Sybase Celebrates Customers and Partners at the Sybase Classic in New York

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sybase, Inc. , a leading provider of information management and mobile software, continues its support of the Ladies' Professional Golf Association (LPGA) as the fifth annual title sponsor of the Sybase(R) Classic and official wireless provider for the organization. In addition, Sybase has created the LPGA AvantGo(R) channel and the Sybase Classic AvantGo channel, delivering tournament information and results to PDA and smartphone users worldwide. The tournament takes place May 19-22 at the Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle, New York, which is one of the most historical and challenging golf courses on the LPGA tour.

"As a title sponsor for the fifth consecutive year, we are celebrating our customers and partners from around the world, Wall Street, and the Tri-State area at this world-class golf event," said Marty Beard, senior vice president of Corporate Development and Marketing of Sybase. "As the official wireless software provider of the LPGA, Sybase delivers up-to-date tournament information to players and fans worldwide anytime, anywhere."

"The LPGA is pleased to have Sybase as the title sponsor for this popular New York event," said LPGA Commissioner, Ty M. Votaw. "Sybase's global leadership in mobile and wireless technology and its dedication to enhancing the LPGA experience is clearly demonstrated by enabling players and fans from around the world access to real-time tournament information."

The Sybase Classic AvantGo channel enables fans worldwide to follow the tournament with timely player statistics, tournament schedules, live scoring results, New Rochelle weather forecasts and much more. Fans attending the event can also use wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access sponsored by Sybase and Intel Corporation to access these AvantGo channels on the course. Mobile users can subscribe to the Sybase Classic AvantGo channel by visiting http://www.sybase.com/sbac.

The Sybase Classic will feature some of the greatest golfers in the world, including Sherri Steinhauer, the 2004 and two-time defending champion, Hee-Wan Hon and other top LPGA stars such as, Grace Park, Karrie Webb, and Cristie Kerr. Along with these world-class golfers will be a field of 144 players competing for a portion of the $1.25 million purse. ESPN will televise the first and second rounds live from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (EDT) Thursday, May 19th and 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (EDT) Friday, May 20th. ESPN2 will feature a live broadcast of the third and fourth rounds of the tournament from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (EDT) Saturday, May 21st and 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (EDT) on Sunday, May 22nd.

This year at the Sybase Classic, Sybase continues support for its longtime benefiting charity and official hospital for the tournament, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Sybase has recently announced an additional official charity of the tournament, The Greater New York City Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (Komen Greater NYC). Seventy-five percent of the

tournament proceeds will support the local New York programs and twenty-five percent is designated for nationwide cancer research.

About AvantGo

AvantGo is a free service that delivers rich, personalized mobile websites to smartphones and PDAs. Today, hundreds of major brands, including American Airlines, CNET, GM, Rolling Stone and The New York Times, leverage AvantGo to target a highly desirable demographic of millions of registered users. AvantGo offers the convenience of anywhere, anytime access, seamlessly supporting both wireless and "sync and go" connectivity. To learn more about AvantGo visit http://www.avantgo.com/.

About Sybase, Inc.

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: http://www.sybase.com/ .

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