Index: persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/Bundle.properties
===================================================================
--- persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/Bundle.properties	(revision 40865)
+++ persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/Bundle.properties	(working copy)
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@
 sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getleftjoin=<-> DBVendorType.getLeftJoin(): {0}.
 sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getleftjoinpost=<-> DBVendorType.getLeftJoinPost(): {0}.
 sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getleftlikeescape=<-> DBVendorType.getLeftLikeEscape(): {0}.
+sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getnotequal=<-> DBVendorType.getNotEqual(): {0}.
 sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getposition3args=<-> DBVendorType.getPositionThreeArrgs(): {0}.
 sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getposition=<-> DBVendorType.getPosition(): {0}.
 sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getpositionin=<-> DBVendorType.getPositionIn(): {0}.
Index: persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/Bundle_ja.properties
===================================================================
--- persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/Bundle_ja.properties	(revision 40865)
+++ persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/Bundle_ja.properties	(working copy)
@@ -599,6 +599,8 @@
 sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getisnull=<-> DBVendorType.getIsNull(): {0}.
 # sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getisnotnull=<-> DBVendorType.getIsNotNull(): {0}.
 sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getisnotnull=<-> DBVendorType.getIsNotNull(): {0}.
+# sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getnotequal=<-> DBVendorType.getNotEqual(): {0}.
+sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getnotequal=<-> DBVendorType.getNotEqual(): {0}.
 # sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getrtrim=<-> DBVendorType.getRtrim():{0}.
 sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getrtrim=<-> DBVendorType.getRtrim():{0}.
 # sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getrtrimpost=<-> DBVendorType.getRtrim():{0}.
Index: persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/database/DBVendorType.java
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--- persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/database/DBVendorType.java	(revision 40865)
+++ persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/database/DBVendorType.java	(working copy)
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
     private final static String CONCAT_CAST = "CONCAT_CAST"; //NOI18N
     private final static String PARAMETER_CAST = "PARAMETER_CAST"; //NOI18N
     private final static String INLINE_NUMERIC = "INLINE_NUMERIC"; //NOI18N
+    private final static String NOT_EQUAL = "NOT_EQUAL"; //NOI18N
 
     private static final String[] props = new String[] { FOR_UPDATE,
             HOLDLOCK, SUPPORTS_UPDATE_LOCK, SUPPORTS_LOCK_COLUMN_LIST,
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@
             MAP_EMPTY_STRING_TO_NULL, SPECIAL_DB_OPERATION,
             SUPPORTS_LIKE_ESCAPE, LEFT_LIKE_ESCAPE, RIGHT_LIKE_ESCAPE,
             NULL_COMPARISON_FUNCTION_NAME, MOD_FUNCTION_NAME,
-            CONCAT_CAST, PARAMETER_CAST, INLINE_NUMERIC
+            CONCAT_CAST, PARAMETER_CAST, INLINE_NUMERIC, NOT_EQUAL
     };
 
     /**
@@ -1008,7 +1009,26 @@
         return b.booleanValue();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the string that represents the not-equal-to operator
+     * for this database. This has been added for Symfoware database
+     * which does not support "!=" for NOT EQUAL, and will have to use
+     * "<>".
+     */
+    public String getNotEqual() {
+        String s = (String)dbMap.get(NOT_EQUAL);
+        if (s == null)
+            s = NONE;
 
+        if (logger.isLoggable()) {
+            logger.fine("sqlstore.database.dbvendor.getnotequal", s); // NOI18N
+        }
+
+        return s;
+    }
+    
+    
+
     /**
      * Returns database vendor type
      */
Index: persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/database/SQL92.properties
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--- persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/database/SQL92.properties	(revision 40865)
+++ persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/database/SQL92.properties	(working copy)
@@ -69,3 +69,4 @@
 POSITION_THREE_ARGS=false
 SUPPORTS_LIKE_ESCAPE=true
 NULL_COMPARISON_FUNCTION_NAME=
+NOT_EQUAL=!=
Index: persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/database/SYMFOWARE.properties
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--- persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/database/SYMFOWARE.properties	(revision 40865)
+++ persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/database/SYMFOWARE.properties	(working copy)
@@ -45,3 +45,5 @@
 SUPPORTS_UPDATE_LOCK=true
 ANSI_TRIM=false
 ABS=ABS
+NOT_EQUAL=<>
+SQRT=SQRT
\ No newline at end of file
Index: persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/sql/generator/Statement.java
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--- persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/sql/generator/Statement.java	(revision 40865)
+++ persistence/cmp/support-sqlstore/src/main/java/com/sun/jdo/spi/persistence/support/sqlstore/sql/generator/Statement.java	(working copy)
@@ -960,7 +960,9 @@
                 result.append(" < "); // NOI18N
                 break;
             case ActionDesc.OP_NE:
-                result.append(" != "); // NOI18N
+                result.append(" ");
+                result.append(vendorType.getNotEqual());
+                result.append(" ");
                 break;
             case ActionDesc.OP_OR:
                 result.append(" or "); // NOI18N
Index: persistence/common/src/main/resources/org/glassfish/persistence/common/VendorNameToTypeMapping.properties
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--- persistence/common/src/main/resources/org/glassfish/persistence/common/VendorNameToTypeMapping.properties	(revision 40865)
+++ persistence/common/src/main/resources/org/glassfish/persistence/common/VendorNameToTypeMapping.properties	(working copy)
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@
 (?i)informix.*=INFORMIX
 (?i).*derby|(?i)javadb=DERBY
 (?i)postgresql.*=POSTGRES
+(?i)RDBII-Base\ or\ SymfoWARE=SYMFOWARE