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ISUG Member Benefits

This list of benefits can change at any time during the year. New benefits will be made available to our membership base as soon as they become available to us.

The Green Package consists of all the benefits in the other packages, plus a package of free Sybase Software. This package is available for an incredibly low annual membership fee of $99! (Actual cost may vary by user group.)

The package includes:

ISUG Technical Journal
- A subscription to the monthly online edition of the ISUG Technical Journal, delivered on the Web and by environmentally friendly PDF.
- Vote for the Winners of the ISUG Journal Award.
Software:
- Free NFR Developer Edition of Appeon for PowerBuilder, v6.5
- Free NFR copy of WorkSpace Studio 2.5 (download)
- Free personal-use member copy of Sybase PowerBuilder 12.5 or 12.0 (download)
- EAServer 6.3 Developers Edition (download)
- Free Copy of SQL Anywhere for Windows (download)
- 25% Discount on PowerDesigner Developers Edition (download)
Documentation:
- SyBooks PowerBuilder Enterprise Technical Library Documentation
Discounts:
- Save $150 off price of MDA Tables training course from eLearnIT
- Discounts on HP hardware
- Get a 3 month free trial subscription to the digital edition of the PowerBuilder Developers Journal (PBDJ), and at the end of the trial period you can save 40% on a one-year or two-year subscription!
- 20% off QweryBuilder from WerySoft.
- 35% off O'Reilly books.
- Save 10% off list price on all individual registrations for Sybase Learning Center and SyberLearning LIVE classes.
- Save 20% on CSP Certification Exams (DBA & IFD) at Prometric.
And from the Basic Package:
Participation in ISUG's Virtual User Groups.
Access to recordings of events.
Ability to influence Sybase product direction by voting in the ISUG enhancement process.
Participation in online Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
Participation in ISUG forums/mailing lists.
A subscription to the ISUG monthly newsletter.
Notifications of upcoming meetings and training opportunities.
Participation in online Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and access to on-demand replays.

The personal use license permits you to learn PowerBuilder, play with PowerBuilder features, educate yourself about the product, etc. It doesn't permit any form of commercial development, either for profit or not-for-profit.

In addition, you are required to maintain your green/gold membership in ISUG to continue using the software. The license keys generated are timed and will require periodic renewals (currently once a year). If your membership expires, your right to use the software is revoked. You will also be unable to generate a renewal key.