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                                                                 Exhibit 10.81

                               INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

         THIS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), made and entered into this
3rd day of October 2000 by and between INFORMIX CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and the undersigned of the Company (the
"Indemnitee").

                                   WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, competent and experienced persons are increasingly reluctant
to serve as directors or officers of corporations because of increased exposure
to litigation costs and risks and because the exposure frequently bears no
reasonable relationship to their compensation;

         WHEREAS, litigation against an officer or director often involves the
knowledge, motive and intent of the officer or director and the long period of
time between the events giving rise to the litigation and its final disposition
often extends beyond the time the officer or director can reasonably recall such
matters, the retirement of the officer or director, or the death of the officer
or director, with the result that he or, in the event of his death, his heirs,
executors or administrators, may be faced with limited ability and undue
hardship in maintaining an adequate defense, which may discourage such a
director or officer from serving in that position;

         WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has concluded that, to
retain and attract talented and experienced individuals to serve as officers and
directors of the Company and its subsidiaries and to encourage such individuals
to take the business risks necessary for the success of the Company and its
subsidiaries, it is necessary for the Company to contractually indemnify the
officers and directors of the Company and of its subsidiaries, and to assume for
itself maximum liability for expenses and damages in connection with claims
against such officers and directors in connection with their service to the
Company and its subsidiaries;

         WHEREAS, Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware
("Section 145") empowers the Company to indemnify its officers, directors,
employees and agents by agreement and to indemnify persons who serve, at the
request of the Company, as the directors, officers, employees or agents of other
corporations or enterprises;

         WHEREAS, the shareholder of the Company have adopted or will adopt
by-laws (the "By-laws") providing for the indemnification of the officers,
directors, employees and agents of the Company;

         WHEREAS, such By-laws and Section 145 specifically provide that they
are not exclusive and contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the
Company and the directors and officers with respect to indemnification of such
directors and officers;

         WHEREAS, the Company desires and has requested the Indemnitee to serve
or continue to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company and/or one or
more subsidiaries of the Company; and

         WHEREAS, the Indemnitee is willing to serve, or to continue to serve,
the Company and/or one or more subsidiaries of the Company as a director and/or
officer, provided that he is furnished the indemnity provided for herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and the
mutual promises contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

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1. DEFINITIONS. When used herein.

                           (a) "Agent" shall mean any person who is or was a
                  director, officer, employee or other agent of the Company or a
                  Subsidiary, as hereinafter defined: or is or was serving in a
                  fiduciary capacity within the meaning of the Employee
                  Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"),
                  in connection with an employee benefit plan, as that term is
                  defined by ERISA, which is sponsored by the Company or any of
                  its Subsidiaries; or is or was serving at the request of, for
                  the convenience of, or to represent the interests of the
                  Company or a Subsidiary as a director, officer, employee or
                  agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership,
                  joint venture, trust or other enterprise; or was a director,
                  officer, employee or agent of a foreign or domestic
                  corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the Company
                  or a Subsidiary, or was a director, officer, employee or agent
                  of another enterprise at the request of, for the convenience
                  of, or to represent the interests of such predecessor
                  corporation.

                           (b) "D&O Insurance" shall mean directors' and
                  officers' liability insurance.

                           (c) "Expenses" shall include all direct and indirect
                  costs of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without
                  limitation, all attorneys' fees and related disbursements,
                  other out-of-pocket costs and reasonable compensation for time
                  spent by the Indemnitee for which he is not otherwise
                  compensated by the Company or any third party) actually and
                  reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with
                  either the investigation, defense or appeal of a Proceeding,
                  as hereinafter defined, or establishing or enforcing a right
                  to indemnification under this Agreement, Section 145 or
                  otherwise; provided, however, that unless otherwise expressly
                  provided below. Expenses shall not include any judgments,
                  fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, or amounts paid in
                  settlement of a Preceding.

                           (d) "Proceeding" shall mean any threatened, pending,
                  or completed action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil,
                  criminal, administrative, investigative, appellate, or any
                  other type whatsoever.

                           (e) "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation of which
                  more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting
                  securities is owned directly or indirectly by the Company and
                  one or more other Subsidiaries, or by one or more other
                  Subsidiaries.

