International Sybase User Group Member Newsletter

June, 2004

 

 

Welcome to the International Sybase User Group (ISUG) member newsletter for June, 2004.  It is published monthly by the ISUG Board of Directors to send its members information on upcoming events and news in general.  Please send any submissions, comments, or suggestions to president@isug.com.

 

Cindy Bean

President, International Sybase User Group

 

 

Contents:

 

1) General News

 

a.  Have You Been an ISUG Member the Longest?

b.  TechWave 2004 News

c.  Sybase Dynamic Archive Combats Runaway Data Growth

 

2) Events

 

a.  ISUG Techcast Series - July 13th and 15th

b.  Navigating Your Pylon Anywhere Evaluation Software Webcast

 

3) Membership News

 

4) Tips and Tricks

 

5) Local User Group News

 

a.  Idaho Professional Database Administrators Association

b.  South Sound Sybase User Group (SSSUG)

c.  Sybase Northwest User Group (SNUG)

d.  Sybase Users Group of Texas (SUG-TX)

 

 

 

1) General News

 

a.  Have You Been an ISUG Member the Longest?

 

As Sybase celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, ISUG is in search of the person who has been an ISUG member for the most years.  If you think you qualify, please send me an email.  Let me know if you’ve been a member for 10 or more years.

 

b.  TechWave 2004 News

 

Now that TechWave registration is open, there are some approaching deadlines:

 

  • Early registration of $1245 (US) deadline is July 9th.  Register early and save $500.
  • The standard registration deadline of $1595 is August 1st.
  • Reservation cutoff for the Gaylord Palms is also July 9th.  Register to receive the conference rate of $149 plus resort fee and tax.

 

For registration, call toll free (800) 354-5687.  Customers outside North America please call (925) 287-5118.  Hours are 8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday.  Online registration is at https://www1.travelhq.com/registration/techwave2004/login.mtc.  If you have questions or comments please contact Sybase.techwave@sybase.com.

 

c.  Sybase Dynamic Archive Combats Runaway Data Growth

 

DUBLIN, Calif. — June 21, 2004 — Sybase Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced the availability of Sybase Dynamic Archive, an online database archiving solution. Developed in partnership with OuterBay Technologies, a leader in application data  management (ADM) software, Sybase Dynamic Archive enables customers to automatically offload inactive transaction data from production databases, allowing them to reduce maintenance windows, lower storage costs and improve application performance while still maintaining easy online access to both production and archived data. Organizations managing exploding volumes of data, particularly those concerned with compliance mandates, now have a cost-effective solution to reliably store information online without negatively impacting the efficiency of their databases. Sybase Dynamic Archive will be generally available this month.

 

See the full story at http://www.sybase.com/detail/1,6904,1030678,00.html.

 

2) Events

 

a.  ISUG Techcast Series - July 13th and 15th

 

The monthly ISUG techcast series, featuring popular topics for Developers and DBAs, continues in July.  Details for each techcast and registration information are available at www.sybase.com/isugtechcast.

 

    Topic: ASE Performance Counters - Data Collection, Analysis and Applications

    Date:  Tuesday, July 13th and Thursday July 15th

    Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

 

On June 8th and 10th, the presentation was "Easy XML Documents with PowerBuilder Document Object Model" by John Strano.  If you missed previous techcasts, you can view the recording of past sessions or download the presentations at www.sybase.com/isugpresentations.

 

The monthly techcasts will take a break in August for TechWave.  Watch for details for the techcast’s return with new topics.

 

b.  Navigating Your Pylon Anywhere Evaluation Software Webcast

 

If you are currently reviewing the Pylon Anywhere software this is where you want to be!  Get started with the award winning mobile and wireless e-mail and PIM solution for Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange.

 

Join Martyn Mallick for a one-hour Webcast that will answer the most common questions of first time Pylon Anywhere users.  Marty will give you a guided tour of the technology, tools and resources that make Pylon Anywhere so popular among mobile workers.  The Webcast will conclude with a question and answer session.

 

ISUG members can receive a copy of Pylon Anywhere as one of their membership benefits.  Go to the members only section of the ISUG web site and get your copy today, then watch the webcast.

 

    Time:  12:00pm – 1:00pm EDT

    Date:  Tuesday, July 27, 2004

 

Registration information is available at http://crm.sybase.com/sybase/www/iAS/pylon_any_navigate_july27.jsp.

 

 

3) Membership News

Planning to attend TechWave this year?  All paid attendees will receive a one-year membership or renewal to ISUG.  After you check in at the registration desk, be sure to go by the ISUG registration booth or the ISUG exhibit hall booth to activate your membership or renewal.

4) Tips and Tricks

Are you a new ISUG member?  Do you enjoy the articles in the ISUG Technical Journal?  If you answered yes, then I have good news.  The ISUG Technical Journal articles from 1998 to the present issue are stored in pdf format in the members only area of the ISUG web site.  The articles are there for your use.  If you’re interested in writing an article, please review the submission guidelines.

Have a good tip?  Send it to president@isug.com to be included next month.

5) Local User Group News

If you need information about a local user group or are interested in starting one in your area, please contact your Regional User Group (RUG) Director:

 

  North America – Bryan Enochs

  Europe – Dorus Kruse

  Asia Pacific – Anthony Mandic


ISUG and Sybase can help your user group with speakers.  To be efficient with resources and travel expenses, we need the request 60 days before your meeting.  Contact the RUG director for your area to discuss speaker requests.

a.  Idaho Professional Database Administrators Association

The Idaho Professional Database Administrators Association met on June 17, 2004 with a presentation on Heterogeneous Data Replication, sponsored by Sybase.  For more information on future meetings, visit http://www.idahodba.org/.

b.  South Sound Sybase User Group (SSSUG)

The South Sound Sybase User Group in Olympia, WA met on June 9, 2004 with a presentation on Migration to Linux by Chris Brown, Principal Systems Consultant at Sybase.  For more information on future meetings, visit http://sssug.cascadiasoftware.com/index.htm.

 

c.       Sybase Northwest User Group (SNUG)

 

The Sybase Northwest User Group met in Seattle, WA on June 8, 2004 with a presentation on Sybase on Linux by Chris Brown, Principal Systems Consultant at Sybase.  For more information on future meetings,  visit http://snug.cascadiasoftware.com/snug/meetings.htm.

 

d.       Sybase Users’ Group of Texas (SUG-TX)

 

The Sybase Users’ Group of Texas (SUG-TX) will host Sybase Evangelist, John Strano at their next meeting on Tuesday, July 27th.  John will present an overview of the features of PowerBuilder 9.0 and discuss the upcoming release of PowerBuilder 10.  SUG-TX meets at HAL-PC in Houston.  For more details, visit www.sugtx.org.