Sybase introduces PowerBuilder Web Framework Services

Rahul Gupta

MUMBAI: Aimed at offering consultants a rich set of foundations for extending
existing PowerBuilder applications to the Web, Sybase has introduced
PowerBuilder Web Framework Services. PowerBuilder customers who need to
Web-enable their existing PowerBuilder applications will be benefited from this
framework.



Sybase South Asia director, Govind Nangrani said, "The Framework for
PowerBuilder provides a host of new features that continue to allow developers
to build powerful applications easily and rapidly. It will benefit the Indian
developer community and boost their productivity and make Web-centric software
projects easier to manage," he added.



The PowerBuilder Web Framework will allow PowerBuilder customers to leverage on
existing investments such as development skills sets and developed Powerbuilder
COM or C or C++ components and at the same time support J2EE component
requirement. This Framework is built on a J2EE 1.3 certified application server.
The benefits of PowerBuilder Web Framework for customers include the ability to
quick-start a Web application and reuse existing PowerBuilder codes.



In order to help customers, Sybase consultants are available on-site to transfer
knowledge and customize reference implementation. PowerBuilder Web Framework is
targeted at enterprise customers who have already invested in PowerBuilder and
at the same time would like to build a new Web application and extend their
PowerBuilder applications to the Web.



Features of PowerBuilder Web Framework include security authentication and
authorization, J2EE security standard conformity, simplified GUI design, custom
made ‘Action Servlet’, configuration based HTMLDW, high performance
datawindow memory caching technology, PowerBuilder Servlet ancestor,
device/browser detection mechanism, root context adapter, XML Web application
configuration, IIS & iPlanet Web server redirection, Internet datawindow
report server and ready-made Web application for implementation reference.



Sybase is the enterprise Infrastructure company and deals with enterprise
portals, mobile and wireless solutions, essential integration products, and high
performance database management systems.