“PowerBuilder 9 is both an XML development tool and a Web services development tool now–definitely a case of teaching an old dog new tricks,” said Jason Bloomberg, an analyst with ZapThink LLC, of Cambridge, Mass.

Bloomberg said Sybase is aiming Version 9.0 at its established PowerBuilder users. However, many of those customers also use Java 2 Enterprise Edition and .Net. Sybase, he said, wants to support Web services interfaces throughout its product lineup, rather than have a separate Web services product strategy.

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