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Sybase appoints new ANZ executives

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Database vendor Sybase has announced two senior appointments for the company's Australia and New Zealand operations. Wayne Kedzlie has joined Sybase as New Zealand branch manager. Kedzlie joins Sybase after more than ten years in the data warehouse industry. Most recently, he was the founder and managing director of the New Zealand-based company, Olapworks. Jon Brown has joined Sybase as a senior systems consultant based in the Sybase Melbourne office.  Previously with iWay (Information Builders) and Sonic Software as systems engineer, Brown has worked in the UK and Australia with systems ranging from large mainframes to mass-produced embedded devices.The two appointments bring to 13 the number of new-hires to the Sybase ANZ sales team this year.