What are TeamSybase and Team iAnywhere?

TeamSybase and Team iAnywhere are groups of highly skilled end-users of Sybase and iAnywhere products that support other end-users of those products in Sybase's NNTP newsgroups. Members of TeamSybase and Team iAnywhere are not Sybase or iAnywhere employees (though they may keep their membership if they later become Sybase or iAnywhere employees). They are chosen by Sybase and iAnywhere to become TeamSybase or Team iAnywhere members based on their technical expertise with those products. TeamSybase and Team iAnywhere members must possess strong product knowledge (in the newsgroup they support) and industry awareness. Although as a rule they are not usually Sybase or iAnywhere employees, TeamSybase and Team iAnywhere members must still represent the interests of Sybase and iAnywhere, their products and the newsgroups in a positive, professional manner.

Members of TeamSybase and Team iAnywhere are required to log on to the newsgroups five days a week and spend as much time as possible (Sybase and iAnywhere recommend 1 hour minimum) on newsgroup-related work each of those days when the number of messages warrants it.

Membership is by invitation only. People get invited because they get noticed. And people get noticed because they are acting as if they are already members. That is, the best way to become a member is to start acting like one. Start answering as many questions in the forums that you can, answer questions that haven't already been answered, answer them correctly and answer them courteously and you will eventually be considered for membership.

Because TeamSybase and Team iAnywhere members spend a considerable amount of time in the newsgroups answering questions in addition to their own jobs, they are unable to additionally respond to requests for assistance by email. Please limit requests for technical assistance and follow-ups to such requests to the newgroups. Thank you notes via email are appreciated though.