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Sybase(R) Announces General Availability for ASE on Linux for IBM eServer(TM) OpenPower(TM)-Based Systems New Linux Data Management Platform Offers Best Combination of Enterprise- Quality Capabilities and Services With Lowest Total Cost of Ownership BOSTON, LINUX WORLD and DUBLIN, Calif., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced at Linux World the general availability of its relational database management system (RDBMS), Sybase(R) Adaptive Server(R) Enterprise (ASE) for Linux on IBM's eServer(TM) OpenPower(TM) systems with complete support and consulting services from Sybase and IBM to support mission-critical applications. Sybase ASE for IBM's eServer(TM) OpenPower(TM) systems, offers the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) of any enterprise database on Linux. Sybase and IBM will coordinate worldwide sales, marketing and services responsibilities for the Linux platform, with a strong focus on offering solutions that meet the demanding requirements of the financial services sector. Recognized as a Linux database total cost of ownership (TCO) leader by The Standish Group, Sybase ASE was the first RDBMS ported to the Linux OS, and has garnered several prestigious awards, including the LinuxWorld magazine Reader's Choice Award for "Best Linux Database." "Logicalis is very excited about the relationship that Sybase and IBM have developed for potential Linux customers," said Brandon Harris, director, IBM solutions, Logicalis. "The Linux marketplace, while open, is looking for commitment from the traditional vendors. The announcement of Sybase ASE on OpenPower provides Linux customer's with a stable, robust, and proven solution from two long standing IT providers in the marketplace. This further enhances and supports the openness of Linux and provides credibility from two well known providers." Linux System Migration and Support Sybase Professional Services, and IBM Global Services, offers a Linux Migration Service to provide predictability and value to client's migrating to Linux. The service, which is delivered by expert migration resources, includes detailed processes for each stage of the migration, as well as an acceleration toolkit to help speed through the migration. The service includes database and application migration from UNIX or Microsoft Windows NT to Sybase ASE on Linux. In addition, Sybase offers ongoing 24x7 managed services to supervise the environment when it goes into production. Sybase managed services continue the high value, low TCO provided in the solution. Sybase and IBM also are providing comprehensive customer support options for Sybase ASE for Linux on OpenPower with 24 x 7 rapid response capabilities for mission-critical environments. "Since introducing its first enterprise database on Linux in 1999, Sybase has become the defacto industry standard for performance and TCO, incorporating mission-critical technology, support teams and services that other products lack," said Dr. Raj Nathan, senior vice president, Information Technology Solutions Group, Sybase. "By porting Sybase's ASE database for Linux to IBM's OpenPower servers and complementing it mission-critical support and services, we offer our customers the perfect combination of superior performance and security for the most demanding of applications." "Bringing Sybase support to the OpenPower product line will help provide our shared clients with an affordable, secure, high-performance platform on which to build mission-critical, enterprise applications," stated Brian Connors, vice president of Linux on POWER, IBM. "Sybase functionality will also enhance the OpenPower value proposition to clients within the financial services sector -- a key area of growth for OpenPower systems." Sybase and IBM have proven, long-standing commitments to the Linux community, as evidenced by a growing number of product offerings and a comprehensive set of enterprise consulting and migration services for Linux. Sybase and IBM partner, Logicalis will sell Sybase ASE on Linux OpenPower servers as a competitive solution. In addition, Sybase ASE on Linux for OpenPower is ideally suited for transaction-heavy environments, such as financial services, because of its superior performance, security, reliability and high availability in transaction-heavy environments. "The Robert Francis Group sees the Sybase and IBM partnership for the OpenPower Linux platform as strong validation for Linux as a mission-critical database platform especially for Wall Street related solutions," said Evan Bauer, principal analyst with the Robert Francis Group. "The availability of Sybase ASE for IBM's OpenPower platform as well as Sybase and IBM support and services makes this a viable option for IT organizations which are basing their infrastructure decisions on new price/performance value points supported by a high-quality open platform." "As the Microsoft NT server approaches lifecycle completion, Sybase and IBM are actively targeting customers who desire to move from Microsoft, by offering a logical upgrade path to Linux," said David Jacobson, senior director of marketing, Information Technology Solutions Group, Sybase. "By migrating from Microsoft to ASE for Linux on IBM OpenPower, companies will realize the lowest total cost of ownership, and will reap the superior security benefits and highest performance of any Linux-based offering." Availability Sybase ASE for Linux on IBM OpenPower servers is currently available. Both companies will be commencing the launch with a joint road show to introduce and demo systems to potential customers. For more information, please visit http://www.sybase.com/ibm or call 1-800-8-SYBASE. About Sybase, Inc. Celebrating 21 years of innovation, Sybase enables the Unwired Enterprise by delivering enterprise and mobile infrastructure, development and integration 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: http:/// http://www.sybase.com/ . NOTE: Sybase and Adaptive Server are registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. eServer, OpenPower and POWER5 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. 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 products, prospects, and operating results 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 ultimately affect such statements include sales productivity, possible disruptive effects of organizational changes; shifts in customer or market demand for the Company's products and services; public perception of the Company, its technology vision and future prospects; rapid technological changes; competitive factors; delays in scheduled product availability dates (which could result from various occurrences including development or testing difficulties, software errors, shortages in appropriately skilled software engineers and project management problems); interoperability of the Company's products with other software products, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company'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 the Company's web site). DATASOURCE: Sybase, Inc. 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