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OpenLink Software and Sybase deliver ODBC for Mac OS X

New single-tier Sybase driver for ODBC provides transparent access to Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise from Mac OS X applications
By OpenLink
Johannesburg, 23 Oct 2002

OpenLink Software, Inc., industry and technology leader in the development and deployment of secure, high-performance database connectivity drivers for ODBC and JDBC, announced today the incorporation of OpenLink`s industry-acclaimed, high-performance Single-Tier Driver for ODBC, for Sybase into its Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) for Mac OS X.

"The combined efforts of these two technology leaders have resulted in the delivery of a critical and powerful piece of enterprise application development infrastructure for the Mac OS X platform," said Andrew Hill, director of technology evangelism at OpenLink Software. "ODBC connectivity for Sybase ASE ensures that Mac OS X developers have a standards-compliant mechanism for connecting to any Sybase database engine regardless of host operating system," he added.

Additional information on OpenLink Software can be obtained from the Web site, http://www.openlinksw.com.

The new Single-Tier Sybase Driver for ODBC provides connectivity to Sybase ASE 12.5.x from ODBC compliant Cocoa-, Carbon- and Darwin-based applications, running on Mac OS X 10.1.x or 10.2.x (Jaguar). It enables Mac application vendors and developers to easily migrate to Sybase ASE, without having to re-write the applications that use ODBC connectivity. In addition, other application vendors and developers whose applications use ODBC and run on NT or Unix will find a high degree of ODBC compatibility using ASE on Mac OS X. The Single-Tier Sybase Driver for ODBC installs with OpenLink`s Aqua-based ODBC Administrator - which has built-in server discovery, enabled by Rendezvous technology, that simplifies the task of locating and connecting to Rendezvous-enabled instances of Adaptive Server Enterprise - and other ODBC infrastructure components.

"Sybase is excited to be working with OpenLink to deliver a robust developer solution for Mac OS X," said Steve Olson, technical director of engineering at Sybase. "Sybase is committed to providing an open architecture that bridges all technology platforms and allows everything to work together, preserving existing infrastructure investments and improving efficiency. Our newest release on Mac OS X speaks directly to that commitment."

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OpenLink Software

OpenLink Software is a privately held software company with offices in the U.S.A., United Kingdom, France, Malaysia, Nigeria and Bulgaria. It has been the leading provider and technology innovator in the database connectivity driver market since 1993. Its products are currently used by over 10,000 companies world-wide for post-pilot and post-evaluation ODBC and JDBC based solutions.

Sybase, Inc.

Sybase is the enterprise infrastructure company that bridges heterogeneous technologies. With industry-leading Enterprise Portal (EP), mobile and wireless solutions, essential integration products, and high performance database management systems, Sybase is one of the largest independent software companies in the world. For more information, visit the Sybase Web site: http://www.sybase.com.

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Helen Heward-Mills
OpenLink
(781) 273 0900
hmills@openlinksw.com