INFORMIX WINGZ IS FIRST SPREADSHEET TO EXPLOIT WINDOWS 3.0
              WINGZ AVAILABLE NOW FOR WINDOWS 3.0 AND OS/2   

     NEW YORK, NY -- June 18, 1990 -- Informix Software Inc. reinforced
Wingz as the leading spreadsheet for graphical desktop environments by
announcing Monday its immediate availability for Windows 3.0 and OS/2
Presentation Manager.

     Wingz is the first graphic spreadsheet to fully exploit Microsoft's
recently introduced Windows 3.0 graphical environment.  With Wingz for
Windows and OS/2 Presentation Manager, PC users can for the first time
easily combine text, numbers, 3-D graphs and imported images on one page
with one product.  

     "Wingz for Windows 3.0 brings the most sophisticated graphical
end-user application to the DOS marketplace," said Phillip E. White, chief
executive officer of Informix.  "With the availability of Wingz for Windows
and OS/2 Presentation Manager, Informix is now strategically positioned to
deliver a consistent and user-friendly interface to data across every major
desktop platform in the corporate environment."  

     Wingz is the first and only graphic spreadsheet to support every 
leading graphical desktop environment.  In addition to Windows 3.0 and 
OS/2 Presentation Manager, Wingz is also available for the Apple Macintosh
operating system and A/UX, Open Look for Sun, and NextStep for the NeXT
Computer.  Wingz is also scheduled to be available for the Motif graphic 
interface for UNIX-based workstations later this year.  

     "Wingz for Windows 3.0 and OS/2 Presentation Manager gives PC users
the same award-winning graphic capabilities, flexibility and power that
Wingz has offered Macintosh users for more than a year," said Douglas
Edwards, executive director of software marketing for Informix.  

     "With Wingz' multiplatform availability and portability, corporate 
users can now easily share information and applications across every 
graphical platform in their organization."  

     "Microsoft is pleased to see Informix's commitment and support of 
standard graphical environments with the simultaneous release of Wingz for
both Windows 3.0 and OS/2," said Steve Ballmer, senior vice president of
systems software for Microsoft.    

     "Wingz fully exploits Microsoft's graphical environments by making use
of features such as Dynamic Data Exchange, Extended Attributes and long
file names, and by adhering to standard user interface  guidelines."
  
     Informix also announced today that it is offering Wingz for Windows 
and OS/2 in a single package.  The Wingz PC Bonus Pack includes both the
Windows 3.0 and Presentation Manager versions of Wingz for the price of the
Windows version alone.    

     The pack contains both sets of disks, Wingz PC documentation, and
Windows and OS/2 installation instructions.  The Wingz PC Bonus Pack will 
be available worldwide through leading distributors including North 
American distributors Ingram/Micro D and Softsel/Microamerica.  

     "The Wingz PC Bonus Pack frees PC users to choose which operating 
system they want to use, without locking them in to either DOS or OS/2,"
said Edwards.  "Through the strategic bundling of Wingz for Windows and
Presentation Manager, Informix makes it easy for users to take advantage of
Wingz' user-friendly interface and powerful capabilities regardless of
which operating environment they select."  

     Wingz is the largest and most versatile graphic spreadsheet for
desktop platforms.  Wingz features advanced charting with 3-D graphics,
desktop presentation capabilities and the HyperScript application
development language.  

     HyperScript is a graphical language developed specifically for 
end-user programming.  HyperScript is more powerful and flexible than 
typical spreadsheet macros, giving users complete control over every 
aspect of their graphical interface. 

     With Informix's recently introduced Wingz-DataLink technology, PC 
users will be able to access or update information in any local or remote
Informix SQL database through the graphical environment of Wingz.  Data can
be retrieved directly into a Wingz worksheet or into a customized Executive
Information System created with HyperScript. 

     Wingz for Windows 3.0 and Presentation Manager supports dynamic data
exchange, a built-in data transfer facility.  DDE enables data to be shared
automatically between Wingz and other applications supporting DDE.  With
DDE, for example, a Wingz graph pasted into a word processing document
would be automatically updated anytime the corresponding data in Wingz is
changed.  Through DDE, Wingz can automatically update text, cells, cell
blocks, object names and graphic images.  

     Wingz version 1.1 for Windows 3.0 and OS/2 Presentation Manager is 
file compatible with version 1.1 of Wingz for the Macintosh and for 
NextStep, and will be file compatible with future 1.1 versions of Wingz on
other graphical platforms.  Over the coming months, the PC versions of
Wingz will be translated into French, German and other languages.  

     The Wingz PC Bonus Pack has a suggested retail price of $499.  



   CONTACT:    Informix Software Inc.    
               Corrine Smith, 913/599-7330  
               Rosanne Siino, 415/926-6471 (Menlo Park)