Likewise, SAP has a larger footprint on the world stage, which allows Sybase to take its product to a broader market more quickly, said Raj Nathan, an executive vice president of Sybase.

SAP will gain a comprehensive set of technologies for mobile applications through the Sybase purchase and has announced big plans for them. In fact, “mobility is the new desktop,” according to ...

The deal is financed from SAP's existing cash resources plus a $2.75 billion loan facility. SAP believes the acquisition will be immediately accretive and Sybase will operate as a stand alone brand.

However, Sybase will retain its core management, including CEO John Chen, and still operate as a stand-alone unit under the name “Sybase, an SAP company.” About 3,800 people work for Sybase ...

SAP's $5.8 billion acquisition of Sybase raises a bevy of questions and sparks a good bit of head scratching. Is this deal really all about mobility in the enterprise, Sybase's growth engine?

It’s likely that SAP will eventually de-emphasize its own MaxDB, which is used by many customers to support SAP applications, in favor of Sybase’s Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), Monash said.

SAP recently acquired Sybase for $5.8 billion. Sybase, which primarily derives its revenues by selling database software, also sells software for mobile phones on which businesses can deploy ...

SAP has shied from big acquisitions in the past. The Sybase deal will be second in size only to its $6.8 billion acquisition of data analytics vendor Business Objects in 2007. Aside from that it ...

SAP will also assume Sybase’s debt of $400 million. Sybase, based in Dublin, Calif., will operate as a stand-alone unit within SAP under its current management.

SAP announced the US$5.8 billion deal on Wednesday. Once the deal is complete, SAP plans to set up Sybase as a separately branded unit, as it did after purchasing BI (business intelligence) vendor ...

SAP will gain a comprehensive set of technologies for mobile applications through the Sybase purchase and has announced big plans for them. In fact, “mobility is the new desktop,” according to ...

SAP will gain a comprehensive set of technologies for mobile applications through the Sybase purchase and has announced big plans for them. In fact, “mobility is the new desktop,” according to ...