Informix Software Strengthens Position As Leading Database-Management Systems Provider
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MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000--
New Company Structure and Key Management Appointments
to Focus on Database-Market Excellence
Informix(R) Software, the database company, a subsidiary of Informix(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:IFMX), today announced the company's focus, structure and key appointments.
Building on 20 years of database-management system (DBMS) product and technology excellence, Informix Software will focus on delivering industry-leading, cost-effective database-management systems to meet the needs of today's business users in the Internet era.
To this end, Informix Software has realigned its management for optimal focus on the development and delivery of leading-edge DBMS products for current and future customers. The new focus will be achieved by leveraging Informix technologies that provide a superior combination of performance, scalability, availability and extensibility. The Informix Software database products provide the functionality for online transaction processing, business intelligence and e-Business applications that deliver performance leadership with reduced total cost of ownership.
"We are revitalized by our new organization and commitment," said Jim Foy, president of Informix Software. "This focus has enabled us to develop a long-overdue strategic direction that will drive the development and delivery of database technology that will meet the needs of our customers and the marketplace worldwide."
To reinforce the strengths of its products, both now and in the future, Informix will deliver road maps for all its enterprise database servers -- Foundation.2000(TM), Informix Dynamic Server(TM) (IDS), Red Brick(R) and Extended Parallel Server(TM)(XPS) -- and associated products. The road maps will be delivered at the Informix Software User Conference and Partner Forum, Oct. 24 through Oct.28 in Orlando, Fla.
To demonstrate the company's aggressively forward-looking outlook, Informix is also announcing its program code named "Arrowhead(TM)" to develop an all-embracing database-management system. A rowhead will co-opt the best features of Informix Software products and technologies to comprehensively manage complex sets of data across multiple transactional and decision-support environments. (See separate release "Infnrmix Software Announces Vision for Single Data-Management latform for Business Applications.")
With its Cloudscape(TM) 100 percent Java database, and the UniVerse(R)/UniData(R) databases and associated products, Informix has a proven and extensive presence in the mobile and embedded database markets. These products will be handled in two separate and highly focused business groups within Informix Software, to ensure that their specific markets are given undiluted attention.
Informix Software now has the focus, structure and strategy to be a major influence in the developing DBMS marketplace while at the same time providing current customers with high-quality support and product enhancements. In addition, new products to meet e-Business needs, based on the Arrowhead program, will be delivered beginning in the first quarter of 2001 to present an exciting future option for current and future customers.
The Database Management Systems Market
According to research conducted by International Data Corp. (IDC), the market for relational, object-oriented database management systems is projected to reach $25.7 billion by 2004. As more companies incorporate e-Business solutions, database management systems will become a cornerstone for the deployment of the e-Business infrastructure. Deployment of databases will increase dramatically through 2002 and will experience sustained growth through 2004.
"Informix Software has tremendous technology and products to deliver a true e-Business DBMS platform for its customers," said Carl Olofson, senior analyst at IDC. "Today's announcement allows Informix to re-focus and deliver on its key strengths of scalable database technologies."
Management Team at Informix Software
The executive management team at Informix Software has a strong success record in the database industry, including experience in senior-management positions at Global 1000 companies.
Leading Informix Software is James Foy as president. In this capacity, Jim is charged with the primary responsibilities of driving the company's operations. Prior to the acquisition of Ardent Software by Informix in 1999, Foy served as executive vice president of engineering at Ardent. In addition, he was the founder, president and CEO of Constellation Software, Inc.
Brian Staff is vice president of marketing at Informix Software. Brian has been in the computer industry for 25 years and in sales and marketing for the past 20 years. Much of his career has been focused on marketing high-end solutions with large databases at their core. Staff has a Ph.D. in computer science and has published papers on database technology.
Neil McMullan is senior vice president and general manager of American sales operations at Informix Software. Prior to Informix's acquisition of Ardent, McMullan was vice president and general manager, worldwide sales operations for Ardent. McMullan was also previously president and CEO of Sequoia Systems, and began his career at Honeywell Information Systems and Sperry Univac in Europe.
Ian Schmidt is vice president and general manager of Cloudscape, the company's industry-leading 100 percent Java(TM) technology-based database. Schmidt brings to Informix more than 20 years of experience in management and marketing within the information technology industry. Prior to joining Informix, Schmidt served as a vice president of marketing at ViryaNet.
Alan Grady is vice president of the services organization for Informix Software. Grady has more than 25 years of experience in the management of global-services operations. Prior to joining Informix Software, Grady was vice president of professional services for Ardent Software.
Bob Gerber is chief scientist of Informix Software. During his eight years at Informix, Gerber originated and has provided architectural leadership for the XPS project. His Ph.D. research in the mid-1980s initiated the Gamma parallel database architecture that has become the architecture of choice for modern, parallel database management systems.
Susie Siegesmund is vice president and general manager of the UniVerse/UniData business unit. Siegesmund has 13 years of experience in the computer industry, the last six in customer and engineering for the UniVerse/UniData products. Siegesmund has a master's degree in computer information systems.
Jamie Arnold is chief financial officer of Informix Software. Jamie joined Informix in 1997 and has served in a variety of roles within the company, including worldwide revenue controller and European controller. Prior to joining Informix, he was the corporate controller for Centura Software and a senior manager at Price Waterhouse LLP.
About Informix Software
Informix Software, the database company, is a leading provider of database management systems for data warehousing, transaction processing and e-Business applications. With more than 100,000 customers worldwide, Informix Software delivers high performance database systems in markets including retail, financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing, media and publishing, and telecommunications. For more information, visit the Informix Web site at www.informix.com.
(c)2000 Informix Corporation. All rights reserved. The following are trademarks of Informix Corporation or its affiliates, one or more of which may be registered in the U.S. or other jurisdictions: Informix(R), Foundation(TM), Informix Dynamic Server(TM), Red Brick(R), Extended Parallel Server(TM), Cloudscape(TM), UniVerse(R)and UniData(R).
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