SYBASE AND POWERSOFT ANNOUNCE EXPIRATION OF ANTITRUST NOTIFICATION PERIOD

EMERYVILLE, CA, January 3, 1995--Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBS) and Powersoft
Corporation (NASDAQ: PWRS) today jointly announced that the notification
period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (the "Act")
relating to the proposed merger of Sybase and Powersoft expired on
Saturday, December 31, 1994. The Act requires that companies that are
planning to merge and have assets or sales in excess of certain amounts
must notify certain regulatory agencies of the proposed merger and wait to
consummate the merger until after the expiration of the required waiting
period. Sybase and Powersoft now are therefore eligible under the Act to
complete the proposed merger of Powersoft with and into a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Sybase, pending receipt of stockholders' approval and
completion of other customary conditions.

Each company will hold a special meeting of stockholders to approve the
transaction on February 9, 1995. Proxy statements will be mailed on or
about January 9, 1995 to stockholders of record as of January 3, 1995. It
is currently anticipated that the merger will occur on or about February
13, 1995.

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

 ============================================================
 From the 'New Product News' Electronic News Service provided
 via AOL (Keyword = New Products) & Delphi (GO BUSINESS PROD)
 ============================================================
 This information was processed from data provided by the 
 company or author mentioned. For additional details, please 
 contact them directly at the address/phone number indicated.
 OmniPage Pro is now used for converting all printed input! 
 ============================================================
 All submissions for this service should be addressed to:
 BAKER ENTERPRISES,  20 Ferro Dr,  Sewell, NJ  08080  U.S.A.
 Email: RBakerPC (AOL/Delphi), rbakerpc@delphi.com (Internet)
 ============================================================
