Sybase iAnywhere Delivers RFID University Webcasts

“Higher Education to Simplify Your RFID Development!” sponsored by AWID, Printronix, Symbol, ThingMagic and Zebra  

DALLAS, Tx. — RFID WORLD ? February 27, 2006 — iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), today unveiled RFID University, a series of free technical webcasts targeted at RFID developers. The goal of the program is to educate developers on various aspects of RFID development to enable them to jumpstart their RFID projects. The webcast series is offered as part of the Sybase iAnywhere RFID Developer Community in which hundreds of RFID developers have enrolled in order to benefit from free development software, RFID whitepapers, tech-tips, discussion forums and sample applications. Sponsors of RFID University include leading industry vendors AWID, Printronix, Symbol, ThingMagic and Zebra.

Upcoming RFID University webcasts:

• Thursday March 9 - RFID 101
• Thursday March 16 - The Intelligent RFID Network
• Thursday March 23 - Turning RFID Data into Information
• Thursday March 30 - RFID Management & Security
• Thursday April 6 - Growing the RFID Network I: Distributed Architectures for Logic and Data
• Thursday April 13 - Growing the RFID Network II: Adding New Applications

All webcasts begin at 2 P.M. E.T. and are 40 minutes in length. The webcasts will cover a technical area related to the development and deployment of RFID solutions. All participants will be eligible to receive a developer edition of RFID Anywhere™, a fully functional version of the product suitable for building prototypes and proof of concept systems.

Members of the press interested in attending sessions of RFID University can contact Crystal King at 978-287-1524. Non-press who are interested in additional details or registering for the webcasts can visit: http://www.ianywhere.com/rfid_university or call 1-800-801-2069. Sybase iAnywhere is also exhibiting at RFID World, booth #1422.

About RFID Anywhere

RFID Anywhere is a software platform that simplifies every phase of RFID projects, including development, deployment, and ultimately the management of highly distributed, multi-site networks. RFID Anywhere manages the interfaces between RFID readers and printers, as well as barcode equipment, remote sensors, and controllers. RFID Anywhere supports a broad array of readers, tag formats, and protocols, and can be deployed to the edge of the network, reducing the flow of data across the network and enabling real-time reactions to RFID event data.

About iAnywhere 

iAnywhere enables success at the front lines of business. The company holds worldwide market leadership positions in mobile and embedded databases, mobile management and security, mobile middleware and synchronization, and Bluetooth® and infrared protocol technologies.  Tens of millions of mobile devices, millions of subscribers, and 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company’s “Always Available” technologies, including SQL Anywhere, Afaria, OneBridge, and the AvantGo® mobile Internet service. iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY).  Visit www.ianywhere.com for more information.

Special Note: As used in this release, iAnywhere and Sybase iAnywhere mean iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. Sybase, iAnywhere, iAnywhere Solutions, RFID Anywhere, SQL Anywhere, Afaria, OneBridge and AvantGo are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. ® indicates registration in the United States of America. The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by iAnywhere is under license. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.