This list of benefits can change at any time during the year. New benefits will be made available to our membership base as soon as they become available to us.

The Gold Package consists of all the benefits in the Basic package, plus a number of free Sybase Software titles valued at over $6000*. This package is available for an incredibly low annual membership fee, starting at $99. (Actual price varies by region.)

The package includes:

• ISUG Technical Journal
  • A subscription to the quarterly print edition of the ISUG Technical Journal
  • A subscription to the monthly online edition of the ISUG Technical Journal, delivered by environmentally friendly PDF.
  • Vote for the Winners of the ISUG Journal Award
• Software:
  • ^{New Version!} Free Developer Edition of Appeon for PowerBuilder 6.2
  • ^{New Version!} Free NFR copy of Sybase PocketBuilder 2.5 (e-shop)
  • ^{New Version!} Free NFR copy of WorkSpace Studio 2.5 (e-shop)
  • ^{New Version!} Free NFR copy of Sybase DataWindow.NET 2.5 (e-shop)
  • ^{New Version!} Free NFR copy of Sybase PowerBuilder Enterprise 11.5 (e-shop)
  • ^{New Version!} EAServer 6.2 Developers Edition (e-shop)
  • Free Copy of SQL Anywhere Studio for Windows or Linux/UNIX (e-shop)
  • (User Group Presidents Only): Free NFR copy of Sybase PowerDesigner Studio
  • 25% Discount on Power Designer Developers Edition (e-shop)  
• Documentation:
  • SyBooks Adaptive Server Enterprise Technical Library Documentation
  • SyBooks PowerBuilder Enterprise Technical Library Documentation
  • Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise System Tables Diagram fold-out poster
• Discounts:
  • Get a 3 month free trial subscription to the digital edition of the PowerBuilder Developers Journal (PBDJ), and at the end of the trial period you can save 40% on a one-year or two-year subscription!
  • 20% off QweryBuilder from WerySoft.
  • 35% off O'Reilly books.
  • Save 10% off list price on all individual registrations for Sybase Learning Center and SyberLearning LIVE classes.
  • Save 20% on CSP Certification Exams (DBA & IFD) at Prometric.
  • Save 20% on CBTs from Branick Consulting
• And from the Basic Package:
• Full access to the ISUG members-only website (with a handful of exceptions).
• Ability to vote in the ISUG enhancement process, and influence Sybase product direction.
• Access to the on-line ISUG membership directory, renewal, events/news, and technical links
• Access to on-line ISUG Enhancement Request process
• Participation in online Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and access to on-demand replays.

• Special discounting from VendorRate. VendorRate helps reduce your risk when purchasing technology products and services by viewing vendor customer satisfaction scores as provided by IT professionals.

  • Vendor summary scores will always be viewed free of charge to ISUG members.
  • Vendor detailed scoring information, including comments, vendor comparison reporting tools, vendor tracking and notification, and vendor trends are available on an annual subscription cost of $149 per user.
  • ISUG members receive all detailed scoring information FREE until 12/1/2008. Thereafter, ISUG members receive a $20 discount on the annual subscription price.
  • VendorRate also releases Quarterly Reports and Trade Show reports that list vendors with top customer satisfaction scores by industry and sector. Trade show reports are priced at $99 each, and quarterly reports are $249 each These reports are provided free to ISUG members as long as they rate a vendor each quarter. Access to these reports are free to each ISUG member who rates during a calendar quarter. ISUG members who do not contribute a rating in a quarter receive a $10 discount when purchasing individual trade show reports, and $20 on each quarterly report.

(ISUG Members with the Gold package of benefits can find information on how to order their software benefits here.)

* This represents the value of the fully licensed versions if purchased from Sybase at list price. Some of the titles are NFR copies that, while fully functional from a technical perspective, have license restrictions preventing their use in commercial development. For more information, see the NFR License page.