SYBASE ANNOUNCES WORKGROUP SQL SERVER BUNDLE

New WorkGroup Bundle, 100% Compatible with SYBASE System 10, Brings the
WorkGroup into the Enterprise

EMERYVILLE, CA, October 3,1994 -- Sybase, Inc., today announced the
availability of SYBASE WorkGroup SQL Server 10, Sybase's SQL Server 10
bundled with desktop utility products, available on the common PC-server
operating systems: Windows NT, NetWare, OS/2 and PC-server UNIX. The
bundle, available for up to 100 users, is priced for the PC-server market.
Components of the bundle include: SYBASE SQL Server 10, Open Client, SQL
Server Manager, SQL Server Monitor and BackUp Server. Sybase's WorkGroup
SQL Server is fully functional SYBASE System 10 technology, including
standard System 10 architecture and performance features, making the new
bundle 100% compatible with all Sybase technologies. In addition, Sybase
announced that Replication Server, Replication Server Manager, and Open
Server are now available on Windows NT, and will be available on NetWare,
OS/2 and PC-server UNIX.

The SYBASE WorkGroup SQL Server product bundle is targeted at large-scale
deployment within large companies where groups of users primarily perform
light, online transaction processing (OLTP) and decision-support (DSS)
applications. "The PC server is taking on an increasingly important role
in departments within large enterprises, and that is what this new product
bundle is designed to address. Customers doing light OLTP and DSS
applications need a different business model, including packaged pricing
and products that are easy to use," said Stu Schuster, Sybase's executive
vice president of marketing. "These products must be compatible with
existing enterprise databases as well as interoperate with a range of data
sources including desktop PC servers, UNIX servers and the mainframe."

"Our customers have told us that they want a range of product capabilities
and a range of business models to better meet their needs in today's
dynamic marketplace," Schuster added. "Sybase customers will be pleased to
see that we have not removed any features or scaled the bundled products
down. In fact, with full ANSI SQL standard support, scalable performance
across multiple operating systems, interoperability to multiple data
sources, and standards support, customers on the desktop will now have the
leading technology they are used to in the enterprise."

Workgroup Bundle Features

The WorkGroup SQL Server 10 bundle consists of the following products:

** SQL Server 10 - A high-performance, proven relational database
management system (RDBMS) that maintains high-transaction and query
throughput while supporting up to thousands of users. SQL Server has been
optimized for the major PC-server operating systems with easy-to-use
installation and unified login. SQL Server 10 includes multilingual
support (French, German, Japanese, etc.).

** Open Client Application Programming Interface (API) - An
industry-standard API that manages the communications between client
applications or tools and SQL Server software or any other data sources
using the Open Server API.

** SQL Server Monitor for Windows - A graphical tool for optimizing SQL
Server performance that provides a comprehensive set of performance
statistics for evaluating and tuning operation of SQL Server databases.

** SQL Server Manager for Windows - A graphical data base administration
(DBA) tool for SQL Server that provides an easy-to-use interface for
performing SQL Server operational control activities.

** Backup Server - Bundled with SQL Server, Backup Server provides
high-performance parallel backup, loading and recovery for very large
databases - up to hundreds of gigabytes.

Support and Training

Support for the WorkGroup SQL Server bundle will be delivered through a
strategic agreement with Hewlett-Packard (HP). HP will provide first- and
second-level support, answering the 1-800-8-SYBASE number as "virtual
Sybase support." HP was selected by Sybase to provide support for this
product set because it is widely recognized as a leader in supporting PC
products. The cost of support for the bundle, called the Sybase Desktop
Support Plan, is a minimum of $4,000 or 30% of licensed revenue per site.
It is the first service offering from Sybase specifically designed to
address the needs of client/server workgroups using SQL Server products
for Windows, Windows NT, MS-DOS, OS/2, NetWare, SCO UNIX, and Macintosh.
The Desktop Support Plan is an annual support contract that provides
unlimited regular business-day telephone support, software maintenance,
and access to Sybase OpenLine, the company's support forum on CompuServe.
Volume discounts for support are also available.

Training for the WorkGroup SQL Server bundle is available through the
Sybase Technical Education Program (STEP) and through courses now being
offered by Authorized Sybase Education Providers (ASEP).

Pricing and Availability

Pricing for the WorkGroup SQL Server bundle ranges from $995 for a single
user to $19,995 for 100 users. The initial purchase price does not include
upgrades. The complete user breakout in US dollars and in the US
marketplace is as follows:

1   user  = $   995
8   users = $ 3,595
16  users = $ 5,595
32  users = $ 9,595
64  users = $14,995
100 users = $19,995

The WorkGroup SQL Server bundle is available now on Windows NT and NetWare.
It is expected to be available on OS/2 in late October, on SCO UNIX by the
end of the calendar year and on UnixWare and Solaris x86 in Q1 of 1995.
The WorkGroup SQL Server product bundle is currently available through
Sybase's direct and telesales forces and from current SYBASE Open
Solutions value added resellers (VARs) and system integrators (SIs).

Promotional Offer

Sybase is offering a $250 promotional price now to users of the existing
Microsoft SQL Server for OS/2 product to upgrade to Sybase's WorkGroup SQL
Server 10 on the OS/2 operating system. This promotion is scheduled to
last through the end of October 1994. In addition, for those customers
interested in replication capabilities, Sybase, for a limited time, is
offering the Replication Server product with the WorkGroup SQL Server
bundle for an additional $9,995 per server. The Replication Server
promotion: scheduled to last through the end of the 1994 calendar year.

Sybase, Inc.

Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBS) is one of the fastest-growing suppliers of
client/server-based software products and services for on-line
enterprise-wide applications. Sybase's integrated family of software
includes database servers, tools, connectivity and systems management
products, providing complete desktop-to-mainframe solutions. Headquartered
in Emeryville, CA, Sybase reported 1993 sales of $427 million, an increase
of 61% over 1992. For the first half of 1994, Sybase's revenues grew 68%
to $296 million. Sybase markets its products worldwide through its direct
sales force, telesales, distributors, OEMs, VARs and Systems Integrators.

Sybase Inc
6475 Christie Ave
Emeryville, CA 04608
510-596-3500;  Fax: 510-658-9441

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