Sybase Presents 2007 Global Annual Partner of the Year Awards

NEW YORK, May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced its Partner of the Year Awards for 2007 at the Sybase(R) Global Partner Summit in New York. The two award categories include: Partner of the Year for Sybase Strategic Initiatives and Partner of the Year for each Sybase geographical region. Partner of the Year Award winners for Strategic Initiatives are: Accenture, IBM Corporation, SunGard, Solutek System Co., Ltd. and Rainmaker Systems. Partner of the Year Award winners for the Sybase geographical regions are: Redington (India) Ltd. for Asia Pacific, Path Solutions in Kuwait for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Project Performance Corporation in Washington, D.C., for North America and Corporacion Sybven in Venezuela for Latin America.

Sybase Partner of the Year Awards recognize key partners for their exceptional recent and enduring commitment to Sybase products and services. The companies have demonstrated market leadership and continued loyalty to integrate and innovate with Sybase technology across vertical industries while delivering outstanding performance and value.

"These partners have demonstrated exceptional achievements and ongoing performance," said Steve Capelli, president of Worldwide Field Operations at Sybase, Inc. "Their commitment to customers has produced outstanding and innovative high-value solutions. We recognize the dedication and expertise of these partners, who work closely with Sybase to develop enterprise applications in mission-critical environments, and we are committed to growing our businesses together."

2007 Partner of the Year Award Winners for Strategic Initiatives

Accenture -- The Partner of the Year Award for the Information Mobility initiative is awarded to Accenture's Mobility Group for delivering a wide range of mobile and wireless applications using Sybase iAnywhere(R) mobile technology to a number of high-profile enterprise customers. The Information Mobility initiative focuses on managing and mobilizing data from the data center to the point of action. Accenture's collaboration on joint projects using SQL Anywhere(R), Afaria(R) and RFID Anywhere(TM) spans industries such as energy, transportation and logistics, pharmaceutical, consumer packaged goods and government. One of the most successful engagements between Accenture and Sybase iAnywhere includes a mobile field force application for more than a half-million mobile workers.

IBM Corporation -- IBM and Sybase share a vision to deliver open solutions with uncompromised performance and excellence to mutual clients. Sybase awards IBM a Partner of the Year Award for the Linux Solutions initiative, for their consistent dedication to the joint solutions ported to the IBM System p including Sybase ASE 15, Sybase IQ, and Sybase Unwired Accelerator. IBM has

established dedicated teams trained on Sybase solutions that offer a joint- value proposition for Linux.

Rainmaker Systems -- Rainmaker is awarded Partner of the Year for the Integrated Development initiative, for their work with Sybase's development tools. Rainmaker provides integrated, multi-channel sales and marketing services to Sybase. Rainmaker is a strategic partner in developing, growing and maintaining Sybase leadership with software developers and information technology architects. The company created momentum and growth especially for Sybase's leading data modeling solution, PowerDesigner(R).

Solutek System Co., Ltd. -- Solutek System Company, Ltd., headquartered in Korea, is recipient of our Partner of the Year Award for the Intelligent Enterprise initiative. This initiative promotes excellence in business intelligence and data warehousing, and the award recognizes their contribution to Sybase solutions as an integral Sybase solution reseller in the Asia Pacific region. Solutek is consistently responsible for major competitive wins for Sybase IQ and other Sybase products and has significantly contributed to greater market penetration for Sybase in Asia.

SunGard -- SunGard, recipient of our Partner of the Year for Sybase's Trusted Infrastructure initiative for creating reliable data management solutions, is a global leader in software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard Brass has standardized on Sybase technology to develop and power their Brass OMS, DMA and EnGard applications, providing their customers with an integrated platform addressing trade order, execution and compliance management features.

2007 Partner of the Year Award Winners by Geography

Corporacion Sybven (Latin America) -- Headquartered in Venezuela, Corporacion Sybven is committed to Sybase and invests in certification for implementing Sybase's Financial Fusion(R) corporate and consumer eBanking solutions. For 13 years, they have successfully partnered with Sybase in Venezuela and the Caribbean region. The company is focused on expanding Sybase technology in the financial sector as well as in other industries that need business continuity, business intelligence and mobility solutions.

Path Solutions (Europe, Middle East and Africa) -- Path Solutions, headquartered in Kuwait, is a recognized leader in delivering technology solutions, outsourcing and consulting services addressing the whole spectrum of the global finance industry. A true innovator, Path Solutions has built a complete banking solution using Sybase technology and is specifically focused on the fast-growing niche market of Islamic banking.

Project Performance Corporation (PPC) (North America) -- Headquartered near Washington, D.C., Project Performance Corporation is a key partner in North America. They support Sybase in commercial and Public Sector accounts. PPC has participated with Sybase in pre-sales activities, led Web seminars, supported lead-generation initiatives, and has provided industry expertise to enhance Sybase's solution offering to create intelligent enterprises. PPC's consulting and services practices have provided outstanding support for Sybase customers.

Redington (India) Ltd. (Asia Pacific) -- Redington (India) Ltd., with significant reach across India, is a key distribution partner in the Asia Pacific region. Redington has a committed team of sales and pre-sales staff dedicated to Sybase business in the region and they have made significant contributions in empowering Tier II partners and end-customers with Sybase solutions.

About Sybase Business Alliance

The Sybase Business Solutions Alliance (BSA) Program provides our partners with valuable tools and resources designed to speed time-to-market, lower the cost of doing business, and find new revenue streams quickly and profitably. By partnering with Sybase, organizations join a dynamic community of over 2,000 companies who recognize Sybase's advantages in data management and mobile computing. To join the BSA Program or for more information visit our website: http://www.sybase.com/partner.

About Sybase

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: http://www.sybase.com.

Sybase, PowerDesigner, Afaria, SQL Anywhere, iAnywhere and Financial Fusion are registered trademarks and RFID Anywhere is a trademark 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.

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