Articles by PowerBuilder News Desk

PBDJ Careers - PowerBuilder Job Opening

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:19:00 EDT

Must have at least 5 years of recent experience (within the last 7 years) in building, testing, and supporting complex (multiple interfaces with database(s) and other applications) and mission-critical Windows applications using PowerBuilder. Must have at least 5 years of experience writing PowerBuilder code to interface with Sybase Adaptive Server.

Sybase PowerDesigner 15 for Enterprise Architecture

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:47:00 EDT

"The rise of Enterprise Architecture is proof that organizations need to manage the impact of changes in competition, technology and regulations across their enterprise," said Dan Lahl, director of Intelligent Enterprise for Sybase. "PowerDesigner 15's unique Link and Synch technology provides organizations the ability to implement an enterprise architecture solution from start to finish, removing business and metadata silos and increasing business agility."

Sybase Releases Sybase Analytic Appliance

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:30:00 EDT

Sybase has announced the immediate availability of the Sybase Analytic Appliance, configured and tuned to provide extreme analytics and alleviate overburdened data warehouses, data marts and reporting systems. Sybase Analytic Appliance combines Sybase IQ with such technologies as Sybase PowerDesigner, IBM Power Systems, and MicroStrategy.

Sybase iAnywhere Announces TPC-C Benchmark Using SQL Anywhere Server

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Sybase iAnywhere has announced that SQL Anywhere version 11 on Dell PowerEdge has achieved outstanding price/performance results by delivering an audited TPC-C result at a cost of $0.85 per transaction1, demonstrating that high-performance database applications can be delivered inexpensively.

Sybase iAnywhere Targets Web Developer Community with New Version of SQL Anywhere

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Sybase iAnywhere has announced its new initiative to deliver SQL Anywhere for the web developer community. In addition to a number of web development features found in SQL Anywhere Version 11, its newest release, the company has also unveiled a new Web Edition that allows developers free SQL Anywhere Server database deployment.

Sybase iAnywhere Announces Availability of SQL Anywhere 11

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Sybase iAnywhere has announced that SQL Anywhere version 11 is now available to the marketplace. With more than 10 million deployed seats, SQL Anywhere is designed to be widely deployed in environments with little or no onsite IT support. Thousands of application partners worldwide embed SQL Anywhere in server, desktop, remote office and mobile applications.

Sybase iAnywhere Broadens Information Anywhere Suite Management with Afaria 6.0

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Sybase iAnywhere has expanded its mobile device management and security solution with the release of Afaria 6.0. The latest version of Afaria, a core component of the Sybase Information Anywhere Suite, will include a new relay server architecture that works across multiple Information Anywhere Suite components to offer secure communications for data synchronization and mobile device management functions.

Sybase Announces Availability of PowerBuilder 11.5

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:30:00 EDT

Sybase has announced the planned availability date of PowerBuilder 11.5. The latest release of PowerBuilder continues Sybase's commitment to simplify complex data access, manipulation and presentation through its patented DataWindow technology, especially for developers looking to deploy PowerBuilder applications to the .NET framework.

Sybase Unveils New Mobility Platform for Unwiring The Enterprise

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Sybase demonstrated its next-generation architecture for mobilizing enterprise applications, Sybase Unwired Platform, to approximately 1,200 attendees from more than 41 countries at its TechWave User Training and Solutions Conference. With this new architecture, Sybase is providing a single, complete mobile platform to ease the development, deployment and management of strategic mobile applications.

How Does NY State Manage Its PowerBuilder Applications?

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:15:00 EDT

Most applications need upgrades and corrections. If you maintain in-house development you want to be particularly sharp about this. You can't afford to lose knowledgeable people to turnover and be left with no one able to maintain mission-critical applications. So you'll have to find a solution to handle any question, evolution or crisis related to these applications. Vincenzo Cianfarani, project manager, explains how New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) deals with such issues.

2008 Worldwide PowerBuilder Survey

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:15:00 EDT

Novalys is holding its 8th annual PowerBuilder Worldwide Survey. This survey is a great feedback mechanism for the entire PowerBuilder community. You'll see how the thousands of responses received in 2007 clearly demonstrate that PowerBuilder projects are increasingly embracing Microsoft technology.

Sybase PowerBuilder Delivers AJAX and .NET Enhancements

Mon, 19 May 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Sybase announced that AJAX development capabilities and further Microsoft .NET enhancements have been added to the latest version of Sybase PowerBuilder 11, the premier 4GL rapid application development (RAD) tool. PowerBuilder 11.2 represents another milestone in the PowerBuilder roadmap for delivering .NET interoperability and incorporates new features such as AJAX functionality for WebForms, which enables richer, more interactive data-driven application development.

The PowerBuilder Blogosphere

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:30:00 EDT

A sign of a vibrant developer community is the active blogosphere that surrounds a technology. Here's a more or less random selection of what's being talked about this month in the PowerBuilder community's blogs. Support for the Data Pipeline in PowerBuilder .NET Windows Forms Targets - by Dave Fish.

