PRESS INFORMIX ANNOUNCES SITE ON WORLD WIDE WEB
INFORMIX ANNOUNCES SITE ON WORLD WIDE WEB Company is First Independent Database Vendor to Offer Online Information to Customers Via World Wide Web MENLO PARK, Calif., (January 3, 1995) -- Informix Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:IFMX), the leader in parallel processing database technology, announced today the expansion of its site on the World Wide Web (WWW) to a fully interactive Web server, called InformixLink, which will provide users with easy access to a variety of information on Informix products, services, partners and customers. Informix was the first independent database vendor to offer a site on the Web in 1994, and is now the first database company to offer a complete interactive Web site. Informix's WWW site will be accessible at http://www.informix.com/ by January 4. "This announcement is our response to the growing needs of our customers for more immediate, readily accessible information about our company, products and services," said Jim Hendrickson, vice president of Customer Services. "The Informix Web site will give customers a current resource of information whenever and from wherever they need it." WWW Site an Extension of Original InformixLink The new Informix Web site is an extension of an existing service which provides interactive, online, subscription information service for Informix customers, resellers, partners and developers. The original InformixLink, now called InformixLink Classic is still available. Although the new InformixLink web site will be available to the general public, a portion of the site will be restricted to subscription customers. These subscribers will now be able to access a "members only" portion of the web site with access to information such as product documentation, training, software and technical notes, in addition to all of the publicly available information. Informix employees will be able to access information on corporate policies, programs, benefits and internal job opportunities. InformixLink Provides Easy Access to Information InformixLink will allow any Internet user to access information about Informix. Informix's Home Page offers an easy, interactive interface to the company's web site and information on: * Corporate background: Company information and facts; an events calendar including user conferences, tradeshows and seminars; recent Informix news and press releases; investor relations information; and a corporate calendar. * Products: Product briefs and brochures on Informix's industry leading database servers, tools and connectivity products. * Customer/user services: General information regarding Informix customer service; an explanation of the various levels of Informix customer support; training schedules, course descriptions and on-line registration for classes; descriptions of Informix consulting services; listing of Informix user groups; and information on ordering products. * Industry solutions: Customer success stories organized by industry and business need (White papers on key Informix technology initiatives and icon links to customer press releases will be added later in the year.) * Partner programs: An overview of Informix Value Added Partners (VAPs) with icon links to related success stories. * InSync program: an overview of the Informix InSync development partner program with icon links to related successes. * "E-Zines": Electronic copies of "Informix Times ", the Informix customer newsletter; and briefs on Informix-related books available from Informix Press. * Job opportunities: in Menlo Park, Calif., Lenexa, Kan., and for sales positions worldwide. * Help, comments and suggestions: Instructions on how to use the server; a table of contents, explanations of icons; and an interactive form for user comments; and suggestions. About Informix 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. The company's corporate headquarters is in Menlo Park, California. ### INFORMIX is a registered trademark of Informix Software, Inc. All other companies mentioned or other names indicated by (R) or (TM) are registered trademarks their respective manufacturer. -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 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