Database Software manages and optimizes performance.

Sybase, Inc. Feb 23, 2006

Press Release Summary:

Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise v15.0 offers options to optimize database performance and enable rapid migration. Sybase Database Expert Option diagnoses and manages changes that affect environment, and Migration Analyzer allows users to analyze and predict outcome of database migration from one version of ASE to another. Providing SQL performance tuning and optimization, Sybase SQL Expert Option pinpoints and rewrites problematic SQL code for developers and administrators.

Original Press Release:

Quest Software and Sybase Team up to Add Performance Management and Optimization Support to Sybase ASE 15.0

New Release Enables Rapid Adoption of Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.0

SYNOPSIS: Sybase, Inc. and Quest Software, Inc. announce general availability of the Sybase SQL Expert Option and the Sybase Database Expert Option for Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.0.

- Sybase Database Expert and Sybase SQL Expert help deliver optimal database performance and enable rapid migration to Sybase ASE 15.0.

- Sybase is committed to providing its ASE customers with the best database management and optimization solutions available.

DUBLIN, Calif. and ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Feb. 7 / -- Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, and Quest Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:QSFT), a leading provider of application, database and infrastructure management solutions, today announced the general availability of the Sybase(R) Database Expert Option and the Sybase SQL Expert Option for Sybase Adaptive Server(R) Enterprise (ASE) 15.0, an enterprise-class relational database. Based on Quest Software technology, Sybase Database Expert and Sybase SQL Expert help deliver optimal database performance and enable rapid migration to version 15.0 of Sybase ASE. These products are available through Sybase worldwide.

"Our relationship with Quest Software underscores our commitment to providing ASE customers with the best database management and optimization solutions available," said Kathleen Schaub, vice president, product marketing, Sybase Information Technology Solutions Group. "Sybase Database Expert and Sybase SQL Expert will help speed the migration to ASE 15.0."

The Sybase Database Expert Option maximizes application performance by focusing on the factors that cause up to 90 percent of performance problems, including SQL statements, indexes and database changes. Sybase Database Expert diagnoses and manages the changes that affect the database environment, greatly increasing administrator productivity. In addition, Sybase Database Expert's Migration Analyzer allows ASE customers to analyze and predict the outcome of a database migration from one version of ASE to another. This allows users to easily identify any potential SQL-related performance regression during migration.

The Sybase SQL Expert Option is a complete SQL performance tuning and optimization solution that pinpoints and rewrites problematic SQL code for developers and database administrators. With its built-in SQL transformation engine, Sybase SQL Expert reduces the effort required to optimize problematic SQL and makes it easier for junior programmers to maximize performance.

"We are very proud of our relationship with Sybase. Their selection of Quest solutions is a testament to our industry-leading technology," said Larry Humphries, vice president, application and database management solutions, Quest Software. "We understand the importance of Sybase technology, particularly in the financial sector, and are committed to supporting existing capabilities and developing new technologies for Sybase ASE -- adding value for the Sybase customer."

Quest Software and Sybase have a long-standing relationship that began in 2001 when Quest began reselling Sybase PowerDesigner(R), the industry-leading modeling software, under the PowerDesigner(TM) brand name. Product management, engineering and QA teams from both companies worked closely on product direction, stress-testing and QA of Sybase Database Expert and Sybase SQL Expert, for seamless integration with Sybase ASE.

Pricing and Availability
The Sybase Database Expert Option and the Sybase SQL Expert Option are available now and offered through Sybase. Pricing for Sybase Database Expert starts at $9,595 per seat and pricing for Sybase SQL Expert starts at $4,995 per seat. Current Sybase SQL Expert customers planning an upgrade to Sybase ASE 15.0 should contact their Sybase sales representative for any applicable upgrade discounts prior to migration. For additional information, or to place an order, please call 1-800-8-SYBASE.

About Quest Software, Inc.
Quest Software, Inc. delivers innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases and infrastructure. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Quest helps more than 18,000 customers worldwide meet higher expectations for enterprise IT. Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and at www.quest.com.

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: www.sybase.com/ .

NOTE: Sybase, Adaptive Server Enterprise and PowerDesigner 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.

Quest and Quest Software are registered trademarks and QDesigner is a trademark of Quest Software, Inc. The Quest Software logo and all other Quest Software product or service names and slogans are registered trademarks or trademarks of Quest Software, Inc.

CONTACT: Joan Fronske of Sybase, Inc., +1-925-236-4893, or fronske@sybase.com; or Nicole Tamms of Quest Software, Inc., +1-949-754-8536, or nicole.tamms@quest.com