Ingres to Highlight Why Open Source is the Right Choice for the Enterprise

Upcoming Webcast to Discuss Why Ingres and Open Source are Key to an Enterprise
Database Strategy
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Ingres Corporation, the leading open source database management company and
pioneer of the New Economics of IT, will be hosting a webcast in conjunction
with Forrester Research to investigate open source in an enterprise database
strategy. The webcast, titled, "Open Source for your Enterprise Database
Strategy" will be presented by Emma McGrattan, senior vice president of
engineering, Ingres, and will feature Noel Yuhanna, principal analyst, Forrester
Research, on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. (PT)/ 12:00 p.m. (ET). To
register, please go to http://info.ingres.com/g/?B8E6Y6AX2K=clicksrc:pr.

In addition to explaining the advantages of open source in an enterprise
database strategy, Yuhanna will also share details on why Ingres was rated tops
among open source databases in current product offering in The Forrester Wave:
Enterprise Database Management Systems, Q2 2009. The Forrester Wave vendor
summary on Ingres states, "Ingres has the best set of enterprise database
features and functionality among open source databases. It offers good
capabilities for availability, security, administration, programmability, and
platform support."

"This is a great opportunity to learn why databases are the next logical step in
any enterprise open source strategy," said Emma McGrattan. "Ingres offers a
plethora of proven enterprise database capabilities that make it a cost
effective alternative to proprietary databases for mission critical
applications; this webcast will detail those features and will help to explain
why open source is not only a cost effective solution, but also a strategic one
as CIOs begin to plan for 2010."

During this webcast you will learn:

* Open Source Trends Affecting the Market Today
* The Top Five Features that are critical for Enterprise Open Source Databases
* Alternatives to Licensing Fees and Vendor Lock-In
* Customer Migration Success Stories

Attendees of the webcast will receive a free copy of the report "Forrester Wave:
Enterprise Database Management Systems, Q2 2009." For more information on Ingres
events and webcasts, please visit Ingres` event page at
http://www.ingres.com/about/events.php.

About Ingres Corporation

Ingres is the leading open source database management company. We are the
world`s second largest open source company and the pioneer of the New Economics
of IT, providing open source solutions at dramatically reduced cost than
proprietary software vendors. As a leader in The New Economics of IT, Ingres
delivers low cost and accelerated innovation to more than 10,000 customers
worldwide.

Ingres is a registered trademark of Ingres Corporation. All other trademarks,
trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their
respective companies.

Ingres Corporation
Dominic Garcia, 650-587-5565
Corporate Communications
dominic.garcia@ingres.com
or
Atomic PR for Ingres
Allyson Stinchfield, 415-402-0230
allyson@atomicpr.com

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