The PowerBuilder Blogosphere

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:00:00 EDT

A sign of a vibrant developer community is the active blogosphere that surrounds a technology. Here's a more or less random selection of what's being talked about this month in the PowerBuilder community's blogs. Specifying Null Values as Retrieval Arguments in the DataWindow Painter - by Dave Fish...Some of you have been asking for this enhancement for a long time now.

Embracing Eclipse: An Interview with Kevin Gomes

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:00:00 EDT

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) was founded in 1987 by David Packard. It's located in Moss Landing, California, where its three research ships and two remotely operated vehicles are berthed, giving them immediate access to Monterey Bay. MBARI also operates several autonomous underwater vehicles and maintains moorings offshore, equipped with ocean-monitoring instruments, as well as two moorings in the equatorial Pacific that are part of the NOAA Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) array.

Well-Informed Business Planning

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:00:00 EST

At EMI Music Germany, decision makers use detailed business intelligence (BI) analytics to control all sales and marketing activities for new music titles, and to monitor sales success and profitability in real time. To monitor its sales development continuously and respond rapidly whenever necessary, the company analyzes approximately 50,000 sales transactions from five different countries on a daily basis.

What's the Web-Buzz from the PowerBuilder Community?

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:45:00 EST

A sign of a vibrant developer community is the active blogosphere that surrounds a technology. Here's a more or less random selection of what's being talked about in the PowerBuilder community's blogs recently. A Noob's Thoughts on PowerBuilder - by Rob Little. A month into my first-ever official 'real' job and here are some comments and thoughts...

MBARI Puts JBuilder 2007 Enterprise Edition Through Its Paces

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST

MBARI has been making the headlines recently as a high-profile JBuilder 2007 Enterprise Edition user. In this Exclusive Q&A with SYS-CON's PowerBuilder Developer's Journal, MBARI Senior Software Engineer Kevin Gomes talks about the role of Eclipse in that decision, about the LiveSource UML modeling tool, code testing, and the relationship between scientists and engineers.

Business Information at the Touch of a Button

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:00:00 EST

Helifix is a market leader in the manufacture of wall ties, fixings and masonry reinforcement and repair systems. The company has 35 employees in its West London headquarters and manufacturing plant in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Helifix products are supplied worldwide, with a subsidiary in North America and business partners in Australia, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands.

Sybase Success Story: Creating Informational Unity . . .

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:00:00 EST

Using the experience and results of the University Education Process Control (UEPC) implementation based on Sybase technology, The Russian Economic Academy of G.V. Plekhanov modernized its entire IT infrastructure by creating informational unity across the university. The Academy developed a new educational program management system and incorporated an innovative way of assessing the quality of education. This system created a new way of communicating among the students and staff, enabling staff to be more efficient and allowing the students to get more from their learning experience.

Additional Dates Announced for ISUG PowerBuilder 11 Tour

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:45:00 EST

The International Sybase User Group has announced additional dates for its North American PowerBuilder 11 Tour - 'Leveraging PowerBuilder in the .NET World' - following the success of the original thirteen city tour across the United States and Canada in October, November and December 2007.

PowerBuilder News

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:00:00 EST

01/12/2008 - Brad Wery announced his new website: www.PowerToTheBuilder.com. The site offers a variety of GUI components to help you change the look of the software you create with PowerBuilder. Adding any of the following to your PowerBuilder application will give it an instant and much-needed facelift...

Enable Runtime Explorer 2.5 Releases Beta Version

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:00:00 EST

Enable Runtime Explorer 2.5 beta features new automatic source change technology and the ability to write your own plug-ins. Enable Runtime Explorer (or simply Rex) is a runtime component that helps developers with their development, debugging and technical support work. The introduction of the new Automatic Source Change technology in Rex 2.5 eliminates the iterations between runtime and design time.

PowerBuilder News

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:00:00 EST

Sybase has announced that TransUnion, a provider of credit and information management, has chosen Sybase IQ to power its database of 280 million credit consumers. Sybase IQ, a highly optimized analytics server, was able to handle TransUnion's challenging data warehousing requirements with ease - it decreased query times, while significantly reducing hardware and energy requirements by achieving data compression of up to 82 percent.

PowerBuilder News

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:00:00 EST

A new build of Coolmenu was released that includes the following modifications: Crash solved when using ChangeMenu; Bug solved when hiding and showing menuitems on the menubar; Colors more Office 2003-like. http://pbsite.milente.nl

Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Sets Jan 7 As Wikia Search Launch Date

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:15:00 EST

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has set Jan. 7 as the launch date for his open-source search project, dubbed Wikia Search. According to the Washington Post Wales, who has described Yahoo! and Google as opaque services that don't explain how results are arrived at, says the project will allow technology enthusiasts to help filter sites and rank search results, using a community model akin to that of Wikipedia.

Sybase to Present "Model-Driven SOA" Session at SOA World Conference & Expo

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:45:00 EST

In traditional application architectures, the design phase in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) plays a critical role in enabling well-architected solutions. Yet there hasn't been much discussion about the design or the modelling phase of SOA-based applications. Translating the business requirements into services and service models allows for leveraging services throughout the lifecycle. This also allows for mapping the services to an implementation architecture of right nature which could be based on component model like EJB or a simple database infrastructure. SOA is all about reuse and leveraging existing investments and a model-driven SOA allows for an intersection between requirements established as services and their implementation based on existing infrastructure and new components. This enables the business visibility into IT by making the changes visible in both directions, requirements and implementation. A demo will be using Sybase WorkSpace.

