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DIGITAL ARTS & SCIENCES SUPPORTS INFORMIX FOR HEALTHCARE IMAGING AND PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS MENLO PARK, Calif., February 23, 1998 =AD Informix=AE Corporation (NASDAQ: IFMX), the leading provider of innovative database technology, announced today a partnership with Digital Arts & Sciences (DAS), a premier developer of image management software, across all three of DAS' healthcare business lines. Informix Dynamic Server(TM) will serve as a powerful database extension for DAS applications in international healthcare imaging and pharmaceutical research systems. "DAS products will be compatible with Informix Dynamic Server for those customers needing a more powerful database extension to our applications' relational storage system," said Michael Smith, vice president of sales and marketing with DAS. "We are working closely with Informix and expect that our co-marketing and co-selling relationship will be mutually beneficial."= =20 Informix and DAS will illustrate their partnership at this year's Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference and Exhibition, held Feb. 23-26, 1998 in Orlando, Fla. DAS will officially launch ImageAXS Pro-Med =AD an Informix compatible software application that simplifies the management of complex visual, textual and audio data. ImageAXS Pro-Med, based on DAS' market leading commercial desktop image management solution, complies with the DICOM medical imaging standard and enables secure sharing of images for consultation over the= Internet/Intranet. In addition to departmental and enterprise-size imaging applications, DAS also will support Informix technology in products resulting from a partnership with Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (PPDI), a leading contract research organization. The alliance between PPDI and DAS will image-enable clinical trials, and other types of research and trial automation technology, accelerating advances in discovery and outcomes research. "DAS' proven image management solutions and Informix's innovative database technology makes a dynamic combination," said John McCauley, director of worldwide industry marketing for Informix. "The combined knowledge of these two technology leaders will benefit healthcare and pharmaceutical organizations around the globe." The partnership will span beyond North America and focus on healthcare information technology in other areas such as Latin America and the Caribbean. DAS CEO Mark Lediard brings over 20 years of international health experience to the team, while Informix brings an already established presence in the global market. About Digital Arts & Sciences Headquartered in Alameda, Calif., Digital Arts & Sciences Corp. is a leading developer of image-centric database applications. The company's products include cross-platform relational database systems for asset management, desktop image management and electronic publishing systems. Web site: http://www.dascorp.com. About Informix Informix Corporation, located in Menlo Park, Calif., the world's database technology leader, provides innovative database products that enable the world's major corporations to attain competitive advantage. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments ranging from small workgroups to very large parallel processing applications. Informix's database servers, application development tools, superior customer service and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of major information technology solutions areas including data warehousing, OLTP and Web/content management. For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.informix.com.