PRESS: INFORMIX AND BUSINESS@WEB PARTNER TO EXTEND ENTERPRISE

INFORMIX AND BUSINESS@WEB PARTNER TO EXTEND ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS TO=20 THE INTERNET Companies Team to Provide Industrys Only Solution for=20 Web-Enabling Mission-Critical Applications with Rich Data Types=20 MENLO PARK, Calif. (April 17, 1996) -- Informix Software, Inc.,=20 (NASDAQ: IFMX) the leading provider of innovative database technology,=20 and Business@Web, a leading Internet business solutions provider, today=20 announced an agreement to jointly bundle and market an Internet=20 development environment that enables enterprise companies to deploy their=20 mission-critical applications over the Web. The companies will provide=20 customers with the only solution that integrates mission-critical=20 applications with rich data types, bringing new capabilities to=20 enterprise applications on the Web. Informix has also made an equity=20 investment in Business@Web. =09 The partnership combines Business@Web's Openscape products which=20 Web- enable popular mission-critical applications like Baan, SAP and=20 others with INFORMIX(R)-Universal Server. Companies that use Business @=20 Web and Universal Server can use rich data types like images, video, and=20 maps in their mission-critical applications. Informix's Universal Server is the first in a completely new class=20 of information management systems designed to address the growing demand=20 from companies seeking a high-performance, scalable and fully integrated=20 database system that can manage ALL information assets -- including = numbers, images, maps, sound, video, Web pages, and text as well as any other user-defined, rich data types. Business@Web's Openscape line of strategic business solutions will=20 provide a point and click environment to deploy these enterprise=20 solutions on the Internet and extend major client/server applications to=20 the Internet. =09 "Informix is focused on helping customers enhance their business=20 processes using the Web," said Phil White, chairman and CEO of Informix. =20 "Our relationship with Business@Web is another step in our strategy to=20 give Informix customers an immediate Internet solution that allows for=20 quick and easy development of new applications on the Intranet and=20 extends their current infrastructure on the Internet. Customers can=20 deploy their mission-critical applications with rich data types with our=20 Illustra database now and easily upgrade to INFORMIX-Universal Server=20 without changing their applications." =09 "While many companies use the Web for marketing purposes, many=20 more are preparing to harness the power of the Internet for=20 mission-critical business," added Klaus Besier, CEO of Business@Web. "Our=20 partnership with Informix should allow them to extend Universal Server as=20 the standard for storage of all data types out to mission critical=20 applications on the Internet. The combination of our offerings delivers=20 market-leading capabilities to our customers." =20 =09 About Business@Web =09 Business@Web is the technology company that enables business=20 customers to extend and enhance their current computing systems via the=20 Internet. Business@Web's OpenScape line of software products provides a=20 wide range of cost-effective solutions which leverage the Internet for=20 mission-critical internal processes or external transactions. OpenScape=20 is based on reusable software components which integrate multiple=20 computing environments and existing systems, and provide maximum=20 flexibility to organization adapting to rapidly changing markets. For=20 additional information about Business@Web, call (617) 923-6500, send=20 email to info@busweb.com, or access the company's World Wide Web site at=20 http://www.busweb.com. About Informix =09 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 World Wide Web at=20 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)" and in numerous countries=20 worldwide: Informix(R)=AEand Illustra(TM). All other names or marks may be= =20 registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.