
		 This label shows the name of the SQL Server you are currently using.  A SQL Server is software running on a host somewhere which receives and understands SQL-language commands.  It is the interface between you and the tables of data stored in a database.  

Each SQL Server 'contains' several databases, and each database contains several tables.  Usually there is only one SQL server running on one host (machine).  So if you see more than one SQL server in the Sign-On window Server menu, that probably means that more than one host at your site is offering Sybase access to users on your machine.  

Do not confuse the SQL server name with the hostname, however.  They are not related.  A SQL server is usually given a meaningful name, like ADMIN-DATA or PUBLIC, to give you a clue as to what kind of databases it handles.  

If tables were manila folders and databases were filing cabinets, then SQL Servers would be rooms or offices containing filing cabinets.
	
