Sybase iAnywhere Targets Web Developer Community With New Version of SQL Anywhere

Web Application Developers Are Introduced to New Features and a
New Web Edition Offering Free Deployment
LAS VEGAS--(Business Wire)--
Sybase iAnywhere today announced its new initiative to deliver SQL
Anywhere(R), its industry-leading data management system and powerful
synchronization solution, for the web developer community. In addition
to a number of web development features found in SQL Anywhere Version
11, its newest release (see related announcement), the company has
also unveiled a new Web Edition that allows developers free SQL
Anywhere Server database deployment.

"SQL Anywhere's reputation as a high performance, self-managing
database requiring minimal I.T. support has established it as the
embedded database of choice for thousands of ISV partner applications
worldwide," said Brian Vink, vice president, product marketing,
Sybase. "By minimizing the barriers to deployment, we believe that
zero-administration databases and data synchronization will play a
critical role in evolving enterprise applications towards Web 2.0
models and Rich Internet Application architectures."

The SQL Anywhere Web Edition includes the same out-of-box
performance that has always been a hallmark of SQL Anywhere. There are
no restrictions on database size, cache size, CPUs, optimization
techniques, execution strategies or SQL language support.

Key Benefits of the SQL Anywhere Web Edition, include:

-- A free, proven, secure, robust database solution for enhanced
development and deployment of web applications;

-- Support for industry leading Web development languages and
development platforms, such as Ajax, Java, ASP.NET, PHP, Perl,
Adobe Flex and Microsoft Silverlight;

-- A light-weight, built-in web server that supports PHP scripts
and direct access to data through web services including SOAP,
XML, and JSON.

"SQL Anywhere has been important to Servoy's success as a tool for
building rich business applications for the Web," said Jan Aleman,
CEO, Servoy. "Sybase iAnywhere's focus on the Web with SQL Anywhere
will make it even easier for developers to benefit from SQL Anywhere's
innovative technology strengths."

In related news at TechWave, Sybase iAnywhere announced general
availability of SQL Anywhere version 11. Additionally, the company
announced TPC-C results demonstrating that high performance on
inexpensive hardware is easy to achieve when using SQL Anywhere.
Please see press releases at www.sybase.com/press.

SQL Anywhere Web Edition Availability

SQL Anywhere Web Edition is now available for download at:
http://www.sybase.com/download_sqlany_11_web_edition. To learn more
about SQL Anywhere and the new features, please visit
http://www.sybase.com/sqlanywhere or the SQL Anywhere Blog Center at
http://www.sybase.com/sqlanyblogs. Also, stay tuned for additional
announcements for web developers in the coming months.

About SQL Anywhere

With over 10 million deployed seats, SQL Anywhere is used by
thousands of enterprises and ISVs worldwide, to provide data
management and data synchronization technologies for database-powered
applications that operate outside the traditional data center in
frontline environments with minimal IT support. SQL Anywhere offers
enterprise-caliber features in a database that is easily embedded and
widely deployed in server, desktop, remote office and mobile
applications.

About Sybase iAnywhere

iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), enables success
at the front lines of business. The company holds worldwide market
leadership positions in mobile and embedded databases, mobile
management and security, mobile middleware and synchronization, and
Bluetooth(R) and infrared protocol technologies. Sybase iAnywhere
plays an important role in the Sybase Unwired Enterprise strategy,
which focuses on managing and mobilizing information from the data
center to the point of action. Tens of millions of mobile devices and
over 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company's "Always
Available" technologies, including SQL Anywhere and its Information
Anywhere suite.

Join us August 4-8 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas
for TechWave 2008, Sybase's annual user conference. For more
information, visit http://www.sybase.com/techwave.

Sybase, iAnywhere, iAnywhere Solutions, Information Anywhere and
SQL Anywhere are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of
Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. (R) indicates registration in the
United States of America. The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned
by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by iAnywhere is under
license. All other company and product names mentioned may be
trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

Special Note: References to Sybase iAnywhere mean iAnywhere
Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. Statements concerning
iAnywhere Solutions' product market, relationships with its customers
and new products are forward-looking statements that involve a number
of uncertainties and risks and cannot be guaranteed. Factors that
could ultimately affect such statements 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 the Company's
web site).

Sybase, Inc.
Scott Malinowski, 978-287-1793
scott.malinowski@sybase.com
or
Incisor Communications for Sybase, Inc.
Cynthia Conway, 212-857-9375
cynthia.conway@incisorpr.com

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