Announcing TechWave 2007 Pre-Conference: 2-day intensive classes with labs

Dear Sybase Customer:

If you’re attending TechWave 2007, you can’t afford to miss the Pre-Conference event and all the NEW sessions being offered. You'll get a comprehensive technical learning experience that delivers accelerated training on new and current product releases from our own instructors and other Sybase experts. 

TechWave 2007 will be hosted at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, August 6-10, 2007. Our Pre-Conference Sessions will be on August 5-6, 2007. Continental breakfast and hot buffet lunch will be provided each day, if you attend a Pre-Conference sessison.

For early TechWave registration discounts including Pre-Con training, click here to register or to learn more about TechWave 2007.

If you are interested only in attending Pre-Conference, call us at 1-800-8-SYBASE (1-800-879-2273) or contact your Education Consultant.

Testimonials from previous Pre-Conference attendees: 

“The course was very informative. I really like the hands-on lab work that the pre-conference courses provide.”

“Looking forward to implementing the new features of ASE 15. And this training gave us a lot of information for us to consider upgrading to ASE 15.”

“Thoroughly enjoyed the class. I learned a ton. Thanks!”

“Although my knowledge with this technology is limited, the whole learning-process experience for this class was very positive.” 

“Great knowledge and excellent delivery of the course”

Prize Drawings:

Sybase Education will have exciting prize drawings each day during your pre-conference training. Look for details in our future email correspondences to you.

TechWave 2007 Pre-Conference Sessions:

PC01 Moving to PowerBuilder 11.0
Product Focus: PowerBuilder
Experience Level: Experienced
Job Description: Applications Developer

Get hands-on experience and learn how to use the new features of PowerBuilder 11: User Interface changes, new language features, database support additions and Application Server deployment options. You will be exposed to the latest .Net features of PowerBuilder 11.0, including deploying PowerBuilder applications as .Net Web applications (ASP.Net 2.0), deploying PowerBuilder applications as .Net WinForm applications and the creation of Smart Client applications. You will learn how to create .Net Assemblies from PowerBuilder and use these assemblies in a true .Net (C#) application. We will also show you how to access members of true .Net assemblies (.Net framework classes or your own) from a PowerBuilder application. Finally, you will create, deploy and test .Net Web services from PowerBuilder. As a PowerBuilder developer, this session will help you learn Sybase’s approach to web-based development using the .NET capabilities of PowerBuilder 11.0 more quickly and efficiently.

PC02 Performance and Tuning for PowerBuilder: Advanced Tips and Techniques
Product Focus: PowerBuilder
Experience Level: Experienced
Job Description: Applications Developer

This session presents advanced performance enhancing techniques and procedures to the mature PowerBuilder developer. Learn how to improve your application performance using proven techniques for client/ server based technologies, as well as performance improvement techniques for developers writing or migrating to web-enabled applications. You will learn about handling XML with the PBDOM, file management, database technologies, scripting tips, and must-know internal mechanisms of PowerBuilder to help you develop the most robust and fastest applications possible.

PC03 Building .Net Applications with C# and DataWindow.Net 2.0
Product Focus: PowerBuilder, DataWindow. Net
Experience Level: Intermediate
Job Description: Applications Developer

This session bridges the gap between PowerBuilder and Visual Studio. Learn to reuse your PowerBuilder DataWindow/DataStore skills when building .Net applications using C#. Basic knowledge of the .Net framework classes as well as the C# language is assumed and required. You can meet these pre-requisites by completing an on-line self study which will be provided to all who register for this session. Using hands-on exercises, you will learn how to develop DataWindow objects, connection and transaction management code using the “legacy” Sybase Transaction object as well as perform similar functionality using the ADO.Net interface(s). Many advanced DataWindow topics will be covered, including how to dynamically create DataWindows and dynamically change the behavior of DataWindows, and creating an ASP.Net Web application using the DataWindow .Net technology. All labs and examples are developed in C#.

PC04 Advanced Modeling Techniques using PowerDesigner 12
Product Focus: PowerDesigner
Experience Level: Experienced
Job Description: Database Administrator (DBA), Consultant, Applications Developer, System Administrator, Object Administrator, IS/IT Management, System Analyst

Learn advanced PowerDesigner features and techniques such as how to customize the PowerDesigner interface. You will gain a better understanding of the PowerDesigner Generation Template Language and MetaModel, how to use impact analysis, properly control generation settings and behaviors using transformations. You will also learn how to implement naming standards and conversion tables, define Extended Model Definitions and customize Language files to include custom stereotypes, menu items and custom forms. For the more advanced user of PowerDesigner, this session will give you a more in-depth skill set on customizing PowerDesigner to fit your business needs.

