respondents (46 percent) who do not have a mobile strategy in place did not expect to hire staff to specifically deal with their enterprise mobility strategy while nearly the same number of respondents (45 percent) admitted they did not have a plan or timeline in place.
Mobile application priority: Forty-five percent of respondents predict that implementing or managing the onslaught of mobile enterprise applications tops the priority list in the coming year, even over more common issues such as adhering to IT budgets. Also, 56 percent of IT managers consider customizing company information for mobile purposes a crucial part of conducting business and not just a “nice to have.” In addition, eight in ten (84 percent) of those who feel this way work for companies that are flexible about the use of new mobile applications or devices.
Mobile security concerns: Similarly, IT managers report that possible data security issues with mobile applications cause more problems (65 percent) than implementation (25 percent) or employee adoption hurdles (10 percent).

For the full story, go to http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1091062.

7) 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

8) 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

9) 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 HAL-PC. The next meeting will be on February 8th.

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

10) Sybase Training Schedule (Feb - Jun)

     Sybase Dallas Learning Center
     14800 Quorum Drive, Suite 505
     Dallas, Texas 75240
     Contact: 972-687-6400
     Register: 1 800-8-SYBASE

Feb 14, 2011 5 days Fast Track to Adaptive Server Enterprise
Feb 22, 2011 4 days Sybase IQ for Developers
Feb 28, 2011 5 days System and Database Administration: ASE
Mar 07, 2011 5 days Performance and Tuning: Configuring ASE 15
Mar 14, 2011 5 days Sybase IQ Administration
Apr 04, 2011 4 days Data Modeling with PowerDesigner 15
Apr 18, 2011 3 days Business Process Modeling with PowerDesigner 15
May 23, 2011 5 days Fast Track to Adaptive Server Enterprise
May 31, 2011 4 days Sybase IQ for Developers
Jun 06, 2011 5 days System and Database Administration: ASE
Jun 13, 2011 5 days Performance and Tuning: Configuring ASE 15
Jun 27, 2011 5 days Sybase IQ Administration

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

Send news to: secretary@sugtx.org

Do you have suggestions for our group? Would you like to present your Sybase solutions to the Sybase Users’ Group of Texas? The group is always looking for compelling presentations for our monthly meetings. Let us hear them!

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