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December 11, 2003 22:45

Sybase Announces Availability of Sybase ASE on HP-UX and Red Hat Linux Operating Systems on Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2-Based Platform

Sybase to Deliver High Performance, High Value Platform for Data Management SYNOPSIS: Sybase, Inc. announced today the availability of Sybase's enterprise-class, relational database management system, Adaptive Server(R) Enterprise (ASE), powered by Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processor. -- Sybase(R) ASE is now available on HP-UX and Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems powered by the Intel Itanium 2 processor. -- Customers get a high-performance, high-value data management solution. -- Executives from key Financial Services companies will have the opportunity to learn more about this technology from Sybase, Intel, HP, Red Hat and the TowerGroup on Thursday, December 11, at the "Strategies for Migrating to Linux" seminar being held at the Sybase New York Linux Competency Center.


DUBLIN, Calif., Dec 11, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced the availability of Sybase ASE on HP-UX and Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems, powered by the Intel Itanium 2 processor. Enterprises will now have greater choice for implementing a high-performance, high-value solution for the management and delivery of business-critical data in heavy transaction volume environments.

"By extending Sybase's relationships with Intel and companies such as HP and Red Hat, our goal is to provide customers the latest technological advances to enhance the efficient management and delivery of enterprise data, a critical component of today's Unwired Enterprise," said Dr. Raj Nathan, senior vice president and general manager, Sybase Infrastructure Platform Group. "ASE running on HP-UX and Linux operating systems powered by the Intel Itanium 2 processor provides our customers with the high-performance and high-value data management solution they've come to expect from Sybase."

According to Dushyant Shahrawat, senior analyst, Securities and Capital Markets, for TowerGroup, "Businesses continue to look for ways to trim costs, without sacrificing performance, flexibility and scalability. As such, the Linux platform is gaining market share across industries despite the economic slowdown."

"Intel's Itanium architecture delivers the performance, scalability, cost-effectiveness and competitive edge that companies need for the success of their business today and in the future," said David L. Brown, general manager, Solutions Enabling Division, Intel Corporation. "We are pleased to be working closely with Sybase to develop and deliver solid technologies and products that give their customers a competitive edge."

Penoles, a mining group with integrated businesses in smelting and refining non-ferrous metal products and inorganic chemicals, is the world's top producer of silver, metallic bismuth and sodium sulfate, the leading Latin American producer of lead and zinc, and Mexico's top refined gold producer. "Sybase ASE's early support for Linux initially attracted us and we have since relied upon its high availability and performance to meet our business needs. In fact, Sybase ASE and Linux enabled us to lower our IT costs by 70 percent and improve performance by 400 percent," said Pedro Luis Sanchez Armas, technology manager for Penoles. "Now with ASE support for Itanium, we'll be able to easily port applications across different hardware platforms, providing us with even more flexibility."

Financial Services customers attending a seminar entitled "Strategies for Migrating to Linux," hosted by Sybase on Thursday, December 11 at the company's Linux Competency Center in New York will have the opportunity to gather technical and business information on the performance advantages of Linux for transaction-intensive trading environments. Analyst firm TowerGroup will speak on the benefits of Linux in the Financial Services market segment. Additionally technology experts from Sybase, Intel and HP will be on hand to discuss product and release roadmaps, and provide product demonstrations for solutions that support Linux.

About Sybase, Inc.

Sybase enables the Unwired Enterprise by delivering enterprise and mobile infrastructure, integration and application development software solutions. Organizations can attain maximum value from their data assets by getting the right information to the right people at the right time and place. The world's most critical data in commerce, finance, government, healthcare and defense runs on Sybase. For more information, visit the Sybase Web site: http://www.sybase.com.

NOTE: Sybase and Adaptive Server Enterprise are registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Linux is a registered trademark of the Open Group. 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 new product releases are by nature forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks and cannot be guaranteed. 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).

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