Ardent DATASTAGE SUITE Delivers Data Integration Infrastructure for SAP Business Information Warehouse

Business Wire, March 20, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MENLO PARK, Calif. and WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000

SAP Certifies DataStage Load PACK for Data Movement

and Meta Data Management

Informix(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:IFMX), the technology leader in the software infrastructure for the i.Economy, today announced that SAP AG (NYSE ADR: SAP), the leading provider of inter-enterprise software solutions, has certified Ardent(TM) DataStage(R) Load PACK for the SAP(TM) Business Intelligence Warehouse(TM) (SAP BW(TM)) solution. This new level of certification is a natural extension of Informix's existing relationship with SAP, and underscores Informix's position as a leader in business information infrastructure for enterprise solutions.

"This certification allows our customers to build stronger business intelligence infrastructures which support analysis and critical business decisions," said Mikael Wipperfeld, vice president, marketing, Informix. "These tools allow the end-user to maximize the efficiency and productivity of their SAP solutions."

Availability

Ardent DataStage Load PACK for SAP BW is available today on IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, HP UX, and Microsoft Windows NT. For more information please visit Ardent on the Web at www.ardent.com.

About Ardent DataStage

Ardent DataStage Suite, includes a complete data movement and integration solution with native access to mainframe, client/server, and internet environments; data quality assurance capabilities; Internet business data integration and Web analytics; and full lifecycle meta data management; all complemented by industry-leading professional services.

About SAP BW

SAP BW is an end-to-end data warehouse solution that gives rapid access to data from SAP solutions, other enterprise applications and external sources. With SAP BW Release 2.0, SAP realizes its goal of providing industry and role-oriented business content. SAP BW provides the business intelligence foundation for the mySAP.com(TM) Internet strategy, enabling companies to better manage their e-business performance. Ardent's DataStage PACK products extend SAP BW support for heterogeneous sources.

About Ardent

Ardent Software, a leading global data management software company, officially became part of Informix Corporation on March 1, 2000. The Ardent family of products includes data integration infrastructure software for e-Business, data warehousing and analytical applications, and enterprise portals. Informix will retain Ardent's Westboro, Massachusetts headquarters to establish an East Coast product development, marketing, sales, service and support operation.

About Informix

Based in Menlo Park, California, Informix Corporation specializes in advanced information management technologies that help enterprises in the i.Economy get to market quickly, generate new revenue, build a unique strategic advantage, and solve their most complex business problems. Informix offers customers a complete software infrastructure for the Web that delivers highly scalable transaction processing, personalized content management, integrated business intelligence, full multimedia capabilities and complete e-commerce solutions. For more information, contact the sales office nearest you or visit our 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), Ardent(TM) and DataStage(R).

SAP and other SAP product or service names mentioned herein, such as mySAP.com, SAP Business Information Warehouse and SAP BW, are registered or unregistered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and several other countries.

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