PRESS YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION STANDARDIZES ON ONLINE DYNAMIC SERVER IN STRATEGIC CLIENT/SERVER MIGRATION

YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION STANDARDIZES ON ONLINE DYNAMIC SERVER IN STRATEGIC CLIENT/SERVER MIGRATION Agreement Will Provide Client/Server Functionality to More Than 2,800 Users MENLO PARK, Calif. (February 21, 1995) -- Informix Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:IFMX), the leader in parallel processing database technology, announced today that Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., will standardize on INFORMIX(R)-OnLine Dynamic Server(TM) as part of its implementation of SAP's R/3 system. The system is part of a major migration by Yamaha from a mainframe VSAM environment to a distributed client/server RDBMS environment running on Hewlett-Packard T/500 multiprocessors and HP-UX application servers. The implementation of R/3 client/server business applications running on OnLine Dynamic Server will provide distribution and sales order management capabilities to the majority of Yamaha's more than 3,500 North American dealers, as well as to users at its U.S. Headquarters in Cypress, Calif. The initial implementation will give Yamaha dealers across the United States online access to inventory information that will enable them to respond more quickly to customer requests for parts, and better manage their own inventories. The system will include modules for forecasting and DRP, sales distribution, inventory management and warehouse management. "Our decision to use Informix was based on the technical strengths of the DSA architecture and Informix's strong relationships with our strategic partners on this project, SAP and Hewlett-Packard," said Rich Hoffman, vice president, Information Services Division at Yamaha. "The synergy between our strategic partners is critical to our smooth transition to the client/server system that will allow us to offer our dealers the most current information and quicker response times." "A powerful enterprise system such as this relies as much on the partners' ability to work together as on the high performance and scalability inherent in the OnLine-R/3 solution," said Phil White, president and CEO of Informix Software. "Our long-standing relationships with both SAP and Hewlett-Packard give us the foundation necessary for working closely to build a finely-tuned client/server solution and resolve technical issues, without the additional burden of organizational or cultural disconnects. This deal is further evidence that Informix and OnLine Dynamic Server have proven themselves to large users with mission-critical, enterprisewide database management needs." About Informix and SAP The agreement with Yamaha is the latest success in the strong Informix-SAP partnership through which SAP offers its integrated R/3 client/server applications for manufacturing, materials management, sales and distribution, finance and human resources, running on Informix's industry leading parallel database technology. Since R/3 first became available on Informix in April, 1994, the Informix-SAP partnership has garnered 275 licensed installations worldwide supporting more than 25,000 users. Many of SAP's largest customers have chosen the Informix port of R/3, among them, Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, FMC Corporation and National Semiconductor. Informix and SAP have committed to providing the best industry-specific consulting and support through the creation of an SAP competency team within Informix dedicated to SAP performance and development; the introduction of a program which provides complete, fixed-price client/server solutions for customers who require fast turnaround; the placement of full time Informix consultants at SAP sites in the United States and Germany; and the formation of System Integrator Partner Competency Centers, which offer Informix-SAP approved training for systems integrators. About the Companies Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., markets and distributes motorized recreation products including motorcycles, snowmobiles, water vehicles, marine outboard engines, all-terrain vehicles, power generators, race carts and golf cars via a North American network of more than 3,500 dealers. The company is headquartered in Cypress, Calif., with research and development offices in California and Minnesota, and distribution centers throughout the United States. Founded 22 years ago, SAP provides client/server and mainframe-based business applications software for a wide range of hardware platforms. More than 4,300 companies in 41 countries use SAP software for integrated financial and cost accounting, manufacturing and logistics, and human resources. Today, SAP is the world leader in providing client/server applications with more than 100,000 users worldwide. Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, SAP employs a workforce of over 5,000 and has 24 regional offices and 28 subsidiaries worldwide, including SAP America, headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, and SAP Canada, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. 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, and Dynamic Scalable Architecture and OnLine Dynamic Server are trademarks of Informix Software, Inc. All other companies mentioned or other names indicated by (R) or (TM) are registered trademarks of 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