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Sybase and AeroScout Partner to Deliver Integrated Wi-Fi Location and Active RFID Tracking Solution SYNOPSIS: New solution incorporates AeroScout's Active RFID and Real-Time Location System (RTLS) with the Sybase RFID offering, enabling centralized management and mobilization of data while allowing organizations to: SYBASE TECHWAVE USER CONFERENCE, ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, and AeroScout, a Wi-Fi standards-based enterprise visibility solutions provider, today announced availability of a mobile real-time RFID tracking solution. The combined solution allows organizations to quickly locate and determine availability of critical resources using Wi-Fi wireless network-based infrastructure, thereby improving asset utilization and enhancing service quality. The Sybase(R) mobile real-time RFID solution, which supports relational database management systems such as Sybase(R) Adaptive Server(R) Enterprise and SQL Anywhere(R) Studio, aggregates location data from AeroScout's active RFID solution, as well as other passive RFID sources, and delivers it to mobile devices such as smart phones and PDAs, including Palm and PocketPC. "Customers in numerous industries are recognizing the value of real-time visibility of wireless mobile devices as well as tagged assets, so we are delighted to be chosen as Sybase's partner for delivering active RFID and RTLS capabilities to their new platform," said Andris Berzins, vice president of Marketing and Business Development, AeroScout. "Our unique capability to locate standard Wi-Fi devices and active RFID tags in challenging and dynamic physical installations, when coupled with Sybase's intuitive application solution for mobility, provides a strong value proposition to the customers of both companies." Implementing applications that track valuable assets has become a priority in healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, defense and other industries. Real- time visibility of key resources, such as vehicle fleets, equipment, inventory and employees, is a business imperative in order to drive revenues, cut costs and improve efficiency. Through Sybase's RFID middleware solution that delivers location-enabled content to mobile devices, customers in these industries can now view resource information in the field and act on it in real time. "Adding AeroScout's Active RFID and RTLS to Sybase's RFID middleware is a natural fit with our Unwired Enterprise offerings, which focus on leveraging information for maximum return on investment," said Thomas Volk, executive vice president, Worldwide Field Organization, Sybase, Inc. "This mobile RFID tracking solution brings exciting opportunities for our customers to capture real-time information at the point of action, and turn that information into business value through integration with their business processes." [See related press release "Sybase Launches RFID Early Adopter Program at Annual TechWave User Conference."] For more information, contact 1-800-8SYBASE or visit: http://www.sybase.com/rfid. About AeroScout AeroScout provides enterprise visibility solutions that bridge the gap between Wi-Fi, RFID and GPS. AeroScout enables standards-based location and presence-based applications for indoor and outdoor environments where real-time visibility of assets and people is required to drive revenues or cut costs. AeroScout is a privately held company based in San Mateo, Calif. Additional information is available at http://www.aeroscout.com/. About Sybase, Inc. Celebrating 20 years of innovation, Sybase enables the Unwired Enterprise for customers and partners by delivering enterprise and mobile software solutions for information management, development and integration. 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/ . NOTE: Sybase, Adaptive Server and SQL Anywhere are registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. AeroScout is a registered trademark of AeroScout, Inc. Information is subject to change without notice. Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. 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, business relationships, 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). DATASOURCE: Sybase, Inc. CONTACT: Julie Connolly of Sybase, Inc., +1-510-701-3480, or ; or Joshua Slobin of AeroScout, +1-650-571-0800, ext. 108, or Web site: http://www.aeroscout.com/ Web site: http://www.sybase.com/

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