Informix Sponsors Legendary Car Racing Team in GrandAm and America Le Mans Series.Business Editors/Automotive Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo available on BW PhotoWire/AP PhotoExpress, NewsCom, PressLink and on Business Wire's Web site at www.businesswire.com MENLO PARK Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif.--(AutomotiveWire)--April 14, 2000 Sponsorship Underscores Company's Momentum in Fast Moving 'Way to Web' Campaign Informix(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:IFMX IFMX Informix Corporation ), the technology leader in the software infrastructure for the i.Economy, today announced its sponsorship of Team Informix in the GrandAm gran·dam also gran·dame n. 1. The mother of one's father or mother; a grandmother. 2. An old woman. [Middle English grandame, from Old French dame-grant : and America Le Mans car racing series. Legendary five-time Daytona and three-time Le Mans winner Hurley Haywood Hurley Haywood (born May 4, 1948 in Chicago) is an American race-car driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1977 (Porsche 936), 1983 (Porsche 956) and 1994 (Dauer-Porsche 962) and is the most winning driver at the 24 Hours of Daytona with 5 (1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, and 1991). will lead Team Informix along with championship winning drivers Jack Baldwin
Sir Jack E. Baldwin, FRS is a former Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford (1978–2005) and the former head of the organic chemistry department of that university. , George Robinson George Robinson might refer to:
n. Sports An automobile used for racing. -- bearing the Informix mantra mantra (măn`trə, mŭn–), in Hinduism and Buddhism, mystic words used in ritual and meditation. A mantra is believed to be the sound form of reality, having the power to bring into being the reality it represents. , "Way to Web"(TM) -- is a state-of-the-art Reynard 2KQ SportRacer with Judd V-10 Engine. "Similar to our internet infrastructure software products, Team Informix represents a fast and integrated set of players driving a highly reliable and technically advanced vehicle," said Steve Weick, senior vice president of Informix's i.Foundation(TM) business group. "Informix is proud to be associated with these racing legends as we pave the 'way to web' by giving our customers a fast and simple way to bring their businesses to the Web, personalize transactions, analyze information and respond real-time." The Informix vehicle is equipped with an in-car camera that gives television viewers a real time cockpit view of the race from an expert driving perspective. All races will be televised on Fox Sports and Speedvision, with three of the races also appearing on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . The Informix racing venues ahead this year include: April 20-22 Phoenix International Speedway, Phoenix, Ariz. May 26-29 Dodge Grand Prix, Hartford, Conn. June 2-4 Mid-Ohio GrandAm, Columbus, Ohio June 29-30 Paul Revere 250, Daytona, Fla. July 7-9 Road America 500, Elkhart Lake, Wis. July 28-30 Trois Riviers, Ontario, Canada August 25-27 Watkins Glen 1000, Watkins Glen, N.Y. September 10 Portland International Raceway, Portland, Ore. September 30 Petit Le Mans, Atlanta, Ga. October 15 Laguna Seca, Salinas, Calif. October 29 Las Vegas Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev. About Informix Based in Menlo Park, Calif., Informix Software is the technology leader in software infrastructure solutions for the Internet. Informix is the first and only company to integrate e-commerce and business intelligence on a true Internet infrastructure. We provide a complete, fast and simple way to bring businesses to the Web, personalize and manage content and analyze information real-time. Our highly scalable Web engines and media asset management capabilities, give our customers a unique competitive advantage. For more information, contact the sales office nearest you or visit our Web site at www.informix.com. Note to Editors: Informix news releases are available at no charge through Business Wire's NewsOnDemand fax service. To immediately receive an index of available releases, call 800/356-0851. The following are trademarks of Informix Corporation or its affiliates, one or more of which may be registered in the U.S. or other jurisdictions: Informix(R) and "Way to Web"(TM). Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.041400/bb3 |
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