2. AGREEMENT TO SERVE. The Indemnitee agrees to serve and/or continue to serve
as an Agent, at the will of the Company (or under separate agreement, if such
agreement exists), in the capacity Indemnitee currently serves as an Agent, so
long as he is duly appointed or elected and qualified in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the by-laws of the Company or any Subsidiary or until
such time as he tenders his resignation in writing; provided, however, that
nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create any right to continued
employment and/or service as a director by Indemnitee.

3. MAINTENANCE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE.

                           (a) The Company hereby covenants and agrees that, so
                  long as the Indemnitee shall continue to serve as an Agent and
                  thereafter so long as the Indemnitee shall be subject to any
                  possible Proceeding by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee
                  was an Agent, the Company, subject to Section 3(c), shall
                  promptly obtain and maintain in full force and effect D&O
                  Insurance in reasonable amounts from established and reputable
                  insurers.

                           (b) In all policies of D&O Insurance, the Indemnitee
                  shall be named as an insured in such a manner as to provide
                  the Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are accorded to
                  the most favorably insured of the Company's directors, if the
                  Indemnitee is a director, or of the Company's officers, if the
                  Indemnitee is not a director of the Company but is an officer.

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                           (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall
                  have no obligation to obtain or maintain D&O insurance if the
                  Company determines in good faith that such insurance is not
                  reasonably available, the premium costs for such insurance are
                  disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided, the
                  coverage provided by such insurance is so limited by
                  exclusions that there is insufficient benefit from such
                  insurance, or the Indemnitee is covered by similar insurance
                  maintained by a Subsidiary.

4.       MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION

                           (a) To the fullest extent not prohibited by Section
                  145 as in effect on the date of this Agreement and as may
                  hereafter be amended, or any other statutory provision
                  permitting or authorizing such indemnification which is
                  adopted subsequent to the execution of this Agreement (but
                  only to the extent that any such amendment or other provision
                  permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights
                  than Section 145 permits prior to any such amendment or the
                  adoption of any such provision), the Company shall indemnify
                  and hold harmless the Indemnitee if the Indemnitee is a person
                  who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
                  any Proceeding (including, without limitation, an action by or
                  in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that he is
                  or was an Agent, or by reason of anything done or not done by
                  him in any such capacity, against any and all Expenses and
                  liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited
                  to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and
                  amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred
                  by him in connection with the investigation, defense,
                  settlement or appeal of such Proceeding.

                           (b) In addition to the indemnity provided by Section
                  4(a) hereof, the Company shall, subject to Section 6, 7, 8 and
                  10 hereof, indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee if the
                  Indemnitee is a person who was or is a party or is threatened
                  to be made a party to any Proceeding (including, without
                  limitation, an action by or in the right of the Company) by
                  reason of the fact that he is or was an Agent, or by reason of
                  anything done or not done by him in any such capacity, against
                  any and all Expenses and liabilities of any type whatsoever
                  (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise
                  taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) actually
                  and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the
                  investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such
                  Proceeding.

                           (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall
                  not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee for Expenses or
                  liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited
                  to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and
                  amounts paid in settlement) which have been paid directly to
                  Indemnitee by D&O Insurance.

5. PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION. If the Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of
this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of any
Expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to,
judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in
settlement) incurred by him in the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal
of a Proceeding but not entitled, however, to indemnification for all of the
total amount thereof, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee for such
portion thereof to which the Indemnitee is entitled.

6. MANDATORY ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES. Subject to Section 10(a) below, the
Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with
the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal or any Proceeding to which the
Indemnitee is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact
that the Indemnitee is or was an Agent. Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay
such amounts advanced only if, and to the extent that, it shall ultimately be
determined pursuant to Section 8 hereof that the Indemnitee is not entitled to
be indemnified by the Company as authorized hereby. The advances to be made
hereunder shall be paid by the Company to the Indemnitee within twenty (20) days
following delivery of a written request therefor by the Indemnitee to the
Company.

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7. NOTICE AND OTHER INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES.

                           (a) Promptly after receipt by the Indemnitee of
                  notice of the commencement of or the threat of commencement of
                  any Proceeding, the Indemnitee shall, if the Indemnitee
                  believes that indemnification with respect thereto may be
                  sought from the Company under this Agreement, notify the
                  Company of the commencement or threat of commencement thereof.

                           (b) If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of the
                  commencement of a Proceeding pursuant to Section 7(a) hereof,
                  the Company has D&O Insurance in effect, the Company shall
                  give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to
                  the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in
                  the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all
                  necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay,
                  on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result
                  of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such
                  policies.