Sybase PowerBuilder 11 Momentum Continues with Further Microsoft .NET Enhancements

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:00:00 EDT

Sybase has announced new Microsoft .NET Framework-based enhancements to PowerBuilder 11 and DataWindow.NET 2.5. New features for PowerBuilder include Windows Vista support, .NET Framework incremental compile capabilities, and database driver enhancements. DataWindow .NET 2.5 has been extended with the ability for developers to use Web services as a data source.

Sybase Unwired Enterprise Solutions Win 10 Mobile Star Awards

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:00:00 EDT

Sybase, Inc., has announced that it has won seven Gold and three Silver Mobile Star Awards from MobileVillage, a provider of market development and news services about mobile technology. The annual Mobile Star Awards aim to honor and promote the best companies, products, deployments, and leaders in mobile and wireless technology.

ISUG Hits the Road with PowerBuilder 11

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:30:00 EDT

Showing its strong commitment to the Sybase community, the International Sybase User Group has announced that it will be taking to the road with a series of PowerBuilder-focused events under the banner 'Leveraging PowerBuilder in the .NET World.' These hands-on technical seminars will introduce and educate attendees on methods to use PowerBuilder both as a .NET tool and alongside other .NET tools.

Sybase to Present "Planning For Synchronization in RIAs" Session at AJAXWorld

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:30:00 EDT

New technologies such as Google Gears are blurring the boundary between online web-based applications and offline desktop applications. 'Occasionally connected' applications that can work whether offline or online promise to solve many of the limitations of both desktop and web-based extremes. However, these applications introduce a new problem:synchronization. This talk highlights some of the hidden challenges of synchronization and explains how to solve them. It emphasizes the need to make synchronization central to your application, and addresses topics such as primary key generation, change tracking, the handling of deletes, scalability and performance.

Sybase TechWave 2007: Sybase 365 Extends Mobile Banking Services to the Americas

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:15:00 EDT

Sybase 365 has announced its mobile banking services are available to financial institutions in the Americas, extending its reach from Asia and Europe. In addition, the company commissioned a mobile banking survey across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil, demonstrating the growing mobile banking trend.

Sybase Techwave 2007: Sybase Showcases Leadership and Innovation at Annual TechWave Conference

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:15:00 EDT

Developers, database administrators, IT managers, sales professionals and executives from 40 countries around the world are meeting in Las Vegas this week for the annual Sybase, Inc., TechWave User Training and Solutions Conference.

Sybase Techwave 2007: Sybase iAnywhere Recognized as One of Top Three Mobile Middleware Market Leaders

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:15:00 EDT

Sybase iAnywhere was recently recognized by IDC as a worldwide leading provider of mobile middleware. The report, Worldwide Mobile Middleware 2007-2011 Forecast and 2006 Vendor Shares, measured Sybase iAnywhere?s higher revenues and market share-results that placed the company ahead of most competitors.

Sybase TechWave 2007: Sybase CEO John Chen on SYS-CON.TV

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:15:00 EDT

Sybase Chairman, CEO, and President John Chen discussed his company's overall strategy, as well as key aspects of ASE 15.0 and Sybase's growing wireless business in an exclusive interview with SYS.CON.TV. He also went into the challenges and opportunities offered by China today.

Sybase TechWave 2007: Sybase Previews Next Generation Architecture for Unwiring the Enterprise

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:00:00 EDT

'The Unwired Enterprise is already a reality - now we are taking it to the next level, enabling companies to easily develop and deploy mobile applications that extend the reach of business-critical information to users on the front lines,' said John Chen, chairman, CEO and president of Sybase.

Sybase TechWave 2007: Sybase IQ Analytics Server Creates Competitive Advantage for Financial Services Firms

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:00:00 EDT

'The Sybase IQ analytics server combines speed and agility with low total cost of ownership, enabling financial services companies to perform analytics that were previously unachievable or cost-prohibitive,' said Kathleen Schaub, vice president of the Information Products Group at Sybase.

Sybase TechWave 2007: Sybase and HTC Unite to Deliver More Secure, Better Managed Mobile Solutions

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EDT

Sybase, Inc., a provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, and HTC Corp., a provider of Microsoft Windows Mobile-based smart devices, have formed a global alliance. The companies are teaming on strategic business, engineering and marketing initiatives designed to deliver optimized Sybase iAnywhere mobility software on HTC devices.

All Things of Interest to the PB Community

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:00:00 EDT

05/26/2007 - TopWizProgramming announced that PBSearch was updated to support PB11 and to add several new features. www.topwizprogramming.com/pbsearch.html

Plastic SCM 1.5 Released

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EDT

Codice Software has released Plastic SCM 1.5, the new version of its SCM product. This new release is a step ahead in the product's evolution and introduces many important new features and enhancements.