Sybase said that the new version of Sybase PowerDesigner provides enterprise architects, IT professionals and business managers with the ability to improve business and IT alignment through its unique Link and Synch technology. Sybase PowerDesigner 15 also increases the capability for impact analysis and provides greater visibility for all stakeholders independent of technical experience.

Sybase claims that reducing overall costs and system redundancies, PowerDesigner 15 provides a modeling and metadata management tool used to align IT and business goals for meeting regulatory compliance and migrating to modern architectures such as service-oriented architectures. It is reported that PowerDesigner allows for easy analysis and impact measurement between the business ‘as-is’ state and the ‘to-be’ state allowing for accurate, predictable and reliable IT resource planning in line with business goals.