PC WEEK ONLINE
"Users say Informix's DataBlades make the cut"
Several INFORMIX-Universal Server beta customers are pleased with the product,
including GDE Systems, Inc., GE Information Services and SABRE Decision
Technologies.  "So far so good," said Bruce Chovnick of GE Information
Services.  "We were surprised about how well it installed, without a flaw and
very quickly ... we're quite pleased with what we've seen." 
INFORMIX-Universal Server has also made a good impression with Nancy Mlynek of
GDE Systems.  "We've been very happy with how stable the Universal Server has
been and with everything we've seen so far."  Steve Clampett of SABRE Decision
Technologies noted, "We've been very impressed with the Universal Server and
the DataBlade concept." (1/10/97, online, Juan Perez)

INFOWORLD
"Informix drives for database dominance"
Many analysts are saying Informix has racked up an impressive list of
accomplishments last year that position the company well for the future.  With
annual revenues of $714 million in 1995 and a 50 percent growth in database
revenues for the third quarter of 1996, Informix believes its fast growth
toward beating out number one Oracle will continue.  Even rival Sybase
acknowledges Informix has momentum with its database products.  "We stumbled
and allowed Informix to become the performance leader," said Mitchell
Kertzman, president and CEO at Sybase. (1/6/97, pg. 29, Paul Krill)

COMPUTING CANADA
"Informix jumps to the front with Universal Server"
Informix has sent its competition scrambling by delivering on a promise to
ship its INFORMIX-Universal Server by the end of 1996.  Herb Edelstein,
president of Two Crows Corp., said the fact that Informix shipped last month
gives the company an "opportunity to define what a universal server should be
and what people should expect from an object-relational database."  Analysts
note that Oracle and Sybase must now play catch up. (12/19/96, pg. 8, Paul
Barker)

