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       <p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
       <p align="center"><span class="style2">Eclipse Foundation and Sybase Announce
         Approval of<br>
         Eclipse Data Tools Platform Project </span></p>
       <ul>
         <li>
           <div align="left"> <span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;"Times New Roman"'><span class="style1">Sybase
             to Lead Open-Source, Community-Driven Development Project</span></span></div>
         </li>
       </ul>
       <P><b>SYNOPSIS: </b>Top-level Eclipse Project addresses the common need
         for data tooling infrastructure and the desire to extend the offerings
         in new and innovative ways<br>
       </p>
       <p><b>OTTAWA and DUBLIN, Calif. - August 29, 2005</b> - The Eclipse Foundation,
         an open source community committed to the development of a universal development
         platform, and Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise
         infrastructure and mobile software, today announced approval of the new
         Data Tools Platform (DTP) project proposal. Submitted by Sybase in February,
         the DTP project will provide a comprehensive set of data management frameworks
         and a representative suite of data management tools, which are essential
         for data centric application development.</p>
       <p> &quot;The DTP Project will be an enabling technology - the platform
         upon which more extensive data management products will be built,&quot;
         said Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation. &quot;Sybase
         is a recognized leader in data management and data tooling, and the Eclipse
         community will benefit greatly from its leadership on the new Data Tools
         Platform Project.&quot;</p>
       <p>The DTP Project recognizes both the common need for data tooling infrastructure
         and the desire to extend the offerings in new and innovative ways. Initially
         the DTP Project will contain the following three projects, and emphasize
         relational data sources and structures:</p>
       <ul>
         <li>Model Base - Provides the foundation for DTP, using industry best
           practices such as model-driven development with UML, and taking advantage
           of the Eclipse Modeling Framework. Initially included are models for
           driver definition, database definition, SQL and SQL Query </li>
         <li>Connectivity - Includes components for defining, connecting to, and
           working with data sources, which include: Driver Management Framework,
           Connection Management Framework, JDBC connection support, Data Source
           Explorer, and Open Data Access.</li>
         <li>SQL Development Tools -Provides frameworks and tools for deep and
           broad SQL support, including: Routines Editor Framework, Routines Debugger
           Framework, SQL Query Parser, SQL Execution Plan Framework, SQL Editor,
           Visual SQL Builder, Results View, and Script History.</li>
       </ul>
       <p> &quot;Sybase has been involved with Eclipse since early 2002 and is
         fully committed to it as a framework,&quot; said David Tong, vice president
         of engineering, Sybase. &quot;We are excited about the Data Tools Platform
         Project and how it will allow developers to stay ahead of the curve by
         enabling real-world development across a host of mixed software and hardware
         environments.&quot; </p>
       <p>Additional members of the Project Management Committee on the DTP project
         include IBM and Actuate. For more information on the Eclipse DTP project,
         please visit: <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/datatools/" target="_top">http://www.eclipse.org/datatools</a>.<br>
         <br>
         &quot;IBM has been actively contributing database tools for the Eclipse
         Web Tools Platform (WTP) Project over the past year, and will be providing
         significant capabilities within the DTP Project,&quot; said Bernie Spang,
         Director IBM Database Servers. &quot;We see this as an opportunity to
         establish a common set of tools to accelerate the adoption of Eclipse
         for building dynamic applications and reduce development costs for our
         customers.&quot; </p>
       <p>&quot;Actuate is pleased to be participating in the Data Tools Platform
         project, both in terms of assisting in the management of it and by donating
         code to provide the basis of the Open Data Access (ODA) capability in
         the Connectivity project,&quot; said Mark Coggins, senior vice president
         of engineering at Actuate Corporation. &quot;We look forward to leveraging
         a number of DTP capabilities in the Business Intelligence and Reporting
         Tools (BIRT) project, particularly SQL modeling and editing.&quot; <br>
       </p>
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             <P> 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: <a href="http://www.sybase.com" target="_blank">http://www.sybase.com</a>.</p>
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       <div align="center">Julie Connolly<br>
         Sybase, Inc. <br>
         925-236-8696<br>
         <a href="mailto:julie.connolly@sybase.com">julie.connolly@sybase.com</a><br>
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           Schwartz Communications<br>
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         Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks
         of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. <br>
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       <P><font size="1">Eclipse is a trademark of Eclipse Foundation Inc. Sybase
         is a registered 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. All other company and product
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       <p><font size="1">Special Note: Statements concerning Sybase's future growth,
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         that involve a number of uncertainties and risks, and cannot be guaranteed.
         The words &quot;anticipate,&quot; &quot;believe,&quot; &quot;estimate,&quot;
         &quot;expect,&quot; &quot;intend,&quot; &quot;will&quot; and similar expressions
         relating to Sybase and its management may identify forward-looking statements.