PC05 Essential Techniques for Object Oriented Modeling using PowerDesigner 12
Product Focus: PowerDesigner
Experience Level: Intermediate
Job Description: Applications Developer

This session is highly interactive, where you are expected to be part of a design and development team working towards a solid design of an online banking system. You will use the UML and PowerDesigner 12 to assist in making all the decisions towards a final solution. Starting with high-level requirements you will create a high-level Domain model, move on to creating UML Use Case diagrams and Use Case Specifications, detailing all the requirements. Interaction diagrams (Sequence Diagrams) will be created to show detailed interaction between the objects identified by the Use Cases, resulting in further definition of the operations needed by the application. The culmination of the design session will include the creation of UML Class diagrams showing the detail and relationship between all objects, their attributes and operations. New and advanced PowerDesigner Object-Oriented modeling features will be highlighted by the instructor, such as Code generation, Reverse engineering, Reporting options, Repository, Extended Model Definitions, and Requirements models.

PC06 Powering Up with Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.0
Product Focus: Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
Experience Level: Intermediate
Job Description: Database Administrator (DBA)

Gain hands-on experience with the newest features of ASE version 15.0. The latest release of ASE includes a vast array of powerful features for administrators, SQL developers, and end users alike. Major new abilities include data partitioning, new optimization logic, and extended support for large databases.

PC07 Performance and Tuning: Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.0 Query Optimization New Features
Product Focus: Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
Experience Level: Experienced
Job Description: Consultant, Applications Developer, Database Administrator (DBA),System Administrator,

This session will highlight the new features and functionality of the Query Optimizer in ASE release 15.0. It includes new optimization techniques and enhanced configuration options to customize server behavior resulting to improve overall query performance. Instruction and lab exercises will cover new tools for interpreting and evaluating decisions made by the Query Optimizer.

PC08 Advanced Administration and Troubleshooting for ASE 15
Product Focus: Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
Experience Level: Experienced
Job Description: Database Administrator (DBA), System Administrator

This session covers new and advanced ASE 15.0 server administration techniques. Learn what to do when hardware fails, and how to implement the need-to-know special-use features of Adaptive Server Enterprise 15. Using hands-on labs, you will practice troubleshooting techniques and disaster prevention to demonstrate how you can make ASE highly available. Learn the special features that allow for greater flexibility in migration and automating administration, server monitoring, data security, and resource management.

PC09 Replication Server Masters v15.0
Product Focus: Replication Server (RS)
Experience Level: Experienced
Job Description: Replication Server Administrator (DBA), System Administrator

This session covers advanced administration techniques for Replication Server 15.0. Designed for administrators who work in complex environments where performance, disaster recovery, and high availability are the greatest priority, this session addresses real-world performance and administration concerns that are encountered in today’s active production environments. Learn and apply recovery techniques and performance tuning. Highly advanced topics including disaster, recovery, internals, benchmarking, performance tuning, and peer-to-peer replication are addressed specifically information that you need to know to become a Replication Server master.

PC10 Sybase WorkSpace Boot Camp: Developing Robust Applications
Product Focus: WorkSpace
Experience Level: Novice
Job Description: Applications Developer, Systems Integrator, Database Administrator (DBA)

Learn the fundamentals of Sybase Workspace, an advanced IDE for SOA development, to get you started on your projects. Using a financial business application use case, you will explore how to design, develop, explore, deploy and debug your applications in an integrated environment using the open-source Eclipse platform.

ebiz Impact Master Class
Product Focus:eBiz Impact
Experience Level: Experienced
Job Description: Applications Developer

Learn how to use and gain hands-on experience with powerful, flexible and emerging techniques for getting the most out of eBiz Impact. The session will cover four topics. The first, Custom External C/C++ Functions in ODL Projects, can be used to enable otherwise difficult solutions. You will learn how to create, implement, install, deploy, test and call these functions. The second, Implementing Java AIMs, will present basic concepts and techniques for Object Oriented Programming and how to apply them to writing Java AIMs using two methods - a remote access method and a plugin access method. The third, Integrating Web Services with Impact, will show how to provide attractive web-based options for application interfaces. A sample query and response application will be reviewed. The fourth, Implementing Web-based CNC functions with Impact, will explore Impact's Java CNC interface and demonstrate how to call these functions from Java applications and web browser interfaces.

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Sybase Education Services
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