Sybase says Linux now a priority By Erich Luening Staff Writer, CNET News.com March 3, 1999, 8:20 a.m. PT Support for Linux just keeps on growing. Sybase today said it plans to ship a fully supported, feature-complete version of its flagship database, Adaptive Server Enterprise, for the Linux operating system. The move follows the recent wave of Linux support from a large group of major vendors. Sybase said the database will now include the same features and technical support as Sybase's core Unix and Windows NT database releases. Linux is a Unix-like operating system developed by Linus Torvalds and supported by countless other programmers across the Internet. It's growing both in popularity and reputation, and most of the computing industry has moved to embrace it in one way or another in recent months. Sybase is no newcomer to the Linux market. The Emeryville, California-based company has offered a free, unsupported version of Adaptive Server Enterprise for Linux since last August. After months of strong customer enthusiasm for Adaptive Server Enterprise for Linux, Sybase is extending its commitment to Linux by supporting it as a core platform. In addition, Sybase also announced its plans to offer a fully-supported Linux version of its mobile and embedded database product, SQL Anywhere Studio, targeting such applications as monitoring systems and point-of-sale devices. Sybase said it plans to begin shipping versions of the Adaptive Server Enterprise for the Linux platform in the second quarter of this year. Pricing details will be released upon general availability, the company said. From MAILER-DAEMON@cs.depaul.edu Thu Mar 4 10:18:53 1999