PRESS: INFORMIX AND BAAN ACHIEVE RECORD BENCHMARK RESULTS

INFORMIX AND BAAN=20 ACHIEVE RECORD BENCHMARK RESULTS 1,510 Users Is Highest Baan Result MENLO PARK, Calif. (April 23, 1996) -- Informix Software, Inc.,=20 (NASDAQ: IFMX) the leading provider of innovative database technology,=20 and Baan Company today announced a 1,510 user TRITON 3.1 client/server=20 benchmark. This is the highest Baan result achieved on any platform with=20 any database, and is almost double Oracles 800-user result achieved in=20 the same hardware configuration. =20 =09 The results were obtained using the INFORMIX(R)-OnLine Dynamic=20 Server(TM) database running on Hewlett Packard servers. The benchmark was= =20 run on a UNIX=AE-system based 4-way HP9000 Model K420 with 2 GB main=20 memory. Informix was the only database vendor able to take advantage of=20 Baan's optimized client/server mode which offloads Baan application and=20 driver processes from the server to the client. The combination of HP-UX=20 10.10, TRITON 3.1a, and INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 creates a=20 superior environment for customers seeking high performance and=20 scalability. The tests were performed at HPs performance lab in=20 Boeblingen, Germany with participants from the Baan Holland Benchmarking=20 Center, the Informix Application Benchmarking team, and HPs performance lab. =09 Baan's TRITON 3.1 benchmark consists of user activities such as=20 sales order entry, purchase order entry, item and bill-of-materials=20 maintenance, supplier data querying and shop floor order processing. =20 Response time criteria for each activity are used to determine the=20 maximum number of concurrent users on the system. =09 The results give customers an important planning point of=20 reference for proving the ability of Baan, Informix, and HP to run a=20 customers entire enterprise. =09 "These results demonstrate Informix and Baan's commitment to=20 delivering superior performance to meet the needs of large enterprise=20 customers," said Rocky Gunderson, vice president of marketing at Baan=20 America. "We're excited about the benchmark results, which are the highest= =20 Baan benchmarks achieved on any database and any platform." =09 "These outstanding benchmark results demonstrate Informix and=20 Baan's commitment to providing unmatched real-world performance," said=20 Steve Sommer, vice president of marketing at Informix. "Informix has=20 invested in optimizing the OnLine Dynamic Server for Baan customers and=20 has demonstrated the benefits of a scalable architecture to meet the most=20 demanding needs of Baan customers." Informix and Baan=20 =09 Informix and Baan offer a unique, non-competitive partnership=20 that benefits customers by a singular vision of success. Informix and=20 Baan became partners in mid-1994 and are committed to working=20 relationships at multiple levels-- from sales support through executive=20 management-- to affirm a lasting partnership. Informix and Baan realize=20 that best-in-class technology produces an ideal solution only if the=20 pieces work together as one. Continued investment to joint research and=20 performance engineering ensures timely product enhancements and,=20 therefore, unsurpassed RDBMS performance for high transaction,=20 mission-critical Baan applications. About Baan =09 Baan Company is a leading provider of open, client/server-based=20 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software for manufacturing,=20 distribution, finance, service, project, and transportation. Designed to=20 enable multi-national, multi-site organizations to maintain a competitive=20 advantage in the management of critical business processes, Baan's TRITON=20 family of applications and tools provides rapid implementation,=20 flexibility to accommodate changing needs and technologies, and=20 scalability to support on-going business performance improvements. Baan=20 and its partners provide implementation and customization services to=20 more than 1,300 customers in more than 47 countries worldwide. The=20 TRITON family supports multiple relational databases and is available in=20 more than 20 languages. Founded in 1978, Baan operates from dual corporate headquarters in Ede, The Netherlands and Menlo Park,=20 California, and has 1,300 employees worldwide. The company's shares are=20 traded publicly on NASDAQ (BAANF) and in Europe on the Amsterdam Stock=20 Exchange (BAAN). Baan's World Wide Web address is http://www.baan.com. About Informix Informix Software, based in Menlo Park, Calif., provides=20 innovative database technology that enables the world's leading=20 corporations to manage and grow their business. Informix is widely=20 recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments=20 ranging from workgroups to very large OLTP and data warehouse=20 applications. Informix's database servers, application development tools,=20 superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to=20 be at the forefront of many leading-edge information technology solution=20 areas. =09 With the acquisition of Illustra Information Technology's=20 completely extensible database technology, Informix is now positioned as=20 the first information management company capable of meeting the market's=20 exploding need for a sophisticated database engine that combines=20 enterprise scalability, robustness and parallel processing with the=20 ability to store, retrieve, manage and manipulate virtually any kind of=20 rich content data. More information about Informix is available via the=20 World Wide Web at http://www.informix.com and http://www.illustra.com. ### (C)1996. The following are worldwide trademarks of Informix Software,=20 Inc., Informix Corporation, or their subsidiaries, registered in the=20 United States of America as indicated by "(R)=AE" and in numerous countries= =20 worldwide: Informix(R), OnLine Dynamic Server(TM). All other names or marks= =20 may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.