Percussion Software Selects Sybase OEM Products to Extend Content Management System with Collaboration and Portal Capabilities

DUBLIN, Calif. - January 26, 2004 -Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software , today announced Percussion Software, Inc., an Enterprise Content Management software supplier, has chosen to embed Sybase's Content Capture Technology and Mach Desktop solutions into the Rhythmyx product line, to provide its customers with a unified solution for accelerated content delivery in conjunction with their leading content management system. Percussion selected Sybase® Mach DesktopT, a lightweight embeddable user experience server, and Sybase Content Capture, an embeddable content integrator, as they provide comprehensive user experience functionality, while being easy to embed, customize and deploy.

"We're constantly working to provide our customers with best-of-breed technologies that allow them to quickly and efficiently access and manage their business critical enterprise content," said Barry Reynolds, president and CEO of Percussion Software, Inc. "When we set out to provide the industry's first workgroup portal to enhance and extend our enterprise content management system, Rhythmyx, we found Sybase to have both great technology and a clear understanding of the specific needs we had as an OEM licensee."

Sybase Mach Desktop acts as a user experience server and can deliver many kinds of user experiences, including Portal, Collaboration, Traditional Web, Limited Landscape, Occasionally Connected and Mobile Device. Sybase Mach Desktop's Collaboration and Portal capabilities allowed Percussion to extend the Rhythmyx product line for teams and workgroups.

Sybase Mach Desktop provides customers with a unifying presentation and delivery framework for multiple applications and content sources so they have the data they need to make informed business decisions more quickly. With Sybase Mach Desktop, content is quickly deployed to Traditional Web and Limited Landscape users as well as Occasionally Connected, Wi-Fi, and other mobile device users. Sybase Content Capture Technology is a sophisticated toolset that can extract, aggregate and integrate information quickly and easily to provide a unique, targeted view of data. With these patent-pending, easily embedded products, OEMs can increase revenue and decrease time to market at a low, predictable cost.

"Our partnership with Percussion demonstrates how OEMs can quickly and easily license innovative Sybase technology to enhance their products and bring them to market faster," said Billy Ho, senior vice president and general manager, Sybase Infrastructure Platform Group. "We are committed to working closely with OEM partners to develop and deliver superior products designed specifically for the OEM channel."

For more information, or to speak to a representative, please call 1-800-8-SYBASE or e-mail Sybase directly at partnersuccess@sybase.com.

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