INFORMATICA APPOINTS BARTON S. FOSTER AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF WORLDWIDE MARKETING

Former Oracle, CrossWorlds Software executive joins Informatica to drive global marketing

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 18, 2000 - Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA) today announced the appointment of Bart Foster as senior vice president of worldwide marketing. With more than 14 years of experience in the enterprise applications market in senior marketing, sales, consulting and business-development roles, Foster's appointment will help Informatica further strengthen its leading position in the e-business analytics software market.

Prior to joining Informatica, Foster was senior vice president of marketing and business development at CrossWorlds Software Inc., a leading player in the e-business infrastructure software market. Previously, he held various executive positions at Oracle Corporation, including vice president of applications and industry marketing with global marketing responsibility for Oracle's enterprise applications business. During his tenure, Oracle's applications business grew from $100 million to $800 million in total annual revenues.

In addition, Foster served as executive vice president of sales and marketing at Connect Inc., an e-business software company. He was also a consultant at Booz, Allen & Hamilton, serving various Fortune 100 companies on technology strategy and execution.

"Informatica has firmly established itself as a leading provider of e-business infrastructure software to the Global 2000," said Gaurav Dhillon, CEO of Informatica. "With the recent introduction of the company's analytic applications and e-business initiatives, Bart's wealth of experience and proven track record in the e-business and enterprise applications markets will be invaluable to Informatica as it extends its market-leadership position."

"Informatica is fast becoming the de facto standard for e-business analytics among leading global companies across all industries," said Foster. "I look forward to helping Informatica continue building on its considerable success."

Foster earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree from Stanford University.

About Informatica

Informatica is a leading provider of e-business analytic solutions, including an integrated family of analytic applications and the industry's most powerful enterprise data-integration software platform, that help companies evaluate their performance across the entire e-business value chain. More than 50 of the Fortune 100 now rely on Informatica's analytic solutions to obtain the insight they need to stay competitive and grow their businesses. In total, more than 750 leading companies across all industries use Informatica, including Merrill Lynch, 3Com, Autodesk, Chevron, Delta Air Lines, Met Life, Mutual of Omaha, Sprint, MCI WorldCom, Barnesandnoble.com, eBay, Netscape, CNET, Inktomi, Preview Travel, Priceline.com, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Zurich Insurance and Polo Ralph Lauren. For more information, call 800.970.1179, or visit Informatica's Web site at http://www.informatica.com/.

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