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SYBASE AND ITS CUSTOMERS NOMINATED FOR COMPUTERWORLD SMITHSONIAN AWARD

Sybase MobiCATS™ Solution Nominated by SAP; 29 Sybase Customers Also Recognized

Emeryville, CA, March 6, 2000 - Sybase, Inc., (NASD: SYBS) today announced that the company and 29 of its customers have been nominated for the Computerworld Smithsonian Award and are in the Computerworld Smithsonian Collection. Case studies of the solutions built with Sybase® technology will become part of the Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Since 1991, 185 Sybase customers have been nominated for the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards, including 16 finalists and three category winners.

"We're pleased by the recognition Sybase technology continues to receive for powering critical e-business applications across multiple industries," said John Chen, chairman, president and CEO of Sybase. "We are honored by our customers' accomplishments as well as Sybase's own nomination by SAP for this coveted award."

"The primary source material submitted by Sybase will enrich the National Museum of American History's growing collection on the history of information technology, and contribute significantly to the museum's on-going efforts to chronicle the Information Age," said Spencer R. Crew, Director of the National Museum of American History.

Sybase MobiCATS Solution Honored
Sybase MobiCATS™ was nominated by Kevin McKay, President and Chief Executive Officer of SAP America, Inc., in the Business & Related Services category. MobiCATS, the industry's first mobile solution complementing the SAP™ Cross Application Time Sheet (CATS) solution, is based on SAP pervasive computing solutions that enable handheld or wearable Internet appliances to intelligently interoperate and interact with mySAP.com™ solutions. MobiCATS combines an application template built with SQL Anywhere® Studio - Sybase's market-leading mobile database and synchronization technology - with services to help enterprise customers and application developers deliver mobile solutions more quickly. MobiCATS is a delivery on Sybase's strategy to deliver a series of customizable applications to speed the development of mobile e-Business solutions across a variety of vertical industries.

Sybase Customer Solutions Recognized
Sybase will join 29 of its customers as Laureates in Smithsonian's Permanent Research Collection. Nominated in various categories, such as Finance, Insurance and Real Estate; and Government and Non-Profit Organizations, the companies' work will be part of a collection that includes over 440 of the year's most innovative applications of technology from 38 states and 21 countries:

AdForce Blackbaud Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island California Department of Community Services and Development Computer Curriculum Corporation Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Express First American Appraisal Services Hacer Sistemas Logistics Management Institute Metropolitan Life Insurance Ministry of Railways, The People's Republic of China National Science Foundation NCR Corporation

Northeast Utilities Ohio Deparment of Youth Services PSA Corporation Limited Pyxis Corporation Royal Bank of Canada Dominion Securities Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Southlands Information Systems Ltd. Stanley Associates The National Marrow Donor Program United Behavioral Health United Nations United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Food Safety & Inspection Service - (FSIS) US Army Personnel Information Systems Directorate (PERSINSD) YOUcentric, Inc.

El Director T·cnico de HACER Sistemas con la Senior Director Corporate Marketing Services de Sybase Inc

El Director Gerente de HACER Sistemas con la Senior Director Corporate Marketing Services de Sybase Inc

About the Computerworld Smithsonian Program
Founded in 1988, the Computerworld Smithsonian Program searches for and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated vision and leadership as they strive to use information technology in innovative ways. Case studies from the 2000 Computerworld Smithsonian Collection will be available at http://innovate.si.edu, the official Internet Site of the Computerworld Smithsonian Program, where the entire collection is available to scholars, researchers and the general public worldwide.

About Sybase, Inc.
Headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Sybase, Inc., is one of the largest global independent software companies. Sybase helps businesses integrate, manage and deliver applications, content and data anywhere they are needed. The company's products, combined with its world-class professional services and partner technologies, provide a comprehensive platform for integrated, end-to-end solutions in mobile and embedded computing, data warehousing and Web environments. Sybase focuses especially on Enterprise Portal (EP) solutions, which give businesses the ability to extend their enterprise to customers, partners and suppliers by converting stored data into useful information, which can be organized, integrated and personalized for use anywhere at anytime. Sybase customers represent the industries leading the global economy, with strong concentrations in financial services, public sector, telecommunications and healthcare. The company's Web address is http://www.sybase.com .

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