                           (c) In the event the Company shall be obligated to
                  pay the Expenses of any Proceeding against the Indemnitee, the
                  Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of such
                  Proceeding, with counsel selected by the Company and subject
                  to the reasonable approval of the Indemnitee, upon the
                  delivery to the Indemnitee of written notice of its election
                  so to do. After delivery of such notice, approval of such
                  counsel by the Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by
                  the Company, the Company will not be liable to the Indemnitee
                  under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently
                  incurred by the Indemnitee with respect to the same
                  Proceeding, provided that (i) the Indemnitee shall have the
                  right to employ his counsel in any such Proceeding at the
                  Indemnitee's expense; and (ii) if (A) the employment of
                  counsel by the Indemnitee has been previously authorized by
                  the Company, or (B) the Indemnitee shall have reasonably
                  concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the
                  Company and the Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense,
                  or (C) the Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel
                  to assume the defense of such Proceeding, the fees and
                  expenses of Indemnitee's counsel shall be at the expense of
                  the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the
                  defense of any action, suit, or proceeding by or on behalf of
                  the Company or as to which the Indemnitee shall have made the
                  conclusion provided for in (ii) B above.

8. DETERMINATION OF RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION.

                           (a) To the extent the Indemnitee has been successful
                  on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding
                  referred to in Section 4(a) or 4(b) of this Agreement or in
                  the defense of any claim, issue or matter described therein,
                  the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee against Expenses
                  actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the
                  investigation, defense, or appeal of such Proceeding.

                           (b) In the event that Section 8(a) is inapplicable,
                  the Company shall also indemnify the Indemnitee unless, and
                  only to the extent that, the Company shall prove by clear and
                  convincing evidence to a forum listed in Section 8(c) below
                  that indemnification is not required pursuant to Sections 4
                  and 10 hereof.

                           (c) The Indemnitee shall be entitled to select the
                  forum in which the validity of the Company's claim under
                  Section 8(b) hereof that the Indemnitee is not entitled to
                  indemnification will be heard from among the following:

                                    (1) A quorum of the Board consisting of
                           directors who are not parties to the proceeding for
                           which indemnification is being sought;

                                    (2)     The stockholders of the Company;

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                                    (3) Legal counsel selected by the
                           Indemnitee, and reasonably approved by the Board,
                           which counsel shall make such determination in a
                           written opinion; or

                                    (4) A panel of three (3) arbitrators, one
                           (1) of whom is selected by the Company, another of
                           whom is selected by the Indemnitee and the last of
                           whom is selected by the first two (2) arbitrators so
                           selected.

                           (d) As soon as practicable, and in no event later
                  than thirty (30) days after written notice of the Indemnitee's
                  choice of forum pursuant to Section 8(c) above, there shall be
                  submitted to such forum as the Indemnitee or the Indemnitee's
                  counsel may reasonably request, its claim that the Indemnitee
                  is not entitled to indemnification, and the Company shall act
                  in the utmost good faith to assure the Indemnitee a complete
                  opportunity to defend against such claim.

                           (e) Notwithstanding a determination by any forum
                  listed in Section 8(c) hereof that Indemnitee is not entitled
                  to indemnification with respect to a specific Proceeding, the
                  Indemnitee shall have the right, subject to the provisions of
                  Section 18 hereof, to apply to the Court of Chancery of
                  Delaware, the court in which that Proceeding is or was
                  pending, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, for the
                  purpose of enforcing the Indemnitee's right to indemnification
                  pursuant to this Agreement.

                           (f) Notwithstanding any other provision in this
                  Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall indemnify the
                  Indemnitee against all Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in
                  connection with any hearing or Proceeding under this Section 8
                  involving the Indemnitee and against all Expenses incurred by
                  the Indemnitee in connection with any other Proceeding between
                  the Company and the Indemnitee involving the interpretation or
                  enforcement of the rights of the Indemnitee under this
                  Agreement unless a court of competent jurisdiction finds that
                  each of the claims and/or defenses of the Indemnitee in any
                  such Proceeding was frivolous or made in bad faith.

9. SHARE RATIFICATION. Unless this Agreement in substantially the form set forth
herein has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, this Agreement
shall be expressly subject to ratification by such stockholders. If this
Agreement in substantially the form set forth herein is not so ratified and/or
approved by such stockholders within one (1) year after the effective date
hereof, this Agreement shall be void.

