FIRST STATE COMPUTING AND INFORMIX SOFTWARE SIGN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AGREEMENT

M E D I A R E L E A S E FIRST STATE COMPUTING AND INFORMIX SOFTWARE SIGN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AGREEMENT SYDNEY, June 20th, 1995 - Leading Information Technology services provider First State Computing has signed a Systems Integrator agreement with Informix Software. The agreement significantly broadens the potential market for both companies and opens up immediate business opportunities. Under the terms of the Systems Integrator agreement, First State Computing will be able to develop and implement solutions based on products from Informix Software. At the same time Informix Software will be able to utilise First State's extensive skill base and support infrastructure in its own sales activities. Both companies will also participate in joint marketing activities. "This relationship with Informix Software will allow our extensive Systems Integration skills, including Project Management, Network Integration and Client / Server Application Architecture, to be applied to solutions based on Informix products." said First State Computing Managing Director, Mr. Ray Brown. "It will directly benefit many organisations requiring complete and low-risk Informix solutions." In addition to Systems Integration services, First State offers comprehensive Facilities Management services for customers utilising the Informix software. "Agreements with major IT services providers such as First State Computing are a clear indication that the Informix software in Australia is now perceived as the basis for mission-critical client/server applications." said Mr. Mike McKee, Managing Director of Informix Software in Australia. "By working together, Informix and First State are able to offer new levels of solutions based on the combination of our leading edge products and First State's extensive services." First State Computing has already implemented solutions based on Informix products for a number of customers, and is currently working with Informix Software on numerous new opportunities. First State Computing is a wholly owned subsidiary of BT Australasia. With over 30 years experience and a staff of almost 200 IT specialists, First State specialises in the provision of Systems Integration and Facilities Management services. These services span across multiple platforms including mainframe, mid-range, microcomputer and networking environments. Informix Software is the leading supplier of high performance, parallel processing database technology for open systems. The company's database servers are the number one choice of computer hardware manufacturers for publishing Transaction Processing Council (TPC) benchmarks for UNIX-based systems. Informix products also include application development tools for creating client/server production applications, decision support systems and ad-hoc query interfaces, and connectivity software that allows information to be shared transparently from PCs to mainframes within the corporate computing environment. Informix's corporate headquarters is based in Menlo Park, California. In Australia, Informix has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Perth. Informix's New Zealand offices are located in Wellington and Auckland. Australia and New Zealand are part of the Asia/Pacific region headquartered in Singapore. Informix is available on the Worldwide Web by contacting: http://www.informix.com/ INFORMIX is a registered trademark and OnLine Dynamic Server and NewEra are trademarks of Informix Software, Inc. All other names are registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. For further information please contact: Mr. Vlad Usien, First State Computing ph. no. +61 2 256-9999 Mr. Stephen Dolan, Informix Software ph. no. +61 2 488-7088 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% William Daul Advanced Support INFORMIX SOFTWARE INC. 4100 Bohannon Dr. (415) 926-6488 - wk Menlo Park, CA. 94025 uunet!infmx!billd or billd@informix.com