Sybase Advantage Database Server 10 Feature Set Increases Performance And Developer Productivity

Offers Developers Flexibility and Productivity Enhancements Including Support For Unicode, Delphi 2010 And Visual Studio 2010

Maidenhead, UK. — June 17, 2010 — Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), an industry leader in delivering enterprise and mobile software, today announced the availability of Sybase® Advantage Database Server® 10, the latest version of its client/server database with both ISAM table-based and SQL-based data access.

In addition to significant performance improvements, Sybase Advantage 10 offers enhancements that help Delphi and Visual FoxPro developers to leverage the latest Delphi 2010 and Visual Studio 2010 tools, deploy to 64-bit platforms, and more easily localise applications for international markets with Unicode support. Developers can create a growth path for their client/server and desktop applications as Sybase Advantage 10 can easily replace legacy data stores giving applications an embeddable database that requires little or no IT support.

“Sybase Advantage Database Server 10 continues its tradition of providing Delphi and Visual Foxpro developers with a scalable, supported replacement for legacy data stores,” said J.D. Mullin, Advantage Database Server R&D manager, Sybase. “This latest release builds on Advantage’s reputation as a reliable database platform for developers that continue to build applications with legacy development languages, and for those seeking a steady migration path to modern technologies.” 

“With the release of Advantage Database Server 10, Sybase continues the tradition of consistent improvements to this high-performance, low maintenance database server. In addition to a rich array of additional features and enhancements, this release also includes a large number of internal optimisations that will improve the performance of most Advantage client applications simply by upgrading the server to Advantage 10,” said Dr. Cary Jensen, Ph.D., President, Jensen Data Systems. “These improvements add significant value to the already impressive collection of features that make Advantage Database Server a perfect match for small to medium size database applications.”

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