Rob Veitch

There's a lot of talk today about the potential of mobile and wireless technology. Somewhere between the hype and the naysaying lies the truth. While you cannot yet watch a movie on your mobile phone, many companies are harnessing the power of mobile technology to reap significant rewards. Don't let the mobile application revolution pass you by. You probably never believed the hype to begin with, but a realistic appraisal of the strengths of mobile technology will likely surprise even a skeptic. And once the limitations are honestly addressed, the real possibilities of mobile technology are more apparent. Uncertainty in the face of revolutionary enterprise computing technology is not without precedent. Over the last decade, desktop applications for customer relationship ... (more)

Sybase Support for Open Standards Continues as J2EE Emerges

In some ways, the appearance of J2EE in the Java world is similar to the introduction of SQL to the database world. Prior to SQL, each vendor's search engine and approach was unique and hierarchical - in other words, a proprietary system that was inflexible and difficult to maintain. SQL and the relational model offered a standard, nonproprietary approach to storing and organizing data t... (more)

The New Face of the Enterprise Arrives

Last summer I discussed how the evolution of consumer portals like Yahoo! was expanding the industry's understanding of what a corporate Web site might entail (see PBDJ, Vol. 6, issue 8). In fact, the ultimate result of moving a business to the Web seemed to naturally create an "enterprise portal" for the business. I also told you to be on the lookout for important announcements from Syb... (more)

Extending PowerBuilder Applications to the Web

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is one customer who's leveraged PowerBuilder and EAServer to develop an intranet solution. This application has provided BCBSRI with tremendous cost savings and enhanced performance. Using Data to Everyone's Advantage BCBSRI is the state's largest and only locally based health plan. Founded in 1939, BCBSRI provides health coverage for on... (more)

In the New Millennium, the Middle is the Center

It's a new year, a new millennium (give or take a year), and we've just released version 3.5 of the Sybase Enterprise Application Server. There's no better time to contemplate where we've been and where we're going. Since the first release of PowerBuilder, our mission has been to make it as easy as possible to develop and deploy business applications. In 1991 that meant building client/se... (more)