Banamex Chooses SYBASE for its Move to Client/Server

SYBASE SOFTWARE CENTRAL TO LEADING MEXICAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION'S
CLIENT/SERVER INITIATIVE

EMERYVILLE, CA, May 1, 1995 --Sybase, Inc., The Enterprise Client/Server
Company, today announced that Banamex, a leading, Mexican-based banking
institution, selected SYBASE database software as the backbone for its new
client/server computing infrastructure. Based on the need to deliver
critical, timely financial and business information to its employees'
desktops, Banamex decided to move to a client/server environment running
SYBASE. The bank selected Sybase's SQL Server 10, Replication Server,
OmniSQL Gateway, and OpenServer as key components for its new
client/server system. With the SYBASE technology, the new computing system
will be able to integrate the bank's mainframes and mainframe-based
applications already in place.

"Distributing critical information to our employees in an effective and
timely manner is crucial for Banamex in order to maintain our leading
position in Latin America," said Samuel Lara, director of Banamex's
systems engineering development for delivery of client/server services.
"The SYBASE architecture will facilitate a new client/server environment
that enables our many computing system users to be more productive while
still utilizing legacy systems and data."

SYBASE ANSWERS BANAMEX'S INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION NEEDS

BANAMEX HAS A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN NUMEROUS MAINFRAMES WHICH STORE CRITICAL
CORPORATE DATA. WITH THESE MAINFRAMES, IT BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT
FOR USERS TO ACCESS AND UTILIZE STORED INFORMATION. BANAMEX REQUIRED A NEW
COMPUTING SYSTEM THAT WORKED WITH ITS EXISTING LEGACY SYSTEMS AND DATA
WHILE IMPROVING INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION TO ITS MANY USERS.

BANAMEX SELECTED SYBASE BECAUSE IT PROVIDES THE ABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE
CRITICAL INFORMATION WHILE MAINTAINING THE LEGACY SYSTEMS AND THE
INFORMATION STORED THERE. THE SYBASE TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES AN OPEN
ARCHITECTURE THAT IS ABLE TO WORK WITHIN A HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING
ENVIRONMENT. IN ADDITION, SYBASE'S POWERFUL DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION
PROCESSING WORKS FROM THE MAINFRAME DOWN TO A USER'S DESKTOP, ALLOWING
EMPLOYEES TO EASILY ACCESS AND UTILIZE CRITICAL BANK INFORMATION.

"BANAMEX'S MOVE TO A NEW CLIENT/SERVER ENVIRONMENT THAT UTILIZES LEGACY
SYSTEMS AND DATA IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW SYBASE SOFTWARE ENABLES
ORGANIZATIONS TO LEVERAGE INVESTMENTS IN EXISTING COMPUTING SYSTEMS WHILE
STILL BEING ABLE TO MIGRATE TO NEW, MORE EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES," SAID
RICHARD YANOWITCH, VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE MARKETING FOR SYBASE. "WE
ARE PLEASED THAT BANAMEX, A LEADER IN THE LATIN AMERICAN FINANCIAL
COMMUNITY, HAS SELECTED SYBASE IN ITS CLIENT/SERVER INITIATIVE."

BANAMEX'S NEW CLIENT/SERVER COMPUTING MODEL

BANAMEX CHOSE SYBASE'S SQL SERVER 10, REPLICATION SERVER, OMNISQL GATEWAY
AND OPEN SERVER AS KEY COMPONENTS IN ITS CLIENT/SERVER SOLUTION. IN ORDER
TO EFFICIENTLY DISTRIBUTE CRITICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION, DEPARTMENTAL
NETWORKS AT ALL THE BANK'S OFFICES WILL BE ACCESSED THROUGH SYBASE'S
RELATIONAL DATABASE SERVERS. THE FRONT OFFICE SYSTEMS RUNNING ON CLIENTS
AT THE BANK'S BRANCHES, AS WELL AS THE BACK OFFICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
RUNNING ON SERVERS, ARE BEING BUILT ON SQL SERVER. LOCAL UNIX SERVERS
RUNNING SYBASE'S OMNISQL GATEWAY, AN ENTERPRISE CLIENT/SERVER GATEWAY,
WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS INFORMATION CENTRALIZED ON THE SYSTEM'S MAINFRAMES.
SQL SERVER WILL ALSO BE USED WITH THE BANK'S EXISTING APPLICATIONS, SUCH
AS INTERNAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT SOFTWARE PROVIDED BY REMEDY SOFTWARE AND
CUSTOMER SUPPORT APPLICATIONS PROVIDED BY AURUM SOFTWARE. IN ADDITION,
BANAMEX WILL BE USING OPEN SERVER, AN APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE (API)
THAT ENABLES INTEGRATION OF NON-SYBASE DATA AND APPLICATIONS. REPLICATION
SERVER WILL MANAGE MULTIPLE DATA COPIES FOR BANAMEX'S MANY BRANCH
LOCATIONS, PROVIDING RELIABLE DELIVERY OF DATA AND TRANSACTIONS IN A
DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT.

SYBASE USED WORLDWIDE BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

LIKE BANAMEX, MANY BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ARE MOVING TO
CLIENT/SERVER COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS AS A WAY TO GAIN COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGES THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS IN SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, DISTRIBUTED
INFORMATION, AND DATA MANAGEMENT. SYBASE CLIENT/SERVER SOFTWARE HAS BECOME
THE STANDARD OF CHOICE FOR MANY LEADING BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, CITICORP INVESTMENT BANK, FUJI
BANK, LTD., AMERICAN EXPRESS, AND SALOMON BROTHERS.

BANAMEX

FOUNDED IN 1895, BANAMEX IS A LEADING BANKING INSTITUTION IN MEXICO AND
LATIN AMERICA. BASED IN MEXICO CITY, BANAMEX EMPLOYS MORE THAN 30,000
INDIVIDUALS IN 750 BRANCHES AND OPERATES IN THE U.S., LATIN AMERICA,
EUROPE, AND ASIA.

SYBASE, INC.

SYBASE, INC. IS A WORLDWIDE LEADER IN CLIENT/SERVER SOFTWARE. SYBASE IS
FOCUSED IN THE FOUR MAJOR CLIENT/SERVER CATEGORIES: DATABASES, TOOLS,
DATABASE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND INTEROPERABILITY, PROVIDING DESKTOP TO
ENTERPRISE SCALABILITY. THE COMPANY'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ITS CUSTOMERS
WITH AN OPEN, ADAPTABLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE THAT ENABLES
RAPID BUSINESS CHANGE. HEADQUARTERED IN EMERYVILLE, CA, SYBASE IS THE
SEVENTH LARGEST INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE COMPANY IN THE WORLD.

Sybase Inc
6475 Christie Ave
Emeryville, CA 04608
510-596-3500;  Fax: 510-658-9441

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