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Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced that TransUnion, a global leader in credit and information management, has chosen Sybase� IQ to power its database of 280 million credit consumers. Sybase IQ, a highly optimized analytics server, was able to handle TransUnion�s challenging data warehousing requirements with ease � it decreased query times, while significantly reducing hardware and energy requirements by achieving data compression of up to 82 percent. With its innovative column-based architecture, Sybase IQ enables financial services marketers to run queries on primary reports up to six times faster than a traditional row-oriented database. Sybase IQ is uniquely suited for organizations such as TransUnion that gather, analyze, and deliver comprehensive data and advanced analytics services to business users. To gain an edge in a very competitive market, TransUnion needed to meet its customers� ever increasing time sensitivity when performing analytic queries. Sybase IQ�s track record in business intelligence (nearly 1,000 organizations use it) prompted TransUnion to consider a data warehouse powered by Sybase IQ. TransUnion conducted an in-depth, six week proof-of-concept demonstrating reduced load processing times, significantly faster query response times and reduced storage costs. �With Sybase IQ, we�ve added an incredibly powerful engine to our system,� said Peter Hoversten, TransUnion's chief information officer. �The success of Sybase IQ has prompted us to explore even more ways that we can better utilize our system to leverage the power Sybase IQ provides.� Designed from the start as an analytics server, Sybase IQ produces its incredible results because of a unique architecture combining a column-based data structure with patented indexing and a scalable grid. Compatible with standard hardware platforms and leading analytics applications, Sybase IQ offers extraordinarily high performance at a lower cost than alternatives. Sybase IQ also reduces storage and server requirements compared to traditional database management systems. In a recent independent benchmark on a world�s record one petabyte of raw data, Sybase IQ compressed data 85 percent resulting in a �green� data environment with 90 percent less CO2 emissions over the data warehouse�s life time. http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1054011 �By accelerating response time and opening up new opportunities, Sybase IQ further enhanced TransUnion�s competitive position,� said Kathleen Schaub, vice president, Information Products Group, Sybase. �With Sybase IQ, companies can offer richer and faster analytics-as-a-service. Sybase IQ helps reduce the risk of customer loss due to poor performing service and opens numerous opportunities for new kinds of revenue. This capability exemplifies Sybase�s vision of the Unwired Enterprise, enabling organizations to offer access to information anytime, anywhere.� TransUnion also selected Sybase PowerDesigner�, the data modeling market leader, to standardize their data modeling for business processes and metadata. PowerDesigner seamlessly integrates with Sybase IQ, as well as all leading database brands. 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 PowerDesigner are registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. 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).