Sybase Achieves Another First with IBM OpenPower Servers

Sybase, Inc. ( NYSE: SY ), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced that it has broadened a long-standing relationship with IBM to help joint customers migrate to Linux® for improved data management and business analytics.

Under the terms of the agreement Sybase and IBM will bundle IBM® OpenPower™ hardware with Sybase® Adaptive Server® Enterprise ( ASE ) Express Edition for Linux – the first enterprise-class commercial database to enable users to develop and deploy projects on Linux for maximum performance and manageability, without cost and with reduced risk.

The new and unique offering marks the first time two partners have bundled enterprise hardware and software together for worldwide shipping. As a result, users will now have access to a free, out-of-the-box database deployment for Linux. Worldwide shipping of the bundled offering will begin in August 2005. North America shipping commenced July 29, 2005. In addition, free downloads of ASE Express Edition are currently available to existing OpenPower users via www.Sybase.com/linuxpromo

“Our partnership with IBM has delivered substantial price and performance benefits to joint customers over the years,” said David Jacobson, senior marketing director, Sybase, Inc. “This latest announcement brings these same benefits to enterprise customers looking for superior data management tools as they migrate to a Linux platform.”

Sybase also announced the availability of Sybase IQ on IBM OpenPower. A highly scalable analytics engine optimized for award-winning query performance and scalability, Sybase IQ is ideal for business analytics, reporting acceleration and large data warehouses. Sybase IQ offers ad-hoc query performance up to 100 times faster than traditional databases, making it the perfect complement to IBM OpenPower, is targeted to provide 20-40 percent more processing power than comparable Linux platforms. Linux customers using Sybase IQ with IBM OpenPower will also benefit from reduced costs and a lower total cost of ownership ( TCO ), achieved through Sybase IQ’s ability to reduce storage requirements by up to 70 percent.

Pricing and Availability
Sybase ASE Express Edition for Linux is free and available for download from www.sybase.com/linuxpromo. Sybase ASE for Linux for OpenPower Enterprise Edition costs $24,995/CPU and is generally available, as is Sybase IQ for Linux for OpenPower at a cost of $30,000/CPU. Visit: www.sybase.com/ibm to learn more about how Sybase and IBM are working together to provide industry-leading data management solutions for Linux.

About Sybase, Inc.
Sybase is the largest global enterprise software company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information from the data center to the point of action. Sybase provides open, cross-platform solutions that securely deliver information anytime, anywhere, enabling customers to create an information edge. The world’s most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, government and healthcare runs on Sybase. For more information, visit the Sybase Web site : http://www.sybase.com.


Sybase and Adaptive Server Enterprise are registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. IBM and OpenPower are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

Special Note: Statements concerning Sybase’s future growth, prospects and new product releases are, by nature, forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks, and cannot be guaranteed. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will” and similar expressions relating to Sybase and its management may identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are intended to reflect Sybase’s current views with respect to future events and may ultimately prove to be incorrect or false. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include shifts in customer demand, rapid technology changes, competitive factors and unanticipated delays in scheduled product availability. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in Sybase’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q ( copies of which can be viewed on Sybase’s Web site ).

Julie Connolly
Sybase, Inc.
( 925 ) 236-8696
julie.connolly@sybase.com

Michelle Brown
Citigate Cunningham for Sybase, Inc.
( 415 ) 618-8720
mbrown@citigatecunningham.com

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