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Sybase, Inc. Ranks 15 on 2008 InformationWeek 500


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Sybase IQ Consolidates Data Storage and Drives Next-Generation Revenue Analysis to Cut Costs, Increase Revenues

MONARCH BEACH, CALIF. — Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), the largest enterprise software and services company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information, today announced that it ranked 15 on the 2008 InformationWeek 500 revealed last night at a gala awards ceremony, part of the exclusive InformationWeek 500 Conference at the St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, Calif. Joining the ranks of the InformationWeek 500 for the fourth consecutive year, Sybase has moved up 30 spots in the last year by demonstrating the company’s innovative use of technology, such as Sybase® IQ analytics server, with projects in storage and virtualization as well as in next-generation revenue analysis.

“We are honored to be recognized as an InformationWeek 500 leader in innovative use of technology. This is a testament to Sybase’s innovative technologies, among which are Sybase IQ, Adaptive Server® Enterprise and Replication Server®,” said Jim Swartz, CIO and vice president of information technology, Sybase. “By following our goals to simplify, standardize and consolidate, we’ve been able to save on overall bottom line business costs while driving revenue.”

For one of the projects, Sybase used a combination of storage virtualization and management solutions to improve utilization and save on overall storage costs. The company implemented Sybase IQ, a column-based analytics server, which provided cost and energy advantages due to the products ability to compress data by up to 85 percent. Sybase also reduced storage needs by using thin provisioning and near-line backup technologies. This project allowed Sybase to improve utilization from 50 percent to 80 percent and reduced storage cost by 70 percent. The company estimates a cost savings of $4 million over the next four years as part of its green data center initiative to cut greenhouse gas emission by up to 2,500 metric tons.

Sybase also developed a powerful data mart, the Posted Revenue Analytical Mart (PRAM), to become more effective in its marketing efforts and reduce the cost of converting leads to customers by 85 percent. Sybase developed a two-step customer cleansing process to enhance customer data quality. This process coupled with Sybase IQ helped Sybase achieve a record-high revenue exceeding $1 billion in 2007. Additionally, Sybase continued to deliver two more record quarters in Q1 and Q2 of 2008.

“For 20 years, the InformationWeek 500 has honored the most innovative users of business technology,” said Rob Preston, editor-in-chief of InformationWeek. “Year after year, InformationWeek 500 companies harness technology to improve efficiency, boost productivity, drive revenue, and establish a competitive advantage. We applaud this year’s winners, and the CIOs and other executives whose ingenuity and risk taking are at the center of business technology innovation.”

InformationWeek has identified and honored the nation’s most innovative users of information technology with its annual listing, now in its 20th year, and has tracked the technology, strategies, investments and administrative practices of America’s best-known companies. The list is unique among corporate rankings because it spotlights the power of innovation in information technology, rather than simply identifying the biggest IT spenders.

Additional details on the InformationWeek 500 can be found online at www.informationweek.com/iw500/.

About Sybase
Sybase is the largest enterprise software and services company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information. With our global solutions, enterprises can extend their information securely and make it useful for people anywhere using any device. The world’s most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, and government runs on Sybase. For more information, visit http://www.sybase.com.

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“Special Note: Statements concerning Sybase’s cost savings for this green data center initiativeare, by nature, forward looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks, and cannot be guaranteed. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,“ ”will" and similar expressions relating to Sybase and its management may identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are intended to reflect Sybase’s current views with respect to future events, and may ultimately prove to be incorrect or false. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in Sybase’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, but not limited to, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2008 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.”

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