LAS VEGAS - (Business Wire)
Sybase iAnywhere today announced its new initiative to deliver
SQL Anywhere®, its industry-leading data management system and powerful synchronization solution, for the web developer community. In addition to a number of web development features found in SQL Anywhere Version 11, its newest release (see related announcement), the company has also unveiled a new Web Edition that allows developers free SQL Anywhere Server database deployment.
“SQL Anywhere’s reputation as a high performance, self-managing database requiring minimal I.T. support has established it as the embedded database of choice for thousands of ISV partner applications worldwide,” said Brian Vink, vice president, product marketing, Sybase. “By minimizing the barriers to deployment, we believe that zero-administration databases and data synchronization will play a critical role in evolving enterprise applications towards Web 2.0 models and Rich Internet Application architectures.”
The SQL Anywhere Web Edition includes the same out-of-box performance that has always been a hallmark of SQL Anywhere. There are no restrictions on database size, cache size, CPUs, optimization techniques, execution strategies or SQL language support.
Key Benefits of the SQL Anywhere Web Edition, include:
- A free, proven, secure, robust database solution for enhanced development and deployment of web applications;
- Support for industry leading Web development languages and development platforms, such as Ajax, Java, ASP.NET, PHP, Perl, Adobe Flex and Microsoft Silverlight;
- A light-weight, built-in web server that supports PHP scripts and direct access to data through web services including SOAP, XML, and JSON.
“SQL Anywhere has been important to Servoy’s success as a tool for building rich business applications for the Web,” said Jan Aleman, CEO, Servoy. “Sybase iAnywhere’s focus on the Web with SQL Anywhere will make it even easier for developers to benefit from SQL Anywhere’s innovative technology strengths.”
In related news at TechWave, Sybase iAnywhere announced general availability of SQL Anywhere version 11. Additionally, the company announced TPC-C results demonstrating that high performance on inexpensive hardware is easy to achieve when using SQL Anywhere. Please see press releases at www.sybase.com/press.
SQL Anywhere Web Edition Availability
SQL Anywhere Web Edition is now available for download at: http://www.sybase.com/download_sqlany_11_web_edition. To learn more about SQL Anywhere and the new features, please visit http://www.sybase.com/sqlanywhere or the SQL Anywhere Blog Center at http://www.sybase.com/sqlanyblogs. Also, stay tuned for additional announcements for web developers in the coming months.
About SQL Anywhere
With over 10 million deployed seats, SQL Anywhere is used by thousands of enterprises and ISVs worldwide, to provide data management and data synchronization technologies for database-powered applications that operate outside the traditional data center in frontline environments with minimal IT support. SQL Anywhere offers enterprise-caliber features in a database that is easily embedded and widely deployed in server, desktop, remote office and mobile applications.
About Sybase iAnywhere
iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), 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. Sybase iAnywhere plays an important role in the Sybase Unwired Enterprise strategy, which focuses on managing and mobilizing information from the data center to the point of action. Tens of millions of mobile devices and over 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company’s “Always Available” technologies, including SQL Anywhere and its Information Anywhere suite.
Join us August 4-8 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas for TechWave 2008, Sybase’s annual user conference. For more information, visit http://www.sybase.com/techwave.
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Special Note: References to Sybase iAnywhere mean iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. Statements concerning iAnywhere Solutions’ product market, relationships with its customers and new products are forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks and cannot be guaranteed. Factors that could ultimately affect such statements are detailed from time to time in Sybase’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to its annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (copies of which can be viewed on the Company’s web site).
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