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Informix awarded big MCI database software contract.

Citing Informix Software Inc.'s expertise in both online

transaction processing and data warehousing applications, communications bigwig MCI has selected the company's database software as one of its standard operating environments.

The multi-milliondollar contract gives Informix, the world's number two database vendor, a major win in the highly competitive telecom market.

MCI plans to use the full range of Informix software and services, including its Dynamic Scalable Architecture database products, INFORMIX-Universal Server object-relational database, New Era software development tools, consulting services and support services, in future technology deployments.

As part of the deal, Informix will build an on-site competency center at MCI to help tune and test applications that will run with the Informix database software.

Informix is based in Menlo Park, Calif.

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