Sybase and Novell extend alliance to cover Powersoft and Watcom products; Powersoft and Novell to deliver PowerWare client/server "Starter Kits" for NetWare.CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1995--Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SYBS) and Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL NOVL Novell, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) today announced that Powersoft and Novell will co-market and distribute jointly branded PowerWare client/server starter kits, consisting of PowerBuilder(r) Watcom SQL A relational DBMS for DOS, Windows, NetWare and OS/2 developed by Watcom International Corporation, Waterloo, Ontario. Watcom SQL evolved into Sybase SQL Anywhere when it was acquired by Powersoft and then Sybase. (tm) and NetWare, designed to facilitate the deployment of PowerBuilder applications integrated with NetWare Directory Services See eDirectory. (networking) Netware Directory Services - (NDS) Novell, Inc.'s directory services for Netware, Windows NT, and Unix. The NDS directory represents each network resource (user, hardware, or application) as an object of a certain class, where each class has (NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services ). Today's announcement significantly extends the existing Sybase/Novell technology, marketing and support alliance. The PowerWare client/server starter kits will be bundled in Novell "red box" packaging and distributed through a combined set of authorized Novell resellers and Powersoft PowerChannel partners. The two companies will also co-market the products through a series of joint promotional activities, including seminar series, advertising and trade show participation. Powersoft will provide a single point of contact for customer and channel partner technical support. "PowerWare will enable customers to quickly and efficiently develop and deploy client/server applications using the leading development tool, the leading network operating system An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. and a database optimized for workgroup environments," said Bill Critch, director of business and alliance programs at Powersoft. "In addition to the significant cost savings, PowerWare customers benefit from one-stop shopping through Novell and Powersoft resellers and distributors, plus the use of one-call technical support," said Bill Mason This article is about the canoeist. For other uses, see Bill Mason (disambiguation). Bill Mason was an award-winning naturalist, author, artist, filmmaker, and conservationist, noted primarily for his popular canoeing books, films, and art. , senior director of ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. marketing and strategic developer programs for Novell's Operating Systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. Division. A Complete Client/Server Solution Two versions of PowerWare are available. PowerWare Desktop consists of PowerBuilder Desktop 4.0, the Advanced Developer Toolkit (which provides NetWare support), and five-user versions of Watcom SQL 4.0 and NetWare 4.1. PowerWare Enterprise consists of PowerBuilder Enterprise 4.0 and five-user versions of Watcom SQL 4.0 and NetWare 4.1. PowerBuilder is a comprehensive development environment for building high-performance client/server applications. It combines an intuitive graphical interface See GUI. with an extensible object-oriented programming language object-oriented programming language - object-oriented programming . PowerBuilder Enterprise is optimized for team development, and provides a centralized object library/source manager, an application configuration manager and interfaces to leading version control technologies. PowerBuilder Desktop is the single-developer version of PowerBuilder. Watcom SQL addresses the rapidly growing market for an affordable database server that can be broadly deployed, with little administrative support, for desktop, mobile and workgroup applications. Watcom SQL was designed with a small disk and memory footprint Memory footprint refers to the amount of main memory that a program uses or references while running. This includes all sorts of active memory regions like code, static data sections (both initialized and uninitialized), heap, as well as all the stacks, plus memory required to hold for the desktop PC and LAN server environments, and its self-tuning query optimizer offers excellent performance out of the box. It is appropriate for applications where no administrator is readily available, such as embedded applications, field force automation solutions and branch office systems. As the leading database platform, Novell NetWare continues to deliver the optimized OS and the advanced distributed services, including NDS, that lay the foundation for smart global networks. It is the industry standard for sharing information across a network through communication, naming, security and management services for users and network resources in a heterogeneous environment. NetWare will continue to grow as the premier platform for advanced distributed services with OS platform enhancements including support for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. ) and integration with industry-leading databases and tools such as Watcom SQL and PowerBuilder. Pricing and Availability The PowerWare client/server starter kits are scheduled to be available from authorized Powersoft and Novell resellers and distributors starting November 7. The suggested list price for PowerWare Enterprise is $3,995, a savings of approximately 25 percent over the total cost of the products purchased separately. The suggested list price for the PowerWare Desktop is $1,495, a 53 percent savings over the total cost of the products purchased separately. In addition, PowerWare Desktop will be offered at the special NetWorld+Interop show promotional price of $995 for orders placed from September 27 through November 7, 1995. Sybase, Inc. is a worldwide leader in client/server software. Sybase and its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Powersoft Corporation, are focused on four major market segments: mass deployment, on-line transaction processing (database) On-Line Transaction Processing - (OLTP) The processing of transactions by computers in real time. , data warehousing and electronic commerce. Sybase's software products -- database, middleware and tools -- provide customers with desktop to enterprise solutions. The company's mission is to provide its customers with an open, adaptable information systems architecture that enables them to develop and deliver complete information systems solutions to facilitate rapid business change. Headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Sybase is the sixth largest independent software company in the world. Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) is the world's leading network software provider. Novell software provides the infrastructure for a networked world, enabling our customers to connect with other people and the information they need, anytime and anyplace. Novell partners with other technology and market leaders to help customers make networks a part of their everyday lives. -0- SYBASE is a trademark of Sybase, Inc. PowerBuilder, Powersoft and the Powersoft logo are registered trademarks of Powersoft Corporation. Watcom is a trademark of Watcom International Corporation. NetWare and Novell are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other products mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. CONTACT: Kathleen Quirk or Kelly Hindley Powersoft Corporation Novell, Inc. (508) 287-1500 (801) 429-5870 kquirk@powersoft.com kelly_hindley@novell.com |
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