AVIS SELECT SYBASE
SQL Server Chosen as Heart of New Reservation System

EMERYVILLE, CA, September 13, 1993 -- Sybase, Inc. today announced that
Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. is using the SYBASE SQL Server as the
database standard for its multi-million dollar distributed processing
system at its Worldwide Reservation Center (WRC) in Tulsa, OK. Avis chose
the SYBASE SQL Server product to help improve response time processing
reservations for customers.

Avis' new reservation system, named Tulsa Advanced Function Terminal (TAFT)
is a $3.5 million Avis-designed distributed client/server-based
environment. TAFT uses the SYBASE SQL Server software to speed up the
reservation processing load across desktop computers, database servers,
and Avis' Wizard mainframe system, which is based in its Garden City, NY
headquarters.

The Avis WRC receives more than 23 million customer calls annually. Since
the inception of TAFT 18 months ago, reservation agents have seen a 5%
reduction in the amount of time they spend processing reservations over
the phone. TAFT also automatically calls up information such as insurance
regulations for specific regions.

Charles Bell, Avis' vice president, Worldwide Reservation Center, said, "By
using the SYBASE product, and moving to a client/server architecture in
TAFT, Avis has reduced reservation processing time, training and keystroke
requirements, and has realized telecommunications savings -- we're
knocking 20 seconds off of each reservation call. Client/server technology
is going to be a key to Avis maintaining a competitive edge and being a
leader in the car rental industry."

Stewart Schuster, Sybase's vice president of marketing, said, "Sybase
recognizes that more and more companies are moving to client/server
environments. By choosing Sybase's SQL Server product and an enterprise,
client/server architecture, Avis enhances Sybase's position in the RDBMS
market, and strengthens AVIS' standing in the competitive car rental
market, giving customers the service they expect."

The TAFT system runs on Apple Computer Macintosh LC III personal computers
running SYBASE Client/Server Interfaces. A Sun Microsystems, Inc.
SPARCserver 10 is used to route reservation information from Sybase's SQL
Server product to Avis' Wizard IBM mainframe in Garden City, which
contains customer and rate information.

Added Bell, "What's nice about the SYBASE software and the client/server
environment, is that our reservations agents have much more flexibility
and control on their desktops. And with the reduced training time, agents
can spend more quality time with our customers." 

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.


Avis Rent A Car System, Inc.

Avis is the largest employee-owned company in the travel industry,
operating since 1987 under an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Worldwide,
Avis car rental activities are conducted at about 4,800 locations in 139
countries.

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

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