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Date: Thursday January 19th at 11am EST (New York) / 17h00 CET (Paris)

Quels sont les avantages d’une migration vers PB 12.x Classic ou PB 12.x .NET ? Quel sont les coûts et les difficultés liés à la migration ?
Pour apprendre à migrer vos applications pas à pas et répondre à toutes ses questions, rejoignez-nous le 19 janvier 2011 sur PowerBuilderTV.

What are the advantages of migrating to PB 12.x Classic and PB 12.x .NET? What are the costs and difficulties related to migration?
To learn step by step how to migrate your applications and in order to answer any question you may have, join us January 19, 2012 on PowerBuilderTV.

Presenter : Bassam Tannouri
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Register – https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/663938618

Thursday, January 12th
6:00pm – 8:00pm

Offices of: McKesson
10735 David Taylor Drive
Suite 100
Charlotte, NC 28262

SQL Performance Improvements

Jerry Day of McKesson will speak about improving your sql with an eye towards performance tuning, aggregate reporting, and overall maintenance improvement.  Microsoft SQLServer 2008 is the topic database but the discussion will center on ANSI SQL.

Source Control for the Home User

Matt Balent will demonstrate the use of WIzsource, a full featured source control system available from TopWiz Software, which is free for single use.  Written in Powerbuilder, it supports the SCC API and can be used with SQL Anywhere, Sybase ASE, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle 9/10.

Register: http://my.isug.com/e/in/eid=127

Date: Thursday January 12th at 11am EST (New York) / 17h00 CET (Paris)

As a .NET language, PowerBuilder 12 supports the Microsoft Common Language Specification (CLS.) We’ll review the CLS, learn how to utilize external .NET resources, how to create .NET Consumer Role compatible applications using the PowerBuilder 12 Classic IDE, and how to create .NET compatible extenders using the PowerBuilder .NET IDE.

Presenter: Don Clayton

Register – https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/642801058

Wednesday December 14th 2011
at 11am EST (New York) / 17h CET (Paris)

PowerBuilder 12 remains a potent application development platform that arguably remains the highest-level programming environment for .NET available. But times change: user interfaces are now “User Experiences”, and Windows 7 was a UX game changer. The Internet is ubiquitous, and today, application access is taken for granted. Yet users still want applications that are both powerful and pleasant to use, as well as systems that leverage their computing platforms of choice effectively. In this session, a real-world development project to build an entirely modern, Enterprise-class PowerBuilder application from the ground up will be explored. Topics will include the strategic decisions made regarding platforms, architecture, appropriate reuse, and designing a look and feel with an eye towards for the future. So long MDI, hello WPF. In addition to showing this groundbreaking development effort, the speaker will discuss a variety of ways to update older PowerBuilder applications to achieve higher user satisfaction and productivity, and how to leverage the Sybase design and development tools appropriately. A variety of Sybase tools, including PowerDesigner, PowerBuilder 12 Classic and WPF, and Appeon 6.5 will be demonstrated.

Presenter: Don Clayton

REGISTER: http://powerbuilder.tv/index.php/en/upcoming-webinars/1-upcoming-webinars/135-building-modern-powerbuilder-applications

Thursday, December 8th at noon ET

 There is still time to join us on Thursday, December 8th at noon ET for the webcast “GeoEnviron – A Practical Look at Simplifying a PowerBuilder User Interface” featuring Geokon’s innovative PowerBuilder Development Manager, Michael Kramer.

Geokon was honored with the 2010 ComputerWorld Honors Laureate for its GeoEnviron product for identifying, documenting, analyzing and planning environmental clean-up projects in less time and with greater accuracy. By taking full advantage of PowerBuilder’s DataWindow technology and time-saving coding features, the GeoEnviron team was able to revamp their user interface across 2,400 DataWindows in less than a week.

In this webcast, Michael will give you a guided tour through the award-winning GeoEnviron application, discuss the reasoning and process behind its design, quantify the cost-savings of using the PowerBuilder platform, and share the actual production code as he covers:

• How to create a simplified, yet highly intuitive user experience using PowerBuilder for native Windows applications including how to integrate with 3rd party applications
• How the user interface implements a modern look within an MDI frame using numerous coding techniques and design elements
• DataWindow techniques from tool tips to Google® maps on a report to query-by-example
• Developer tooling – setting up the PowerBuilder IDE, writing developer tools in PowerBuilder, and auto-converting UI using dwModify

Don’t miss this interview style, interactive webinar! Register now! It’s a convenient, easy, way to learn how you can update and modernize your applications from award-winning PowerBuilder “Rock Star” Michael Kramer, from Geokon.