10. EXCEPTIONS. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

                           (a) To indemnify or advance Expenses to the
                  Indemnitee with respect to Proceedings or claims initiated or
                  brought voluntarily by the Indemnitee and not by way of
                  defense, except with respect to Proceedings brought to
                  establish or enforce a right to indemnification under this
                  Agreement or any other statute or law or otherwise as required
                  under Section 145, but such indemnification or advancement of
                  Expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if
                  the Board of Directors finds it to be appropriate; or

                           (b) To indemnify the Indemnitee for any Expenses
                  incurred by the Indemnitee with respect to any Proceeding
                  instituted by the Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this
                  Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines
                  that each of the material assertions made by the Indemnitee in
                  such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous;
                  or

                           (c) To indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement
                  for any amounts paid in settlement of a Proceeding unless the
                  Company consents to such settlement, which consent shall not
                  be unreasonably withheld; or

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                           (d) on account of any Proceeding in which judgment is
                  rendered against Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made
                  from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the
                  Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or

                           (e) on account of Indemnitee's conduct which is
                  finally adjudged by a court to have been knowingly fraudulent,
                  deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct; or

                           (f) if a final adjudication by a court having
                  jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such
                  indemnification is not lawful.

11. NON-EXCLUSIVITY. The provisions for indemnification and advancement of
Expenses set forth in this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights which the Indemnitee may have under any provision of law, the Company's
certificate of incorporation or By-laws, the vote of the Company's stockholders
or disinterested directors, other agreements, or otherwise, both as to action in
his official capacity and to action in another capacity while occupying his
position as an Agent, and the Indemnitee's rights hereunder shall continue after
the Indemnitee has ceased acting as an Agent and shall inure to the benefit of
the heirs, executors and administrators of the Indemnitee or his estate.

12. INTERPRETATION OF AGREEMENT. It is understood that the parties hereto intend
this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification
to the Indemnitee to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law.

13. SEVERABILITY. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, (i) the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of the
Agreement (including without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this
Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall
not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and (ii) to the fullest extent
possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all
portions of any paragraph of this Agreement containing any such provision held
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid,
illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent
manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable and to give
effect to Section 12 hereof.

14. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. No waiver, supplement, modification or amendment of
this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the
parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or
not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

15. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The terms of this agreement shall bind, and shall
inure to the benefit of, the successors and assigns of the Company and the
successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of the Indemnitee or
his estate.

16. NOTICE. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (i) if delivered by
hand and receipted for by the party addressee or (ii) if mailed by certified or
registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the
mailing date. Addresses for notice to either party are as follows:

         to the Company:               Informix Corporation
                                       4100 Bohannon Drive
                                       Menlo Park, California 94025
                                       Attn:  Gary Lloyd
                                            Vice President, Legal,
                                            General Counsel and Secretary

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         to the Indemnitee:            James Robert Arnold, Jr.

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or subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this
section.

17. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by and
construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to
contracts between Delaware residents entered into and to be performed
entirely within Delaware.

18. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. Subject to Indemnitee's right to select a
nonjudicial forum under Section 8(c) hereof, the Company and the Indemnitee
each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the
State of Delaware for all purposes in connection with any action or
proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement and agree that
any action instituted under this Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of Delaware.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this
Agreement as of the date first above written,

INFORMIX CORPORATION
a Delaware Corporation

"COMPANY"

By:      /s/ Gary Lloyd
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         Gary Lloyd
         Vice President, Legal,
         General Counsel and Secretary

"INDEMNITEE"

/s/ James Robert Arnold, Jr.
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Signature

James Robert Arnold, Jr.
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Printed Name

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Printed Title

Approved by stockholders on February 8, 1988.

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                                                                Exhibit 10.82

                  SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

     This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made and
entered into by and between Jean-Yves Dexmier ("Employee") and Informix
Software, Inc. ("Informix").

     The parties desire amicably to resolve fully and finally all matters
between Employee on one hand and Informix and others released herein on the
other hand, including, but not limited to, any matters arising out of or
related to Employee's employment with Informix generally or the cessation
thereof.

     FIRST:  NON-ADMISSION OF LIABILITY OR WRONGDOING.

