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NETSCAPE TO BUNDLE INFORMIX DATABASE WITH NETSCAPE SUITESPOT OFFERINGS INFORMIX-OnLine Workgroup Server Integrated As Development and Deployment Database For LiveWire Pro Applications MENLO PARK, Calif. (March 5, 1996) -- Informix Software, Inc.,=20 (NASDAQ: IFMX) the leading provider of parallel processing database=20 technology, today announced that Netscape Communications Corporation will=20 include INFORMIX-OnLine Workgroup Server with Netscape LiveWire Pro as=20 the product's development and deployment database. Netscape LiveWire Pro=20 is a key component of Netscape SuiteSpot, the company's new, integrated=20 suite of cross-platform server software. Through their agreement,=20 Netscape and Informix are delivering a high performance Java/JavaScript=20 integration of Web server and DBMS technology for the Intranet and Internet. =09 Netscape LiveWire Pro is the visual development environment for=20 Netscape SuiteSpot, with built-in database connectivity for building live=20 on-line applications. OnLine Workgroup Server, based on Informix's Dynamic= =20 Scalable Architecture (DSA), provides a powerful database on which=20 LiveWire Pro applications can grow and expand into the enterprise, on=20 both Microsoft Windows NT and UNIX=AE platforms. =09 Netscape LiveWire Pro and OnLine Workgroup Server will deliver a=20 rich development platform for creating, managing and deploying full-scale=20 enterprise applications. The combination of Netscape LiveWire Pro and=20 OnLine Workgroup Server will also enable developers to create applications that allow users to easily navigate, search, and update data stored in relational=20 databases. "Informix's database is central to dynamic creation and delivery of=20 compelling applications for the Intranet," said Mike Homer, vice president= =20 of marketing for Netscape. "OnLine Workgroup Server is ideally suited=20 for Web applications because it combines ease-of-use features with the=20 performance and scalability of Informix's Dynamic Scalable Architecture. =20 In the future, the extensible technology from Illustra being integrated=20 into the next-generation INFORMIX-Universal Server, will provide a=20 database solution to manage the rich content introduced with next=20 generation Web sites." =09 "This agreement is the next step in Informix and Netscape's=20 successful relationship and a key component of Informix's Internet=20 solutions strategy," said Steve Sommer, vice president of marketing for=20 Informix. "Informix will resell Netscape SuiteSpot and LiveWire Pro to=20 our customers to provide them with the tools to build Web-enabled=20 enterprise applications. For our customers who would like to deploy=20 enterprise-wide applications that use the full capability of our scalable=20 database and tools products, Informix will deliver upgrade solutions=20 which will complement Netscape's SuiteSpot offering. We will integrate=20 Netscape's products with our database and INFORMIX-NewEra, to enable our=20 customers to develop and deploy full-scale enterprise applications for=20 Intranet applications." Companies Continue Commitment to Integrate Mutual Products Informix and Netscape have had a strong collaborative development=20 and marketing relationship to provide their customers with the earliest=20 access to leading edge technology for Web applications. Netscape is=20 currently working to include Informix's database technology in a number of= =20 Netscape products including Netscape's Commercial Applications such as=20 the Netscape Publishing System.=09 =09 Informix has licensed Netscape Navigator client software and=20 Netscape Navigator Gold client software, which includes an Internet=20 publishing tool, as well as Netscape's complete new server software line=20 and Netscape LiveWire Pro to distribute and integrate with Informix's=20 database and tools products. In addition, Informix has adopted Netscape's= =20 Web technology and servers internally to build Intranet applications=20 which enable enterprisewide information management. About Netscape and Netscape SuiteSpot Netscape SuiteSpot is an integrated suite of cross-platform=20 server software that brings the open standards of the Internet to users=20 on internal corporate networks or Intranets. Netscape SuiteSpot enables=20 live content publishing, collaboration and application customization by=20 corporate users. In conjunction with Netscape Navigator 2.0 client=20 software, Netscape SuiteSpot extends the open application platform based=20 on the Java and JavaScript programming languages for creating, managing=20 and deploying enterprise content applications. Netscape Communications Corporation is a premier provider of open=20 software for linking people and information over enterprise networks and=20 the Internet. The company offers a full line of Netscape Navigator=20 clients, servers, development tools, and Commercial Applications to=20 create a complete platform for next-generation, live online applications.=20 Traded on NASDAQ under the symbol NSCP, Netscape Communications=20 Corporation is based in Mountain View, California. About Informix Informix Software is the leading supplier of high performance,=20 parallel processing database technology for open systems. Informix=20 products also include application development tools for creating=20 client/server production applications, decision support systems, and ad-hoc= =20 query interfaces, and connectivity software that allows information to be=20 shared transparently from PCs to mainframes within the corporate computing= =20 environment. The company's corporate headquarters is in Menlo Park,= California.