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		manvsmachine on May 12, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SAP to Buy Sybase for $5.25 Billion Sybase isn't really in the enterprise DB space anymore. That part of the business still exists, but it's not really what they push, as far as I've been told. These days, they primarily do client-server middleware for mobile devices. Device tracking, remote wiping / encryption, that kind of stuff.

jhammerb on May 13, 2010 | [–]

Not true at all. They do have other lines of business, but their databases business continues to grow. See http://seekingalpha.com/article/185179-sybase-inc-q4-2009-ea..., e.g.

mrtron on May 13, 2010 | [–]

They still make huge bank in the enterprise DB space. I would imagine middleware for mobile is a tiny amount of their revenue.

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