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Sybase Offers Multiple Products Supporting the Launch of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Enabling Increased Developer Productivity DUBLIN, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced its continued and expanded commitment and support for the Microsoft .NET environment. Sybase, a premier partner in the Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) program, offers development and modeling products that either support or are integrated into the .NET environment, including DataWindow(R) .NET 2.0, PocketBuilder(TM), PowerBuilder(R), PowerDesigner(R) and SQL Anywhere(R). In addition, Sybase is expanding its support for other .NET Framework-based technologies, including Sybase Adaptive Server(R) Enterprise (ASE) 15.0 enterprise-class database, Afaria(R) management and security for mobile platforms and RFID Anywhere(TM) middleware platform. Sybase(R) customers benefit from being able to utilize the services available in the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 resulting in increased developer productivity and easier deployment of data-driven applications. In addition, Visual Studio 2005 customers can easily leverage the power of patented Sybase technology through the DataWindow .NET product. Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0 introduce features and technologies to support application developers from modeling, to development, and through deployment. These advances further both Sybase's and Microsoft's commitment to deliver a complete set of development tools to satisfy every kind of developer. "Sybase's continued and expanded support for the .NET Framework will help our customers by making it easier for them to access and leverage the services and classes in the framework," said Kathleen Schaub, vice president, Information Technology Solutions Group, Sybase, Inc. "This relationship also enables Microsoft to expand its customer base by encouraging more Sybase developers to adopt its tools and develop for the .NET environment." "Microsoft is pleased to have Sybase as a premier member of the VSIP program," said Nick Abbott, group manager in the .NET Developer Product Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. "The integration of its development and modeling products into the .NET environment will allow our mutual customers to benefit from this extensive toolkit." Sybase DataWindow .NET 2.0, a component that boosts the performance of .NET Framework-based development environments, will support the .NET Framework 2.0 with support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, ASP.NET 2.0, and ADO.NET 2.0. DataWindow .NET 2.0 beta was announced earlier this year and is currently scheduled for general availability by Q1 2006. Sybase PocketBuilder, one of the only true rapid application development (RAD) tools for building mobile and wireless applications running on Microsoft Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC 2002 and Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software for Pocket PCs, will make it even easier for developers to create mobile applications based on Windows CE .NET by abstracting .NET Framework- based technologies and APIs and encapsulating them into native objects. Sybase PowerBuilder 11, an industry-leading 4GL RAD tool, will allow developers to deploy PowerBuilder applications as Web Forms, Windows Forms or Smart Clients. PowerBuilder 11 is scheduled to be available in a customer technology preview edition in December 2005, with a full product release scheduled for Q3 2006. Sybase PowerDesigner, an enterprise modeling and design solution, will provide support for Visual Basic 2005 and Visual C# 2005. Today, PowerDesigner's UML modeling fully supports forward and reverse engineering of Visual Basic .NET 2003 and Visual C# .NET 2003. PowerDesigner allows application developers to capture requirements, link them to a .NET Framework object-oriented design, together with robust process and data modeling, with full support for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005, and easily document the entire design of their .NET Framework-based applications for complete impact analysis. SQL Anywhere's strong tradition of the .NET Framework support in its data management and data synchronization technologies is further enhanced with its newly announced support for ADO.NET 2.0 and integration with Visual Studio 2005. The new ADO.NET 2.0 provider allows native access to SQL Anywhere data management technology. Integration features with Visual Studio 2005 will make it easy for developers to build data-driven .NET application for frontline environments. Additional Plans for .NET Framework Support In addition to the current support Sybase products offer Visual Studio 2005 developers and the .NET Framework, ongoing plans for further support include: -- Supporting ADO.NET providers through ASE 15.0 in order to allow .NET Framework-based applications to access ASE 15.0 databases through ADO.NET -- Providing a SQL Anywhere Explorer window within Visual Studio 2005, enabling developers to easily access and integrate applications with SQL Anywhere database servers -- Supporting the .NET Framework 2.0 in Afaria -- Afaria's administrative console is built on .NET technology -- Supporting the .NET Framework 2.0 in RFID Anywhere -- RFID Anywhere is built entirely on .NET technology and the product provides Visual Studio 2005 extensions that simplify the development of RFID business modules that interface with RFID readers and other data collection and control equipment About Sybase, Inc. Sybase is the largest global enterprise software company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information from the data center to the point of action. Sybase provides open, cross-platform solutions that securely deliver information anytime, anywhere, enabling customers and partners to create an information edge. The world's most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, government and healthcare runs on Sybase. For more information, visit the Sybase Web site: http://www.sybase.com/ . NOTE: Sybase, DataWindow, Adaptive Server Enterprise, PowerBuilder, PocketBuilder, SQL Anywhere, RFID Anywhere and PowerDesigner are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Afaria is a registered trademark of Xcellenet, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Special Note: Statements concerning Sybase's future growth, prospects and new product releases are, by nature, forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks, and cannot be guaranteed. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "will" and similar expressions relating to Sybase and its management may identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are intended to reflect Sybase's current views with respect to future events and may ultimately prove to be incorrect or false. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include shifts in customer demand, rapid technology changes, competitive factors and unanticipated delays in scheduled product availability. These and other risks 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 Sybase's Web site). DATASOURCE: Sybase, Inc. CONTACT: Julie Connolly of Sybase, Inc., +1-925-236-8696, or ; or Jenny White of Citigate Cunningham, +1-916-984-6039, or , or for Sybase, Inc. Web site: http://www.sybase.com/

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