Industry's First Cloud Archiving Service Optimized for
                    Databases and Applications

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- News Facts:


  --  Today Informatica Corporation (Nasdaq:INFA), the world's number one
      independent provider of enterprise data integration software, announced
      the launch of Informatica Data Archive Cloud Store Option, another first
      in cloud computing.

  --  The industry's first Infrastructure-as-a-Service offering to archive
      database and enterprise application data to the cloud in a
      cost-effective and secure manner.

  --  Supports almost all structured data including relational databases,
      enterprise applications and data warehouses.

  --  Removes need for specialized database skills through standard file
      system management of archives.

  --  Simplifies the entire cycle of archiving data, whether stored in the
      cloud or on-premise.

  --  Maintains data security and data integrity through end-to-end encryption
      and application-specific business rules which enables easy restoration
      of archived data.

  --  Provides an optimized data access service on Amazon EC2 in order to
      query and retrieve data that has been archived to Amazon S3.

  --  Archived data remains fully accessible to users via standard SQL
      querying, reporting and discovery tools.

  --  Automatically distributes processing load to accommodate spikes in
      utilization when reporting requirements grow, during eDiscovery or
      compliance audits.




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Quotes


  --  "Companies are rethinking their approach to data retention as their data
      volumes continue to grow exponentially and they have to hold onto that
      data for long periods of time," said Adam Wilson, general manager, ILM,
      Informatica. "Informatica's Data Archive Cloud Store Option provides the
      ideal approach to cost effectively maintain these large, infrequently
      accessed data volumes."

  --  "Organizations today are looking to find ways to more cost-effectively
      and securely archive their data, while maintaining easy access," said
      Simon Robinson, Research Director for Storage at the 451 Group. "With
      the launch of Informatica Data Archive Cloud Store Option Informatica is
      offering a new service that enables customers to simply and efficiently
      leverage pooled compute and storage resources in the cloud to store and
      access inactive data from their enterprise applications and databases.
      Storing archived data in the cloud is well suited to the elasticity of
      cloud services, given the dynamic nature of the data access and the
      promise of cost-efficiencies gained through Infrastructure-as-a-Service
      (IaaS) deployments."

  --  "Cloud storage presents an attractive option for dealing with the rising
      volume of enterprise data, but CIOs are right to demand
      high-performance, easy-to-use, cost-effective cloud storage solutions
      that ensure the data is readily accessible to business users," said
      Senad Hadzic, CIO, KaMin Performance Minerals. "Informatica's new Data
      Archive Cloud Store Option provides IT with the enterprise-grade
      solution requisite for making cloud storage a key part of an
      organization's total data storage ecosystem."




Pricing and Availability


  --  Informatica Data Archive Cloud Store Option can be deployed on any
      public or private cloud infrastructure. Initially it will be available
      at the end of Q1 on Amazon EC2 and S3. Future versions will support
      deployment on other IaaS providers.

  --  Pricing for the Data Archive Cloud Store Option will start at $1 per
      gigabyte and includes connectivity to the cloud storage provider,
      compression and encryption services, storage in the cloud and access to
      the data on an on-going basis for query, reporting, and restoration.




Additional Information


  --  In 2008 the number of customers using service providers for e-mail
      archiving grew 59%, representing 42% of the market(1). More generally,
      Gartner predicts that 50% of organizations will move to a SaaS or cloud
      model for archiving by 2013(2).

  --  View the Informatica Data Archive Cloud Store Option Chalk Talk and Demo
      here.

  --  Informatica and Amazon.com Web Services were both named to ChannelWeb's
      2009 Top 20 Cloud Vendors list. Amazon in the Top 20 Coolest Platform
      Vendors and Informatica in the Top 20 Coolest Infrastructure Vendors.




About Informatica



Informatica Corporation (Nasdaq:INFA) is the world's number one
independent provider of data integration software. The Informatica
Platform provides organizations with a comprehensive, unified, open and
economical approach to lower IT costs and gain competitive advantage
from their information assets. More than 3,900 enterprises worldwide
rely on Informatica to access, integrate and trust their information
assets held in the traditional enterprise and in the internet cloud.
For more information, call +1 650-385-5000 (1-800-653-3871 in the
U.S.), or visit www.informatica.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based
on assumptions regarding Informatica's product release and service
availability. However, these statements are not guarantees of the
availability, which may be delayed or cancelled. The development,
release and timing of any Informatica product or service availability
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and should not be relied upon in making a purchasing decision. This
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are based on current available information, which is subject to change.
Such statements should not be relied upon as a representation, warranty
or commitment to deliver specific products, services or functionality
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actual results may differ materially from the results described in this
press release. More information about potential risks and uncertainties
that could affect Informatica's business and products are included
under the caption "Risk Factors" in Informatica's report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, which are on file with the
SEC and are available on the Company's investor relations website at
http://www.informatica.com/. All information provided in this release
is as of February 9, 2010 and Informatica undertakes no duty to update
this information.

Note: Informatica and the Informatica Data Archive Cloud Store Option
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Informatica Corporation in
the United States and in jurisdictions throughout the world. All other
company and product names may be trade names or trademarks of their
respective owners.

(1) "Dataquest Insight: E-Mail Archiving Software Market, Worldwide,
2009", Gartner Dataquest Insight (G00169096)

(2) Archiving in the Cloud: What End Users Should Consider", Gartner
RAS Core Research Note (G00170510)


CONTACT:  Informatica Corporation
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