Eden Systems and Informix Help Local Government MeetChallenges Of the New Millennium.

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 1999--

The City of Ogden, Utah Looks to Unparalleled

Technology, Direction and Performance with

the Informix/Eden Partnership

Eden Systems, a leading software application provider for mid to large state/local government

agencies, and Informix(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:IFMX), the technology leader in enterprise database-powered solutions, today announced a significant win to ensure millennium readiness for the City of Ogden, Utah. The Informix/Eden Systems solution will provide the City of Ogden with a fully integrated, enterprise-wide suite of financial, payroll/human resources, work order/maintenance management, and utility billing system. With this solution, the City of Ogden will be at the forefront in using technology to deliver its constituents more responsive and cost-effective city government services.

The decision to control citywide operations through integrated technology for improved delivery of services was originated by Craig Howe, Ogden's MIS director and chief of technical operations. "We looked at a wide range of software providers before we made the decision to do this project," said Howe. "It was evident that Informix is at the top of the class in its field and Eden Systems has the technology and direction in its InForum(TM) product line to make it a good marriage with Informix. Looking at the combined quality and functionality of the other partner providers and the capability of their people, I think we have clearly made a sound investment in our city's future."

Ogden's citizens will greatly benefit from improved customer service, including faster response time to customer inquiries, based on the superior performance of the Informix Dynamic Server(TM) data engine driving the entire InForum(TM) product line of General Ledger, Budgeting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Purchasing, Fixed Assets, Payroll, Human Resources, Parcel Manager and Permits & Inspections applications. Further, problem resolution is easily managed and tracked with the new systems.

In undertaking this significant integration, also designed to target replacing "Y2K sensitive" systems, Eden will facilitate and coordinate the integration of several other software applications, including Harris Computer Systems (Utility Billing), Stantech, Inc. (Work Orders, Maintenance Management, Inventory) and Quadrant Systems, Inc. (Automated Cash Receipting).

"Informix and Eden Systems are partnering across the country in a growing number of state/local government agencies to place our combined solution at the forefront of that marketplace for the coming millennium," said Beth Beisecker, director of distribution channels-west at Informix. "We have been working closely with Eden to develop a wide-ranging co-marketing program knowing that the synergy of our technical philosophies will result in long-term dividends for both companies."

"The Informix/Eden solution and the solutions from our application partners give the City of Ogden the best applications available in the finest technological setting," said Dennis Salts, president and CEO of Eden Systems. "City staff will be able to react quicker and with more meaningful information than they have ever had available to them. To do that at an affordable price was the ultimate aim of this venture and it is already beginning to show substantial evidence of delivering on that promise."

About Eden Systems and its Partners

Founded in 1981, Eden Systems has become a 'quiet force' in the state/local government marketplace with nearly 300 mid-size and larger government agencies spread across the country. The InForum product technology and direction delivers true 32-bit, client server applications, developed from Eden's own EdenFrames(TM), an object-oriented development tool generating 100% pure Delphi graphical user interface (GUI) in an enterprise-wide setting for either UNIX or NT.

InForum delivers a suite of financial and GIS-related applications including General Ledger, Budgeting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Purchasing, Inventory, Job Costing, Project Accounting, Payroll, Human Resources, Fixed Assets, Parcel Manager, Permits & Inspections, and Code Enforcement.

Stantech, Inc. is a software provider headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and specializes in products and services related to Work Order Processing, Inventory, and Maintenance Management. It has a wide install base across the country.

Harris Computing is a software provider located in Ontario, Canada, and specializes in Utility Billing and related services and is also a nationally known supplier in the government market.

Quadrant Systems, Inc. is located in Renton, Washington and has hundreds of automated cash register receipting systems installed in both mid-sized and large government agencies across the country. QSI has worked closely with Eden Systems over the years in a large number of successful government installations.

For more information about Eden Systems and its partners as well as the InForum product line, visit our Web site at www.edeninc.com.

About Informix

Informix Corporation, based in Menlo Park, California, provides innovative database products that assist the world's major corporations to attain competitive advantage. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments ranging from small workgroups to very large parallel processing applications. Informix's database server, applications development tools, superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of major information technology solutions areas including data warehousing, high performance OLTP, and Web/e-commerce. For more information, contact the sales office nearest you or visit our Web site at www.informix.com.

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