SYBASE acquired PowerSoft AND SDP, was Re: PowerBuilder acquires S-designer?

PowerSoft did not acquire SDP, SA (the makers of S-Designor), Sybase did. Sybase also acquired PowerSoft previously. They are not independent companies, they are divisions of Sybase. Sybase had to acquire a CASE tool because companies are finding that it is impossible to build sophisticated client/server applications using first generation tools stuck in one life cycle stage, like PowerBuilder. In addition, since Oracle started taking away Sybase's market in both databases (with Oracle7) and tools (with Developer/2000), and recently also start shipping great CASE tools (with Designer/2000), Sybase had to buy a company to keep up. Of course, like with their first CASE tool acquisition (Deft, a few years ago, which is not even shipped anymore), they overpaid for a functionally weak product. The acquisition cost was about US$20MM, which caused Sybase to have a second straight quarter of losses. If you use LogicWorks' ERWin with PowerBuilder, expect a visit from the Sybase/PowerSoft rep trying to get you to swap to S-Designor. S-Designor will be integrated with PowerBuilder within a few years (probably around the same time the Mac and Unix ports ship ;-), so I bet the other CASE vendors find out soon just how "open" Sybase intends to be with PowerBuilder. Just MHO ...

In article <itkennet.7.002477BF_at_polyu.edu.hk> itkennet_at_polyu.edu.hk (Kenneth Yuen) writes:
>Recently I have looked at the PB WWW page and found that Powersoft established
>a Designer-division. Also, Powersoft holds an official course for S-designer
>for PB. Does anyone know further information?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Kenneth
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