     The parties acknowledge that this Agreement reflects their desire to
terminate all aspects of their relationship in an orderly and amicable
fashion. Informix in no way acknowledges any fault or liability to Employee or
any other person or entity and this Agreement shall not in any way be
construed as an admission by Informix or any other person or entity of any
fault or liability to Employee or any other person or entity.

     SECOND:  CONSIDERATION.

     In consideration of Employee's acceptance of this Agreement, and in
exchange for the release and promises described below, Informix and Employee
agree to the following:

     (a)     RESIGNATION.  Employee will execute a letter addressed to the
Chairman of the Board, in which Employee will resign from his position on the
Board. The letter of resignation will be delivered simultaneously with this
executed agreement to M. Kirby C. Wilcox, Esq., at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky
& Walker LLP, 345 California Street, 29th Floor, San Francisco, California
94104, but will become effective only upon the Effective Date of this
Agreement as that term is defined in Paragraph FIFTEENTH.

     (b)     TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.  Employee represents and agrees that
his employment with Informix is terminated effective July 12, 2000. Employee
also agrees that he will not be re-employed by Informix or others released
herein at any time, and that he will not apply for or otherwise seek
employment with Informix or any other business entity under direct or
indirect common control with Informix ("Affiliates") at any time.

     (c)     SEVERANCE.  Subject to the provisions of paragraph FOURTEENTH,
Employee shall receive a severance payment of two years' base salary at the
rate of one year's annual salary of $550,000.00 for a total of $1,100,000.00,
pursuant to Section 5(b) of the Informix Corporation Change of Control and
Severance Agreement with Employee, which is terminated as of the Effective
Date and after that date shall have no further force and effect. Informix
also agrees to pay Employee an

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additional payment in the amount of $400,000.00 for a total severance payment
in the amount of $1,500,000.00, payable within ten (10) business days of the
Effective Date.

     (d)     STOCK OPTIONS.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the
applicable Informix Corporation Stock Option and Award Plans, and
notwithstanding Employee's termination of employment as provided herein, all
unvested options shall continue to become exercisable in accordance with
their original vesting schedule, and all vested options, and all unvested
options which become exercisable by virtue of this Agreement, shall continue
to be exercisable, as if the Employee had continued his employment through
May 31, 2001. All such options shall otherwise be governed by the applicable
Informix Corporation Stock Option and Awards Plan. Notwithstanding the rights
granted to Employee by this Paragraph SECOND (d), the original vesting
schedule of the unvested options shall not in any event accelerate pursuant
to the Informix Corporation Change of Control and Settlement Agreement, which
is terminated pursuant to Paragraph SECOND (c) above, or any other document,
agreement, plan or policy existing as of the Effective Date. Employee's
exclusive rights to additional options following the Effective Date extend
only to those options that would have vested through May 31, 2001 had he
remained continuously employed until that date.

     (e)     INSURANCE COVERAGE AND INDEMNIFICATION.  Nothing in this
Agreement shall be interpreted to create or to waive any rights that Employee
may have to coverage under any insurance policy maintained by Informix for
director's and officer's liability coverage. Nor shall anything in this
Agreement be interpreted to create or to waive any rights that Employee may
have to the indemnification of any liability or any attendant attorneys' fees
and costs at the time that he may seek such indemnification.

     (f)     BENEFITS.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to
create or to waive any rights that Employee may possess under COBRA or under
ERISA.

     THIRD:  COMPLETE RELEASE BY PARTIES.

     Employee and his representatives, heirs, successors and assigns
(collectively "Employee Releasees"), and Informix and its Affiliates, and its
and their present and former shareholders, officers, directors, agents,
employee, attorneys, successors and assigns (collectively "Informix
Releasees"), do hereby completely release and forever discharge each other,
from all claims, rights, demands, actions, obligations, liabilities, and
causes of action of every kind and character, known or unknown, mature or
unmatured, which Employee Releasees or Informix Releasees may have now or in
the future arising from any act or omission or condition occurring on or
prior to the date of execution of this Agreement (including, without
limitation, the future effects of such acts, omissions, or conditions),
whether based on tort, contract (express or implied), or any federal, state,
or local law, statute, or regulation (collectively, the "Released Claims").
By way of example and not in limitation of the foregoing, Released Claims
shall include any claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the California Fair Employment
and Housing Act, as well as any

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claims asserting wrongful termination, harassment, breach of contract, breach
of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, negligent or intentional
infliction of emotional distress, negligent or intentional misrepresentation,
negligent or intentional interference with contract or prospective economic
advantage, defamation, invasion of privacy, and claims related to disability.
By way of further example and not in limitation of the foregoing, Released
Claims shall include claims for accelerated vesting of stock options under
the terms of the Informix Corporation Change of Control and Severance
Agreement. Employee's exclusive rights to additional stock options following
the Effective Date shall extend only to those options that would have vested
had Employee remained continuously employed by Informix through May 31, 2001.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, as well as those claims expressly released in
Paragraph FOURTH, Released Claims shall not include any claims based on
obligations created by or reaffirmed in this Agreement.

