Database files are independent of the operating system, allowing them to be copied between supported platforms.
The engine supports stored procedures, user functions (using Watcom SQL, T-SQL, Java, or C/C++), triggers, referential integrity, row-level locking, replication, high availability, proxy tables, and events (scheduled and system events).
SQL Anywhere is used in several contexts, including as an embedded database, particularly as an application data store.
It can be used as a database server for work groups or for small or medium-sized businesses.
SQL Anywhere Server is a high performing and embeddable relational database-management system (RDBMS) that scales from thousands of users in server environments down to desktop and mobile applications used in widely deployed, zero-administration environments.