Embarcadero is equipping Sybase ASE developers and DBAs with a toolset that claims to simplify their development, database administration, and performance-tuning tasks. The new DB PowerStudio for Sybase ASE combines several of Embarcadero's database tools into a toolset designed to help Sybase ASE developers boost productivity by eliminating development and administration tasks.

DB PowerStudio is said to deliver workflows to build and maintain mission-critical Sybase ASE database applications, streamline the database change management process, and pinpoint and fix performance bottlenecks. The DB PowerStudio for Sybase ASE suite is available in a Developer Edition and a DBA Edition. The Developer Edition includes Rapid SQL, DB Optimizer, and DB Change Manager. The DBA Edition also includes DB Optimizer and DB Change Manager, as well as DBArtisan for advanced database administration.

"Any Sybase ASE professional will tell you that, with the right tools at their fingertips, they can do their jobs with increased efficiency and accuracy and help IT exceed their service levels," said Scott Walz, senior director of product management for Embarcadero. "With DB PowerStudio for Sybase ASE, we're putting some of our most powerful and well-regarded database tools into their hands, enabling them to maximize their resources and tackle critical tasks such as database change management and SQL optimization with new levels of speed and ease."