Linux / Sybase news

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

___Sybase To Release Linux Version Of Database System___
Sybase Inc. will release this quarter a beta Linux version 
of SQL Anywhere Studio, the vendor's mobile and embedded 
database system, with general availability likely by 
midyear, the company will disclose today. Sybase is 
developing the new release on Linux from Red Hat Software 
Inc., but will likely ship versions of the database for 
versions of Linux from Caldera Systems Inc. and other 
vendors.

Demand for a Linux product for X86-based computers has been 
particularly strong among developers building embedded 
applications -- such as software for handheld devices and 
point-of-sale systems -- with SQL Anywhere at their core, 
says product management director Chris Kleisath. "That is 
where we would likely see the vast majority of our Linux 
customers," he says.

The beta copy of the Linux version of SQL Anywhere can be 
downloaded at 
http://www.sybase.com/products/anywhere/linuxbeta. Sybase 
will also announce today that SQL Anywhere Studio is 
available immediately for Solaris, HP-UX, and IBM AIX Unix 
systems, priced at $399 for one user and $999 for five 
users.  -- Rick Whiting