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INFORMIX'S SOLUTION ALLIANCE GUIDE AND SOLUTION NET NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB New Informix Website Provides Direct Path Between Customers and Partners MENLO PARK, Calif. (August 19, 1996) - Informix Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: INFMX) the leading provider of innovative database technology, today announced that its Informix Solution Alliance Guide is now available on the World Wide Web. Developed using the company's Illustra database technology, the Solution Alliance Guide, together with Solution Net, is designed to provide complete partner information on Informix-based products and services, 24 hours a day. Previously available only in book and CD-ROM form, the Solution Alliance Guide enables customers to quickly and easily locate information on Informix products and services offered by Informix's Solution Alliance partners. Because the Solution Alliance Guide is stored in an object-relational database rather than in a flat file, users are able to specifically define the type of solution they need. Solution Net, an extension to the Solution Guide, provides customers with a direct link to comprehensive information about Informix's partners including a full description of their products, industry focus, specific initiatives, success stories, product news, planned events and more. Submitting online queries to the Solution Alliance Guide and Solution Net is easier and faster than using a book or CD-ROM. Users can search for information in a variety of ways including name, industry, platform, operating system, or solution type. In addition, this new online version allows Informix partners to make changes whenever they want, ensuring the information is always current and easily accessible by anyone with network access. "These new services will provide customers with access to information on partner solutions in real-time," stated Deborah Henken, director of channel marketing. "Enabling partners to update current information twenty-four hours a day will allow them to create awareness about their products much more quickly and provide customers with current information. This will help to increase revenue and profitability for Informix and our partners." The 415 Group, a Web consulting firm and an Informix partner, is already taking advantage of both the Solution Alliance Guide and Solution Net. "The Solution Alliance Guide and Solution Net are great venues to showcase our services direct to key Informix customers on Informix's Web site", said Kim Khawand, director of business development. "Solution Net is providing us with the ability to directly link customers to more information about our services including customer references. This new service provides customers with in-depth information about our services and our relationship with Informix." The Solution Alliance Guide and Solution Net can be found at http://www.informix.com/catalog. About Informix Informix Software, based in Menlo Park, Calif., provides innovative database technology that enables the world's leading corporations to manage and grow their business. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments ranging from workgroups to very large OLTP and data warehouse applications. Informix's database servers, application development tools, superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of many leading-edge information technology solution areas. With the acquisition of Illustra Information Technology's completely extensible database technology, Informix is now positioned as the first information management company capable of meeting the market's exploding need for a sophisticated database engine that combines enterprise scalability, robustness and parallel processing with the ability to store, retrieve, manage and manipulate virtually any kind of rich content data. More information about Informix is available via the World Wide Web at http://www.informix.com and http://www.illustra.com.