     FOURTH:  UNKNOWN CLAIMS.

     The term "Released Claims," as used in this Agreement, expressly covers
all claims or possible claims by the parties, and confirms that Informix and
Employee expressly waive and release and promise never to assert any such
claims, even if Informix and Employee do not believe that they have such
claims. Informix and Employee therefore waive the rights described in section
1542 of the Civil Code of California, and elect to assume all risks for
claims that now exist in either Informix's or Employee's favor, whether known
or unknown. Informix and Employee hereby waive any and all rights under
section 1542 of the Civil Code of California and any analogous or similar
provision applicable under state or local statutes which provides as follows:

     A general release does not extend to claims, which the creditor
     does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of
     executing the release, which if known by him must have materially
     affected his settlement with the debtor.

Thus, notwithstanding the provisions of section 1542, and for the purpose of
implementing a full and complete release and discharge of the Employee
Releasees and Informix Releasees, the parties expressly acknowledge that this
Agreement is intended to include in its effect, without limitation, all
Claims which he or it does not know of or suspect to exist in his or its
favor at the time of signing this Agreement, and that this Agreement
contemplates the release of any such Claim or Claims.

     FIFTH:  CONFIDENTIALITY.

     Employee will not, unless required by law, disclose to others any
information regarding the terms of this Agreement, the money and/or benefits
being paid under it or the fact of its payment, except that Employee may
disclose this information to Employee's immediate family, attorneys,
accountants or other professional advisors to whom Employee must make the
disclosure in order for them to render professional

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services to Employee. Employee will instruct them and they must agree,
however, to maintain the confidentiality of this information just as Employee
must.

     Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit any party or his/its counsel
from disclosing the fact, amount or terms of this Agreement to a court,
arbitrator, administrative agency or other tribunal of appropriate
jurisdiction for the purpose of effectuating the provisions of this Agreement
or as otherwise required by law.

     SIXTH:  NON-DISPARAGEMENT.

     The parties agree that they will not issue any communication, written or
otherwise, that damages, criticizes or otherwise reflects adversely or
encourages adverse action against Releasees. This provision is not meant to
conflict with the obligation to provide truthful testimony under penalty of
perjury.

     The parties further agree that any press releases, public announcements
or other communications regarding Employee's resignation shall state that
departure was due to differences in management philosophy, unless otherwise
agreed in writing.

     SEVENTH:  RETURN OF INFORMIX PROPERTY.

     Employee has returned or will immediately return to Informix all
property owned by Informix and any documents, computer disks or files that
Employee may have, including but not limited to the following: property and
information about Informix's practices and procedures; employees; product
information, trade secrets, customer lists, employee lists; telephone and
sales directories; Informix company data, software, sales forecasts or
product marketing pertaining to the current and anticipated business and
operations of Informix; notebooks, bulletins, or manuals; and/or Informix
pricing, cost and purchasing information. Employee may retain all electronic
equipment currently in his possession, including without limitation, the
Informix laptop computer and Informix will promptly and in all events on or
prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement provide a replacement hard
drive for such laptop and shall also return all personal files downloaded
from such hard drive by Informix's counsel to Employee. All other information
downloaded from the hard drive, and the hard drive itself, shall be retained
by counsel for Informix until the Effective Date. On or after the Effective
Date, counsel for Informix may return the hard drive and its contents to
Informix, provided that counsel for Informix has erased the personal files on
the hard drive in a manner that prevents their reconstruction, and provided
further that counsel for Informix shall retain a machine-readable copy of the
business files on the hard drive. Employee has previously signed an agreement
regarding confidential information and trade secrets. All provisions of the
agreement remain in effect after Employee leaves Informix, including, but not
limited to, confidential and proprietary information regarding Informix's
products, sales and marketing methods or strategies, product development,
research and plans, personnel data regarding employees of Informix, including
salaries, and other confidential or proprietary information not readily
available to the public.