         Such statements are intended to reflect Sybase's current views with respect
         to future events and may ultimately prove to be incorrect or false. Factors
         that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include
         shifts in customer demand, rapid technology changes, competitive factors
         and unanticipated delays in scheduled product availability. These and
         other risks are detailed from time to time in Sybase's Securities and
         Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, its annual
         report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (copies of
         which can be viewed on Sybase's Web site).</font><br>
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	<p align="center"><span class="style2">Eclipse Foundation and Sybase Announce
	Approval of<br>
	Eclipse Data Tools Platform Project </span></p>
	<ul>
	<li>
	<div align="left"> <span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;"Times New Roman"'><span class="style1">Sybase
	to Lead Open-Source, Community-Driven Development Project</span></span></div>
	</li>
	</ul>
	<P><b>SYNOPSIS: </b>Top-level Eclipse Project addresses the common need
	for data tooling infrastructure and the desire to extend the offerings
	in new and innovative ways<br>
	</p>
	<p><b>OTTAWA and DUBLIN, Calif. - August 29, 2005</b> - The Eclipse Foundation,
	an open source community committed to the development of a universal development
	platform, and Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise
	infrastructure and mobile software, today announced approval of the new
	Data Tools Platform (DTP) project proposal. Submitted by Sybase in February,
	the DTP project will provide a comprehensive set of data management frameworks
	and a representative suite of data management tools, which are essential
	for data centric application development.</p>
	<p> "The DTP Project will be an enabling technology - the platform
	upon which more extensive data management products will be built,"
	said Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation. "Sybase
	is a recognized leader in data management and data tooling, and the Eclipse
	community will benefit greatly from its leadership on the new Data Tools
	Platform Project."</p>
	<p>The DTP Project recognizes both the common need for data tooling infrastructure
	and the desire to extend the offerings in new and innovative ways. Initially
	the DTP Project will contain the following three projects, and emphasize
	relational data sources and structures:</p>
	<ul>
	<li>Model Base - Provides the foundation for DTP, using industry best
	practices such as model-driven development with UML, and taking advantage
	of the Eclipse Modeling Framework. Initially included are models for
	driver definition, database definition, SQL and SQL Query </li>
	<li>Connectivity - Includes components for defining, connecting to, and
	working with data sources, which include: Driver Management Framework,
	Connection Management Framework, JDBC connection support, Data Source
	Explorer, and Open Data Access.</li>
	<li>SQL Development Tools -Provides frameworks and tools for deep and
	broad SQL support, including: Routines Editor Framework, Routines Debugger
	Framework, SQL Query Parser, SQL Execution Plan Framework, SQL Editor,
	Visual SQL Builder, Results View, and Script History.</li>
	</ul>
	<p> "Sybase has been involved with Eclipse since early 2002 and is
	fully committed to it as a framework," said David Tong, vice president
	of engineering, Sybase. "We are excited about the Data Tools Platform
	Project and how it will allow developers to stay ahead of the curve by
	enabling real-world development across a host of mixed software and hardware
	environments." </p>
	<p>Additional members of the Project Management Committee on the DTP project
	include IBM and Actuate. For more information on the Eclipse DTP project,
	please visit: <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/datatools/" target="_top">http://www.eclipse.org/datatools</a>.<br>
	<br>
	"IBM has been actively contributing database tools for the Eclipse
	Web Tools Platform (WTP) Project over the past year, and will be providing
	significant capabilities within the DTP Project," said Bernie Spang,
	Director IBM Database Servers. "We see this as an opportunity to
	establish a common set of tools to accelerate the adoption of Eclipse
	for building dynamic applications and reduce development costs for our
	customers." </p>
	<p>"Actuate is pleased to be participating in the Data Tools Platform
	project, both in terms of assisting in the management of it and by donating
	code to provide the basis of the Open Data Access (ODA) capability in
	the Connectivity project," said Mark Coggins, senior vice president
	of engineering at Actuate Corporation. "We look forward to leveraging
	a number of DTP capabilities in the Business Intelligence and Reporting
	Tools (BIRT) project, particularly SQL modeling and editing." <br>
	</p>
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	<P> Eclipse is an open source community whose projects are focused
	on providing an extensible development platform and application
	frameworks for building software. Eclipse provides extensible tools
	and frameworks that span the software development lifecycle, including
	support for modeling, language development environments for Java,
	C/C++ and others, testing and performance, business intelligence,
	rich client applications and embedded development. A large, vibrant
	ecosystem of major technology vendors, innovative start-ups, universities
	and research institutions and individuals extend, complement and
	support the Eclipse Platform.</p>
	<P> The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit, member supported corporation
	that hosts the Eclipse projects. Full details of Eclipse and the
	Eclipse Foundation are available at <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/" target="_top">www.eclipse.org</a>
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	<P> 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: <a href="http://www.sybase.com" target="_blank">http://www.sybase.com</a>.</p>
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	<div align="center">Julie Connolly<br>
	Sybase, Inc. <br>
	925-236-8696<br>
	<a href="mailto:julie.connolly@sybase.com">julie.connolly@sybase.com</a><br>
	</div>
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	<td width="36%" >
	<div align="center">
	<p>Chantal Yang for Eclipse<br>
	Schwartz Communications<br>
	781-684-0770<br>
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	respective holders. Eclipse is a trademark of Eclipse Foundation Inc.
	Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks
	of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. <br>
	</P>
	<hr>
	<P><font size="1">Eclipse is a trademark of Eclipse Foundation Inc. Sybase
	is a registered 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. All other company and product
	names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which
	they are associated.</font></P>
	<p><font size="1">Special Note: Statements concerning Sybase's future growth,
	prospects and new product releases are, by nature, forward-looking statements
	that involve a number of uncertainties and risks, and cannot be guaranteed.
	The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate,"
	"expect," "intend," "will" and similar expressions
	relating to Sybase and its management may identify forward-looking statements.
	Such statements are intended to reflect Sybase's current views with respect
	to future events and may ultimately prove to be incorrect or false. Factors
	that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include
	shifts in customer demand, rapid technology changes, competitive factors
	and unanticipated delays in scheduled product availability. These and
	other risks are detailed from time to time in Sybase's Securities and
	Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, its annual
	report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (copies of
	which can be viewed on Sybase's Web site).</font><br>
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