Sybase iAnywhere Announces the Release of SQL Anywhere 10

August 8, 2006; 03:39 AM
Sybase iAnywhere today announced the release of the latest version of SQL Anywhere, its market-leading database and data exchange solution for frontline environments.  This major release includes more than 200 new features and enhancements to database server performance, data protection and developer productivity, as well as innovations in data synchronization and service-oriented architectures.  More than 500 key customers and partners participated in the product’s extensive beta program.

“This is a very significant release in SQL Anywhere’s 15-year history,” said David Neudoerffer, vice president of Engineering, Sybase iAnywhere. “SQL Anywhere 10 goes to new heights in its ability to handle larger and larger volumes of data on the front lines of the enterprise where there is little or no administration capability.”

Key new features and enhancements include:

• New database server performance features: including materialized views, intra-query parallelism, snapshot isolation, parallel backups, additional indexing methods, and several internal enhancements.
  
• Enhanced methods for data protection, including: built-in high-availability data mirroring and Veritas cluster agent options, along with robust data security additions.
  
• 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.
  
• Data exchange innovations in synchronization and service-oriented architectures (SOA), including: new graphical administration tools for architecture setup and deployment, expanded enterprise integration options, message management and monitoring, and mobile Web services.

  Pricing and Availability

The free developer edition of SQL Anywhere 10 will be available for download within 45 days.  Base packages are priced at $599 for 5 users or $1099 for 10 users.  Licenses for additional users are available starting at $119.  SQL Anywhere Server is also available at $2499 per CPU, which licenses an unlimited number of networked clients. Additionally, the SQL Anywhere High Availability Option is priced at $1499 per CPU.

To learn more, visit http://www.ianywhere.com/sqlanywhere

  About SQL Anywhere

With over 10 million deployed seats, SQL Anywhere is used by thousands of enterprises and ISVs worldwide, providing data management and data exchange technologies that enable the rapid development and deployment of database-powered applications. SQL Anywhere offers enterprise caliber databases that scale from 64-bit servers with thousands of users down to small handheld devices. SQL Anywhere’s data exchange technologies extend information in corporate applications and enterprise systems to databases running in mission-critical frontline environments, such as 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.

  About Sybase iAnywhere

Sybase 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).