SYBASE OFFERS DIRECT ODBC DRIVER SUPPORT

Sybase Licenses INTERSOLV ODBC Driver to Directly Supply Customers Software
For Linking ODBC-Enabled, Windows Applications with SQL Server 10

EMERYVILLE, CA, October 31, 1994 -- Sybase, Inc., The Enterprise
Client/Server Company, today announced that it has signed an agreement
with INTERSOLV to license and distribute the INTERSOLV DataDirect ODBC
driver for Microsoft Windows for Sybase's SQL Server 10 software. The
high-performance driver, which INTERSOLV developed in conjunction with
Sybase, utilizes Sybase's Open Client software to enable Windows-based
applications using Microsoft's Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
client-side interface to access data residing in SQL Server 10 databases.

As a result of the licensing agreement, Sybase will provide customers a
single source for sales and support of the software needed to link
ODBC-enabled Windows applications with SQL Server 10. Previously, Sybase
referred customers to INTERSOLV as the designated supplier of the ODBC
Driver for SQL Server 10.

Sybase's licensing and distribution of the INTERSOLV DataDirect ODBC driver
is part of the company's commitment to cost-effective, easy access to SQL
Server 10 database software via open, client-side application programming
interfaces (APIs) commonly in use today. In October, Sybase announced the
free-of-charge bundling of its own Open Client software with SQL Server 10
and the ability to make unlimited run-time copies of the API. The
INTERSOLV driver will be sold separately through Sybase's distribution
channels. However, like Open Client, it will come with the right to make
unlimited run-time copies.

"Our customers increasingly seek to leverage decision makers'
Windows-based, client applications with corporate data distributed
throughout the organization on a range of heterogeneous systems," said
Skip Glass, vice president of product marketing at Sybase. "The licensing
agreement with INTERSOLV broadens Sybase's role as a single-source
supplier for best-of-breed client and server software to support these
customers' enterprise-wide, client/server requirements."

"We are delighted to supply Sybase with INTERSOLV's proven DataDirect ODBC
data access- technology, " said Harold Daniels, INTERSOLV vice president
of product marketing. "With DataDirect ODBC, Sybase customers can benefit
from increased standards-based access to corporate-wide,
client/server-based information."

The licensing agreement for INTERSOLV DataDirect ODBC driver for Microsoft
Windows for SQL Server 10 is part of a broad, multi-year, worldwide
agreement giving Sybase the option to license a variety of INTERSOLV
DataDirect ODBC drivers and technology supporting the Macintosh, Windows
NT, OS/2 and UNIX operating systems. The INTERSOLV ODBC SQL Server drivers
for these software platforms are currently available through INTERSOLV.

INTERSOLV DataDirect ODBC Drivers

INTERSOLV provides the industry's most comprehensive ODBC solution set. The
INTERSOLV DataDirect ODBC Drivers and ODBC Driver Pack utilize the
company's unique 3D Transparency technology to provide seamless ODBC
coupling across multiple operating systems, databases, and applications.
They are the only drivers to access more than 35 of the industry's most
popular databases, from flat-file, PC-based systems to large, legacy
databases.

SQL Server 10 Features

The SQL Server 10 relational database management system (RDBMS), supporting
more than 30 hardware /operating system platforms, is designed to deliver
the scalable, high performance required in enterprise client/server
environments. It can maintain high transaction and query rates in very
large database systems for both on-line transaction processing and
decision support. Key features of SQL Server 10, which is based on an
advanced multi-threaded, virtual server database architecture, include
server-enforced integrity, high application availability, and on-line
distributed capabilities. SQL Server 10 comes bundled with Backup Server
software, which provides control functions for high-performance backup of
local and remote databases, as well as loading and recovery of local
systems. In October, Sybase announced its SQL Server 10 WorkGroup bundle,
a full-featured version of SQL Server 10 with added capabilities designed
to support workgroups of up to 100 concurrent users.

Pricing and Availability

Sybase expects to begin distributing the INTERSOLV DataDirect ODBC driver
for Microsoft Windows for SQL Server 10 in Q4 1994. The driver will be
packaged as a developer's toolkit priced at $150, which will come with the
right to make unlimited run-time copies. Other INTERSOLV DataDirect ODBC
drivers for SQL Server 10 are available through INTERSOLV.

INTERSOLV

INTERSOLV specializes in client/server development tools. The company
offers the benefits of one-stop shopping and single-vendor service across
a wide spectrum of client/server technologies. INTERSOLV products deliver
high productivity on simple projects and are powerful enough to handle the
scalability requirements of production-grade information systems without
retooling. INTERSOLV's annual revenues are over $100 million, with more
than 325, 000 product licenses at 14,000+ customer sites around the
world.

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 nine months of 1994, revenues grew 66% to
$479 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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