Applix Extends Real-Time Business Intelligence Capabilities for Sybase Users.

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. & DUBLIN, Calif. -- Applix and Sybase form Strategic Alliance to Enable Sybase Customers to Easily Perform Real-Time Analytics and Business Performance Management

Today Applix, Inc. (Nasdaq: APLX), a global provider of Business Intelligence (BI) and Business Performance Management (BPM) solutions, announced a Strategic Alliance with Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY) to help Sybase(R) customers fully leverage their investments in Sybase technology, delivering real-time answers to complex business questions for an enterprise-wide business intelligence solution.

As part of the strategic alliance, Applix will offer its TM1(TM) Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) and planning platform to operate with Sybase's Adaptive Server(R) Enterprise (ASE) and Sybase IQ. Together, these products will allow Sybase customers to perform real-time analytics and business planning with information stored in Sybase IQ or ASE, Sybase's award-winning data management technologies. The combined technologies perform rapid queries and 'what-if' analysis on historical and current financial and operational data.

"Businesses today need constant visibility into changing business conditions in order to respond quickly and effectively," said Kathleen Schaub, vice president of marketing, Sybase, Inc. "This real-time view requires information that flows freely, is accurate and up-to-the-minute. By providing relevant and actionable data in real-time, the combined Sybase and Applix offerings can help business decision makers to quickly combat threats, capitalize on opportunities, and make better-informed decisions."

"Applix's TM1 engine accesses information from a wide variety of data sources - relational databases, general ledger systems and ERP applications, just to name a few," said David Menninger, vice president, worldwide marketing, Applix, Inc. "The combination of our planning platform with Sybase's leading information management technology enables customers to implement a variety of BI solutions to match their business needs."

TM1's OLAP 'slice and dice' capabilities provide real-time updates at the click of a button, allowing financial analysts, business planners and line-of-business managers to work with the most up-to-date data. All of this information is available directly in Microsoft Excel, through the Web, or through a variety of Applix third-party solutions, giving end users a choice of familiar application environments. With TM1, users can also perform 'what-if' scenario analysis by changing specific factors or numbers while 'holding' the totals/summary information.

Sybase IQ is a highly scalable analytic engine, designed specifically for unsurpassed query performance based on a column structure and patented indexing. An award-winning data warehouse and reporting technology, Sybase IQ has over 1700 customers worldwide. Sybase IQ is proven to economically manage large volumes of data and give users extremely rapid responses to queries. The combined offering brings together leading products in the OLAP and information management fields to provide vital business intelligence to growing numbers of business users.

Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) is a powerful data management platform for high performance business applications. The latest version of Sybase ASE makes it even easier to deploy and maintain, with enhanced operational scalability to support tougher workloads with fewer resources.

Sybase ASE provides better security integration with corporate authentication systems, improved operational scalability including a smart SQL statement cache, advanced Web services support and improved scalability for enterprise-class applications on 32 and 64-bit Linux.

Applix Strategic Alliance Program

Applix's Strategic Alliance program brings together vendors of related technology to extend BI and BPM solutions for customers worldwide. This best-of-breed approach makes it easier for customers adopt and deploy technologies for a single, comprehensive approach to BI and BPM.

Applix TM1

Applix's TM1 is a proven, multi-dimensional planning, reporting and analytics platform for powering strategic analysis of financial, transactional, operational and other business data. TM1 has been named as a leader in the tools category of the BPM Partners' annual "Beyond the Hype" Webcast and the BPM Buyer's Guide in Business Finance Magazine (http://www.bpmpartners.com/events_webinars.shtml), and scored the highest rating in goal achievement and performance in The OLAP Survey 3 (www.survey.com/olap) by independent analyst Nigel Pendse.

Applix also provides TM1 Web, a Web-enabled front end for global and remote read/write capabilities of BI and BPM applications, and TM1 Planning Manager to provide workflow and compliance capabilities for all TM1-based applications.

About Sybase

Celebrating 20 years of innovation, Sybase enables the Unwired Enterprise for customers and partners by delivering enterprise and mobile software solutions for information management, development and integration. 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.

About Applix

Applix (NASDAQ: APLX) is a global provider of Business Intelligence and Business Performance Management solutions. These solutions, based on Applix's TM1 analytics platform, enable the continuous planning, management and monitoring of performance across the financial and operational functions within the enterprise. Applix is a founder of the BPM Standards Group (www.bpmstandardsgroup.org), and has been recognized by numerous industry analyst groups for its technical leadership and vision in the marketplace.

More than 1,800 customers worldwide use TM1 for its tight integration with Excel, real-time response, adaptability, and low total cost of ownership. Delivered by Applix and by a global network of partners, TM1-based solutions help customers manage their business performance and respond to the marketplace in real time. Headquartered in Westborough, MA, Applix maintains offices in four countries in Europe, North America and the Pacific Rim. For more information about Applix, please visit www.applix.com.

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