REGISTER: http://response.sybase.com/forms/NAO11Q4PBWBCSTGeokon?mc=bl

Thursday December 8th 2011
at 11am EST (New York) / 17h CET (Paris)

It is essential to list all the important points to take into account when creating a Single Sign-On system. The principle of SSO may seem simple to explain, but in reality it implies numerous functionalities. Additionally, your system may need to support certain complex technical specifications that will add to the functional complexity. During this webinar we will list these points and present a solution that will ensure the success of your project. This solution will be illustrated with concrete examples and case studies. We will also include information allowing attendees to calculate the ROI of each solution: software and material costs, implementation times, etc…

Presenter: Christophe Dufourmantelle

REGISTER: http://powerbuilder.tv/index.php/en/upcoming-webinars/1-upcoming-webinars/136-add-single-sign-on-to-powerbuilder-applications

Thursday, December 8 at noon Eastern Time
REGISTER TODAY: http://response.sybase.com/forms/NAO11Q4PBWBCSTGeokon?mc=bl

Join us on Thursday, December 8th at noon ET for the webcast “GeoEnviron – A Practical Look at Simplifying a PowerBuilder User Interface” featuring Geokon’s innovative PowerBuilder Development Manager, Michael Kramer.

Geokon was honored with the 2010 ComputerWorld Honors Laureate for its GeoEnviron product for identifying, documenting, analyzing and planning environmental clean-up projects in less time and with greater accuracy. By taking full advantage of PowerBuilder’s DataWindow technology and time-saving coding features, the GeoEnviron team was able to revamp their user interface across 2400 DataWindows in less than a week.

In this webcast, Michael will give you a guided tour through the award-winning GeoEnviron application, discuss the reasoning and process behind its design, quantify the cost-saving of using the PowerBuilder platform, and share the actual production code as he covers:

• How to create a simplified, yet highly intuitive user experience using PowerBuilder for native Windows applications including how to integrate with 3rd party applications
• How the user interface implements a modern look within an MDI frame using numerous coding techniques and design elements
• DataWindow techniques from tool tips to Google® maps on a report to query-by-example
• Developer tooling – setting up the PowerBuilder IDE, writing developer tools in PowerBuilder, and auto-converting UI using dwModify

Don’t miss this interview style, interactive webinar! Register now! It’s a convenient, easy, way to learn how you can update and modernize your applications from award-winning PowerBuilder “Rock Star” Michael Kramer, from Geokon.

Tuesday November 15th 2011
at 11am EST (New York) / 17h CET (Paris)

Some of you may have heard about Appeon and how well it works, but you may not know exactly how to use it. This seminar walks you through the process of migrating an actual PowerBuilder application with Appeon 6.5. You will learn from concrete examples as well as case studies. Also, we will equip you to run ROI calculation for your specific scenario, including software and material costs as well as implementation times.

Presenter: Christophe Dufourmantelle

Register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/683949106

Session in Spanish
Martes 22 de noviembre del 2011
a las 10:00 de la Ciudad de México / 17:00 Madrid
Presentadóra: Carmina Garcia
Inscripción: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/368354402

Session in French
Mercredi 16 novembre 2011
11h00 EST (New York) / 17h00 CET (Paris)
Intervenant : Christophe Dufourmantelle
Inscription
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/338522042

The first meeting of the North Carolina Sybase User Group will be held on November 10th in Charlotte at the offices of McKesson.

Thursday, November 10th
6:00pm – 8:00pm
10735 David Taylor Drive
Suite 100
Charlotte, NC 28262
[MAP]

Since this is the first meeting we are encouraging as many people as possible to attend to help us launch the group!  We’ll be primarily focused on PowerBuilder this time, and we’re pleased to welcome Sue Dunnell and John Strano as our guest speakers.  Sue is the Product Manager for PowerBuilder and she’ll be talking about the roadmap for PowerBuilder as well as hosting a focus-group session where you’ll be able to give her direct feedback. John is a Sybase Technology Evangelist and will be presenting a PowerBuilder 12.5 Overview.

This meeting is free to attend, but you must pre-register.  We’ll be providing light refreshments for all attendees.  If you have any questions, please contact us.

REGISTER: http://my.isug.com/p/cm/ld?fid=466

Thursday November 3rd 2011
at 11am EST (New York) / 16h CET (Paris)

According to Forrester, the global market for cloud computing will increase six-fold to $240 billion by the end of the decade. In this session, we’ll discuss the core components and attributes of a cloud solution – focusing on Microsoft Windows Azure – and investigate the advantages of and opportunities for adapting existing PowerBuilder applications (and building new ones) to work in a cloud environment. We’ll specifically take a look at how to host PowerBuilder Web services in the cloud as well as how to leverage cloud services – including SQL Azure – from an application built to run in-house. After a combination of slides, demos, and discussion you’ll leave with a better understanding of how you as a PowerBuilder developer and architect can stake your claim in the cloud.

Presenter: Jim O’Neil

Register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/685044274