Sybase SQL Server 11 brings enterprise performance to Windows NT. (includes related article on the program's Logical Memory Manager) (Software Review)(Evaluation)

A rich suite of visual tools eases administration, while scalability makes this the NT database for the enterprise.

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Sybase SQL Server 11 for Windows NT Prices start at US$995

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Sybase SQL Server for Windows NT is a SQL relational database that delivers enterprise-class features on a PC platform. In the intervening years since its split from Microsoft, Sybase has crafted a strategy for differentiating its flagship database to emphasize its strengths in performance and portability. Sybase's SQL Server strategy boils down to this: mixed workload, mixed platforms. That is, the product can be tuned to a variety of needs (i.e., decision support or OLTP), and scales up to UNIX flavors of SQL Server, or all the way down to its small-footprint cousin SQL Anywhere. With this Windows NT version of the product, Sybase adds affordability and easier administration to create an enterprise-caliber DBMS for the Wintel platform.

Scalable enterprise database for NT

With SQL Server for the NT platform, Sybase looks to target a market called "The New Workplace." Organizations might range from five to 1,000 users who could be at a central location or in remote field offices. From Sybase's perspective, this market is the sweet spot between large-scale UNIX platforms and personal-productivity, and single-user databases. This vision informs many of the design and …