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To: Linda Pearson who wrote (12222)	10/28/1998 10:32:00 PM
From: Tom Gebing	Respond to of 14631

INFORMIX: Informix partners with Ardent Software in breakthrough meta data integration solution Presswire - October 28, 1998 15:47 M2 PRESSWIRE-28 October 1998-INFORMIX: Informix partners with Ardent Software in breakthrough meta data integration solution (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD -- Informix Decision Frontier Solution Suite to provide comprehensive meta data management Informix Corporation (NASDAQ: IFMX), the technology leader in enterprise database-powered solutions, today announced that it has joined the Ardent Software (NASDAQ: ARDT) MetaConnect Cooperative, a breakthrough meta data integration program designed to allow warehouse tools to share meta data directly, across the enterprise. The MetaConnect program is designed to enable the transformation of meta data as it is exchanged among tools, giving end-users the ability to see and understand meta data origins and derivations as well as the business rules that apply to the data in the warehouse. In joining the Ardent MetaConnect Cooperative, Informix is providing customers with an unprecedented meta data integration solution that will enhance the value and effectiveness of Informix Decision Frontier Solution Suite. Decision Frontier Solution Suite is a set of best-of-breed products and complimentary services that allow customers to quickly and effectively build and manage the industry's most scalable data warehouses and data marts. It currently integrates Informix Dynamic Server with Advanced Decision Support Option, Informix MetaCube ROLAP Option, leading data movement and meta data management technology from Ardent Software, and award-winning reporting and analysis software from Seagate Software. "Many of our partners are embracing Decision Frontier Solution Suite by porting their applications to our solution," said Bob Walters, vice president, business development, Informix Data Warehouse Division. "The MetaConnect Cooperative allows these partner applications to utilize the data shared within the entire suite, greatly enhancing Decision Frontier Solution Suite's position as the industry's most scalable, integrated data warehouse/decision support environment available." "The MetaConnect partner program is groundbreaking in that Ardent has simplified the process of developing the tool integration code. In doing so, Ardent is ensuring the quality and completeness of the integration while freeing our partners' valuable development resources," said Pete Fiore, vice president and general manager of Ardent Software's Data Warehouse business unit. "Moreover, MetaConnect will allow software tools throughout the enterprise to maintain their individual meta data, an important competitive edge, and still communicate seamlessly with other warehouse components." Ardent's DataStage data extraction and transformation technology is incorporated into Decision Frontier Solution Suite to provide comprehensive data extract, transform and load technology for the building of data marts and data warehouses. The companies have been working together closely to leverage each of their respective industry leading technologies within the decision support environment. About Ardent Software Ardent Software is a data management company with a range of software products, including database systems and data warehouse development tools. Its products include the O2 System, a high-performance object database management system; DataStage, a data warehouse development tool; and UniVerse and UniData, extended relational database management systems for packaged business applications. With worldwide sales and service operations, as well as 1,000 resellers in more than 50 countries, Ardent is one of the top software companies in the world. More than 50,000 customers and over 2,000,000 users in virtually every aspect of business and government use Ardent's products to overcome their most complex data management problems. Additional information is available on Ardent's web site at www.ardentsoftware.com. About Informix Informix Corporation, based in Menlo Park, California, provides innovative database products that assist the world's major corporations to attain competitive advantage. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments ranging from small workgroups to very large parallel processing applications. Informix's database server, application development tools, superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of major information technology solution areas including data warehousing, high performance OLTP, and Web/e-commerce. For more information, contact the sales office nearest you or visit our Web site at www.informix.com. CONTACT: Informix Public Relations Tel: +1 650 926-6300 e-mail: pressrel@informix.com M2 COMMUNICATIONS DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED WITHIN M2 PRESSWIRE. DATA SUPPLIED BY NAMED PARTY/PARTIES.

To: Linda Pearson who wrote (12222)	10/28/1998 10:34:00 PM
From: Tom Gebing	Respond to of 14631

INFORMIX: Informix announces support for Sun Solaris 7 operating environment Presswire - October 28, 1998 15:47 M2 PRESSWIRE-28 October 1998-INFORMIX: Informix announces support for Sun Solaris 7 operating environment (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD -- Informix extends its 64-bit performance and availability to latest release of Sun Solaris Informix Corporation (NASDAQ: IFMX), the technology leader in enterprise database-powered solutions, today announced support for Sun Microsystem's full 64-bit operating environment, Solaris 7. Businesses choosing the Informix Dynamic Server product family on Solaris 7 software can benefit from pure 64-bit implementation to support more demanding workloads -- with more users, better throughput and better performance than ever before. Informix Dynamic Server releases for Sun Solaris 7 operating environment will be Informix's latest high-performance offering recognizing IT professionals' demand for increased power, scalability and cost-effectiveness in enterprise solutions. Informix Dynamic Server's Extended Parallel Option combined with previous versions of Solaris has consistently shattered world records for decision support performance, as demonstrated in a series of TPC-D benchmarks run across various Sun configurations over the last 18 months. The combination of Sun Solaris 7 operating environment's pure 64-bit implementation with the Informix product family, architected to support 64-bit from its inception, opens up new opportunities for organizations looking to manage vast amounts of data, specifically in industries such as financial services, communications, retail, transportation, government, manufacturing and healthcare. "Over the last year, Informix has seen over 40% revenue growth on its products for Sun servers due in large part to the consistent performance leadership Informix and Sun have demonstrated together," said Steve Weick, vice president of product management and development at Informix. "We hope this business will grow exponentially as customers realize the benefits of 64-bit technology to handle even higher-volume transaction workloads." Informix will highlight its Informix Dynamic Server Extended Parallel Option on Solaris 7 in the Demo Showcase at the Solaris 7 operating environment launch in New York today. The demonstration enables customers to witness the enhanced performance for complex Decision Support analysis against a Very Large Data Base (VLDB). About Informix Informix Corporation, based in Menlo Park, California, provides innovative database products that assist the world's major corporations attain competitive advantage. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments ranging from small workgroups to very large parallel processing applications. Informix's database server, application development tools, superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of major information technology solution areas including data warehousing, high performance OLTP, and Web/E-Commerce. For more information, contact the sales office nearest you or visit our Web site at www.informix.com. CONTACT: Informix Public Relations Tel: +1 650 926-6300 e-mail: pressrel@informix.com M2 COMMUNICATIONS DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED WITHIN M2 PRESSWIRE. DATA SUPPLIED BY NAMED PARTY/PARTIES.