Sybase is a full fledged rdbms. In the past it catered to
rapid transaction processing, particularly in the financial
community. I /assume/ it has good SQL support, data protection
as well as good scaling.
It also has/had powerbuilder as its tool set.
I can get more accurate Sybase info from the horse's
mouth if no one else has that info.
-elein
On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 04:51:16PM -0400, Robert Treat wrote:
> Taken from an article discussing recent additions to the osx platform
> (http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=877426788&fp=16&fpid=0)
>
> "OS X ships with two open source database managers, MySQL and
> PostGresQL. However, for large-scale databases, these free options may
> not suffice. To fill that gap, Sybase has ported its enterprise-grade
> DBMS, ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise), to OS X. ASE 12.5 delivers the
> full range of capabilities found in Unix and Windows editions of
> Sybase's server, including scaling, data protection, graphical
> management, and a rich SQL command set. "
>
> To be honest I can't recall ever using it, but I can't imagine sybase
> having better scaling, data protection, or better SQL command set than
> postgresql. Anyone have the insider knowledge on what makes sybase so
> good or can we chalk this one up to the "clueless pundit" factor?
>
> Robert Treat
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