Informix Users Choose to Invest in Future by Migrating to The Oracle(R) Database                   

More Than 1,000 Informix-to-Oracle Migration Tool Downloads Recorded; 
20 Percent of Those Companies Now in the Oracle Sales Cycle

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Nov. 27, 2001
	Oracle Corporation announced that a growing number of Informix
customers are abandoning IBM Informix and turning to the Oracle(R) Database.
Since Oracle announced a migration strategy for Informix users to move to
Oracle9i Database earlier this summer, more than 1,000 downloads of its
Informix-to-Oracle migration kits have been recorded on the Oracle Technology
Network (OTN).  Of the 1,000 downloads, more than 20 percent of the companies
are in the process of migrating to Oracle.  These downloads signal the growing
number of Informix customers actively pursuing a safe switch to the Oracle
Database.  Customers recently completing the switch include Capespan, FreeSoft
Ltd., Gulf Insurance Company, Metro Foundation Supply, Tecsys, and Wisconsin
Electric.
    "If we had remained with the mainframe, we would have been forced to
embark on substantial upgrades, which did not make strategic business sense
due to the rapid growth in Capespan's business," explained Leon Smith,
database manager and project manager for Capespan.  "Capespan was developing
software internally to handle packet tracking and we had difficulty getting
our Unisys 2200 mainframe to communicate with the new development
environment."
    Customers converting from Informix to Oracle9i Database can preserve their
IT investments with migration tools that help them move their applications
more quickly and easily.  The Oracle Migration Workbench simplifies the
process of migrating data and applications in an integrated and visual
environment.  Rather than rewriting or manually converting the data or
application from scratch, the Oracle Migration Workbench offers former IBM
Informix customers a fast and cost-effective solution to migration.  It also
Web-enables the inherited legacy systems for increased functionality.  To help
ensure portability, all components of the Oracle Migration Workbench are
written in Java.
    Gulf Insurance Company (GIC) migrated from Informix to the Oracle
Database. "Because we have offices throughout Kuwait and our customers and
partners demand 24 by 7 access to their insurance records and our insurance
services, GIC required a technology partner with a secure, reliable Internet
platform that could grow with our business.  Oracle's integrated Internet
platform proved to be ideal for our needs," said Osama Tyoan, information
technology manager for Gulf Insurance Company.
    "Oracle9i is the security and reliability leader," said Jeremy Burton,
senior vice president, product marketing for Oracle Corporation.  "Because our
database is unbreakable, Oracle9i is proving to be the choice for Informix
customers concerned about the future of their databases."

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