ASE E-BUSINESS DATABASE SUPPORTS EXPANDING BUSINESS NEEDS.Continuing to focus on customer needs, Sybase, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYBS), Emeryville, Calif., is now offering the beta version of Sybase(R) Adaptive Server(R) Enterprise (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. ), the e-Business Database. This next-generation version of Sybase's flagship relational database management system relational database management system - relational database (RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) See relational database and DBMS. RDBMS - relational database ) delivers new productivity, management and security features for enterprises' expanding e-Business needs. The new beta version supports Internet security and directory services, enhances application developer productivity by supporting technologies needed for rapid building and deploying e-business applications and meets the enterprise needs of online and traditional businesses. These features reduce downtime for critical Internet and online transaction processing See transaction processing and OLCP. in addition to making ASE easier to use for database administrators. ASE 12.5's new Internet security and directory services, Unicode support and management of unstructured data are designed to ensure that private data communications and storage stay private and to meet global e-Business needs. ASE 12.5 features both Secure Sockets Layer (networking, security) Secure Sockets Layer - (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. link protection and row-level security. New e-Business productivity enhancements allow developers to quickly integrate XML-based applications with the database and allow Java developers to quickly create business rules and execute Enterprise Java Bean components in the database. Sybase ASE 12.5 is the first RDBMS to incorporate an integrated XQL XQL XML Query Language XQL Extensible Query Language query facility featuring an open query-engine which can search XML documents residing in the database, stored in a file, or even remotely from a URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. . Other innovative features and capabilities such as high availability along with superior performance help reduce IT costs and consolidate ASE's position as a leading, enterprise-class RDBMS for any e-business deployment. The beta version is currently available on several platforms, including Linux, and can be downloaded from Sybase's Web site: http://www.sybase.com/products/databaseservers/ase/ About Sybase, Inc. Sybase provides enterprise-class software solutions that fuel e-Business and enable access to information anytime, anyplace. With its industry-leading Enterprise Portal (EP), mobile and wireless, and vertical market solutions, Sybase is one of the largest global independent software companies in the world. For more information, visit http://www.sybase.com or call 510-922-8750. |
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