SYBASE ANNOUNCES AUDIT SERVER
Powerful Auditing Device Enhances Standard Database Security

EMERYVILLE, CA, May 19,1993 -- Sybase, Inc. today announced the SYBASE
Audit Server product, a powerful auditing tool that enhances security and
allows database administrators to audit all database activity across the
network. The SYBASE Audit Server product was developed in response to the
growing demand for security in the marketplace by providing information
systems managers greater control of security in database server
environments.

As client/server technology matures, government and private organizations
are moving more of their critical data assets to database servers widely
distributed over networks. The result is increased accessibility to data
by larger groups of users and an increased demand for security measures to
protect all types of private and sensitive information.

Ben Martindale, director of Sybase federal marketing, said, "The demands
for higher levels of security and protection of data are becoming
increasingly widespread within federal and commercial markets. The SYBASE
Audit Server product addresses these requirements by giving greater
control of database security environments to-those-individuals directly
responsible for their protection. The SYBASE Audit Server product exceeds
Department of Defense C2 auditing requirements and provides the most
powerful auditing tool available for SQL server-based client/server
configurations."

Auditing consists of the capturing and recording of selected operations
taking place in an information system, and has long been the foundation of
security system implementations. Auditing systems capture instances of
inappropriate access or modifications of critical data that is then used
to mitigate security threats and improve overall system integrity. 

The SYBASE Audit Server

The SYBASE Audit Server product is flexible and completely configurable to
the requirements of virtually any security policy. Located between SQL
servers and their clients, the SYBASE Audit Server product has three
principal functions. First, it validates and authenticates all attempts to
log into SQL server systems. Second, it captures and records all database
access operations defined by the database administrator as being
"auditable events." Third, it enables authorized security administrators,
through use of reporting tools, to easily extract needed data from the
audit database.

Because the SYBASE Audit Server product is based on the SYBASE Open Server
product, it is fully scalable: the SYBASE Audit Server product and the
audit database can exist on separate nodes, apart from the audited SQL
Server. This scalability makes the SYBASE Audit Server product ideal for
use in high volume environments. The SYBASE Audit Server product is
policy-free, allowing data administrators to customize their own auditing
and security policies. It can be easily added on to-any new or existing
application in a cost-effective way without modifications to the
applications or upgrades to the SQL Server. The SYBASE Audit Server
product's password mapping feature means that adding the SYBASE Audit
Server product to an existing SQL Server application provides
mainframe-like password security capabilities without any modifications
to-the application or database.

The SYBASE Audit Server product is designed specifically to work with the
SYBASE SQL Server product, a client/server-based relational database
management system.

Sybase's Scalable Security Capabilities

The SYBASE Audit Sever product is one of a series of security enhanced
products Sybase will be introducing throughout the year. Designed to
fulfill the stringent requirements emerging within client/server
environments, the SYBASE System 10 family offers SYBASE SQL Server 10 and
SYBASE Secure SQL Server 10 as part of its flexible product suite. SYBASE
SQL Server has built in capabilities and will comply with the Department
of Defense C2 level of protection. SYBASE Secure SQL Server features allow
it to comply with Department of Defense BI level of security.

The SYBASE Audit Server product is an important component to Sybase's array
of security enforcement options. Not all organizations have security
requirements that fit into the levels defined by existing government
criteria.

The SYBASE Audit Server product was co-developed with Softport Systems,
Inc., a leading New York City-based software engineering firm that
specializes in client/server technology with extensive experience in
developing Open Server/SQL Server-based mission critical applications. 

Availability/Pricing

The SYBASE Audit Server product is currently available for use with all
supported versions of SYBASE SQL Server and Microsoft SQL Server. It runs
on the following platforms: Sun, Digital VMS, and OS2. Pricing for the
SYBASE Audit Server starts at $2,500, depending on platform, size, and
number of users. Run-time pricing is also available. 

SYBASE System 10

The SYBASE System 10 family of modular products was created to specifically
meet the needs of enterprise-wide client/server computing. The products
include: OmniSQL Gateway for easy-to-use, transparent distributed access;
SQL Server 10 for proven advanced RDBMS technology; Navigation Server for
scalable high performance; Replication Server for reliable distributed
data and transaction delivery; and Control Server for distributed control
from a single location.

Sybase, Inc.

Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBS) develops and markets a leading family of
client/server-based software products and services for on-line,
enterprise-wide applications. Sybase's integrated family of software
includes servers, tools, connectivity, and administration/control products
that provide complete desktop to mainframe solutions. Headquartered in
Emeryville, CA, Sybase markets its products worldwide through its direct
sales force, telesales, distributors, OEMs, VARs, and systems
integrators.

Sybase Inc, 6475 Christie Ave, Emeryville, CA 04608
510-596-3500;  Fax: 510-658-9441

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