Sybase Appoints New President of Sybase 365

DUBLIN, Calif., June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sybase, Inc., an SAP company (NYSE: SAP) and industry leader in enterprise and mobile software, today announced that the company has appointed John J. Sims as president of its mobile services business – Sybase 365, effective July 1.

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"We warmly welcome John to the Sybase family," said John Chen, chairman and CEO of Sybase. "John brings a wealth of experience in the mobile market, and will focus on extending the global leadership of Sybase 365 in messaging and mobile commerce services."

From 2001 to 2010, John served as CEO of 724 Solutions, Inc., a company that engages in the design, development, marketing and support of mobile internet/mobile broadband products for use by mobile network operators worldwide. He was also co-founder, CEO and President of TANTAU Software, Inc., a global provider of high volume, secure, mobile eCommerce solutions to enterprises. Prior to co-founding TANTAU, John served as COO of SCC Communications, a telecommunications support service company. He has also held several management positions at Tandem Computers — a developer of fault tolerant computer systems, and various financial and general management positions at Burroughs Corporation — a manufacturer of computer and related equipment.

"Sybase 365 has a unique opportunity to expand its share of the operator services and mobile commerce services markets, particularly in the rapidly growing areas of mobile banking, mobile payments and IPX connectivity," states Sims. "It will be exciting and gratifying to shepherd Sybase 365 growth in such a vibrant market."

In 2001, John was honored with the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the communications category for the Greater Austin area. He has been a speaker at numerous industry events, including the GSMA Mobile World Congress and CTIA events.

Sims will replace Marty J. Beard, who is leaving Sybase to pursue other endeavors.

About Sybase

Sybase, an SAP company, is the industry leader in delivering enterprise and mobile software to manage, analyze and mobilize information. We are recognized globally as a performance leader, proven in the most data-intensive industries and across all major systems, networks and devices. Our information management, analytics and enterprise mobility solutions have powered the world's most mission-critical systems in financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing and government. For more information, visit www.sybase.com. Read Sybase blogs: http://blogs.sybase.com. Join the conversation on Twitter at @Sybase and @MobileWork.

About Sybase 365

Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (an SAP company; NYSE: SAP), is the global leader in enabling mobile information services for mobile operators, financial institutions and enterprises. We provide our customers with the widest offering in SMS, MMS, GRX, IPX interoperability, end-to-end mobile commerce solutions, innovative mCRM, mobile marketing and content delivery services. Sybase 365 processes more than 1.5 billion messages per day, reaching 900 operators and 5.2 billion subscribers around the world. For more information, visit: www.sybase.com/365. Read our blogs: http://blogs.sybase.com. 

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