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SYNOPSIS: Winter Corporation announces results for its 2005 TopTen(TM) Program - bestowing first place awards on two of Sybase's database customers. DUBLIN, Calif., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced that Sybase(R) Adaptive Server(R) Enterprise and Sybase IQ customers -- including, Citadel, comScore Networks, GuangDong Telecom Co.Ltd., Health Insurance Review Agency and Nielsen Media Research -- received a total of 26 Winter Corp. 2005 TopTen awards. Of the 26 awards received by Sybase customers, 18 were in the DSS category and eight were in the OLTP category. "With the market-leading price-performance, ability to efficiently handle terabytes of data, and low total cost of ownership experienced by our Sybase ASE and Sybase IQ customers, there's no question as to why our customers' technology achievement is being recognized by the Winter Corporation," said Kathleen Schaub, vice president product marketing, Sybase Information Technology Solutions Group. "The databases our customers maintain are impressive, and we are proud to be linked to their success." Two Sybase customers received top honors by placing first in their respective categories. comScore Networks' Sybase IQ-based data warehouses received the top honor for the third-straight time, winning first place for having the Most Rows/Records for Windows DSS. In addition, Citadel Investment Group Sybase ASE-based database customer received first place for Most Rows/Records for Unix-based, OLTP systems. Other Winter Corporation award- winning Sybase customers included Nielsen Media Research, GuangDong Telecom Co.Ltd. and Health Insurance Review Agency. The Winter TopTen Program identifies the world's largest and most heavily used databases. The primary objective of this highly visible, global program is to recognize the database practitioners whose achievements have advanced the boundaries of database size and power. The program discloses the products, platforms and architectures that support the leading implementations. It also salutes the vendors and database-related organizations whose products and services are enabling the world's biggest repositories. "The TopTen Program acknowledges the database practitioners and organizations that are redefining large-scale database size and power," said Richard Winter, president of Winter Corporation. "We want to communicate our sincere appreciation to Sybase and its participating customers whose support and time were a key to the program's success." About Sybase, Inc. Sybase is the largest global enterprise software company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information from the data center to the point of action. Sybase provides open, cross-platform solutions that securely deliver information anytime, anywhere, enabling customers to create an information edge. The world's most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, government and healthcare runs on Sybase. For more information, visit the Sybase Web site: http://www.sybase.com/ . NOTE: Sybase and Adaptive Server Enterprise are registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Special Note: Statements concerning Sybase's future growth, prospects and new product releases are, by nature, forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks, and cannot be guaranteed. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "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. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include shifts in customer demand, rapid technology changes, competitive factors and unanticipated delays in scheduled product availability. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in Sybase's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (copies of which can be viewed on Sybase's Web site). DATASOURCE: Sybase, Inc. CONTACT: Julie Connolly of Sybase, Inc., +1-925-236-8696, or ; or Jenny White of Citigate Cunningham, +1-916-984-6039, or , for Sybase, Inc. Web site: http://www.sybase.com/

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