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Sybase iAnywhere Delivers SQL Anywhere 10 Beta
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SYNOPSIS: Beta release of the next generation of SQL Anywhere offers more than 200 new features and enhancements designed to address the explosion of data beyond the data center to the front lines of business.
DUBLIN, Calif., April 17 -- iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), today announced beta availability of SQL Anywhere® 10, the next generation of its market-leading database and synchronization product for frontline environments. SQL Anywhere was built from inception to address these unique, data rich environments, which include high-performance server and desktop applications running at remote customer sites, workgroup applications deployed in enterprise departments and remote offices, and mobile applications used by sales people or service technicians. This major release includes more than 200 new features and enhancements designed to help organizations capture, manage and capitalize on this data explosion. Developers are invited to join the SQL Anywhere 10 beta program at http://www.ianywhere.com/sqlanybeta.
"With more than 10 million deployments worldwide, SQL Anywhere has become the premier choice of more than 20,000 developers for building data-driven frontline applications," said Dave Neudoerffer, vice president of engineering at iAnywhere. "Version 10 builds on the tradition of innovation that has made SQL Anywhere so popular, and creates new opportunities for organizations to deliver enterprise-caliber data management to the far reaches of their business."
"Intuit selected SQL Anywhere as the database to power our QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, significantly improving the speed and scalability of our application," said Pankaj Shukla, vice president of Product Development for the QuickBooks Group, Intuit. "We're excited about the upcoming release of SQL Anywhere 10, as it further enhances the performance, ease-of-use and reliability features that our mid-market customers depend on."
Significant areas of enhancement in SQL Anywhere 10 include:o New database server performance features, including materialized views, intra-query parallelism, snapshot isolation, parallel backups and additional indexing methods;o Enhanced methods for data protection, including built-in high-availability and robust data security;o Expanded developer productivity resources and platform support, including tools for performance analysis and application profiling, .NET 2.0 support, tight integration with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, and new support for Symbian devices; ando Innovations in synchronization and messaging, including new graphical administration tools for architecture setup and deployment, expanded enterprise integration options, message management and monitoring, and mobile Web services.
About SQL Anywhere
SQL Anywhere is embedded in thousands of software applications worldwide. It provides a small footprint, enterprise caliber database server that delivers superior performance out-of-the-box, yet is easy to embed and administer. Its robust synchronization is designed for occasionally-connected environments, and enables open integration with a range of backend systems, allowing developers to leverage existing investments.
About iAnywhere
iAnywhere enables success at the front lines of business. The company holds worldwide market leadership positions in mobile and embedded databases, mobile management and security, mobile middleware and synchronization, and Bluetooth® and infrared protocol technologies. Tens of millions of mobile devices, millions of subscribers, and 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company's "Always Available" technologies, including SQL Anywhere, Afaria, OneBridge, and the AvantGo mobile Internet service. iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY).
Crystal King
iAnywhere
(978) 287-1524
crystal.king@ianywhere.com
Scott Malinowski
Citigate Cunningham
(617) 374-4223
smalinowski@cunningham.com
Source: iAnywhere Solutions
Web site: http://www.ianywhere.com/