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     EIGHTH:  OWNERSHIP OF CLAIMS.

     Employee represents and agrees that he has not assigned or transferred,
or purported to assign or transfer, to any person or entity, any Claims or
any portion thereof, or interest therein.

     NINTH:  CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATION OF PROMISES.

     If Employee, Informix or any of its Affiliates files or prosecutes a
lawsuit or charge based upon a claim released by this Agreement, he or it
must repay all benefits previously received and must pay reasonable
attorneys' fees and all other costs incurred as a result of the breach. If,
however, Employee files or prosecutes a lawsuit or charge to enforce a
monetary, stock, medical or retirement benefit obligation provided by this
Agreement, he is not required to repay all benefits previously received. Nor,
in such instance, is Employee required to pay reasonable attorneys fees and
all other costs incurred as a result of the alleged breach, unless so
ordered by an arbitrator.

     TENTH:  NON-RELEASE OF FUTURE CLAIMS.

     This Agreement does not waive or release any rights or claims that
Employee may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act or any
other rights or claims which arise after the date he signs this Agreement.

     ELEVENTH:  PERIOD FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OF AGREEMENT.

     Employee will have up to 21 days after receipt of this Agreement to
accept the terms of this Agreement, although Employee may accept it at any
time within those 21 days.

     TWELFTH:  CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL; FULL AND INDEPENDENT KNOWLEDGE,
               UNDERSTANDING AND CAPACITY.

     Employee is advised to consult with an attorney of his choice before
signing this Agreement. Employee acknowledges and agrees that he has been so
advised; that Employee has fully discussed all aspects of this Agreement with
his counsel of record to the full extent Employee so desired; that Employee
has carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this
Agreement; that Employee has taken as much time as Employee needs for full
consideration of this Agreement; that Employee is voluntarily entering into
this Agreement; and that Employee has the capacity to enter into this
Agreement.

     THIRTEENTH:  EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT TO REVOKE AGREEMENT.

     To accept the Agreement, Employee must date and sign this Agreement and
return it to M. Kirby C. Wilcox, Esq., at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
LLP,

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345 California Street, 29th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104. Employee
will have an additional seven (7) days following his execution of the
Agreement in which to revoke the acceptance. To revoke, Employee must send a
written statement of revocation to M. Kirby C. Wilcox, Esq., at the previously
referenced address. For this revocation to be effective, written notice must be
received by Mr. Wilcox no later than the close of business on the seventh day
after Employee signs this Agreement. If Employee revokes this Agreement, as
provided herein, neither it nor the Board resignation will be effective or
enforceable, and Employee will not receive the severance benefit or stock
options described in Paragraph SECOND of this Agreement.

     FOURTEENTH:  COOPERATION.

     Employee shall use his best efforts to cooperate with Informix when,
through reasonable requests, it seeks the assistance of Employee in
connection with the resolution of matters that relate to business conducted
during the term of Employee's employment. Informix shall reimburse Employee
for his reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in providing such
cooperation, including meals and lodging, and transportation, where out of
town travel is required. However, Employee shall not incur any such meal,
lodging, or transportation costs without the express written consent of
Informix, and Informix may decline to reimburse any such expenses that
Employee incurs without advance written consent.

     By way of example, not limitation, Employee agrees that he will sign
within five (5) calendar days all factually correct documents presented to
him at the address provided below that require his signature as a matter of
U.S. or foreign law. When, during the period from the Effective Date until
March 1, 2001, Employee travels away from his home for more than seven days,
he shall notify Informix in advance by e-mail, fax or voice-mail and thus
permit Informix to make alternative arrangements to secure his signature on
corporate documents that may arrive during such travel. To ensure the
fulfillment of this duty, the parties agree that Informix may withhold from
the severance payment described in Paragraph SECOND Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000) ("Withhold"). Employee shall forfeit this Withhold if he fails to
furnish the requested signatures. If Employee provides the requested
signatures, Informix shall pay the Withhold to Employee no later than March
1, 2001, a date intended to permit the signature of documents required by
foreign subsidiaries of Informix in connection with the close of their fiscal
years. This Withhold shall apply only to the obligation to provide signatures
on corporate documents and shall not apply generally to the cooperation
obligations set forth in the first sentence of this Paragraph FOURTEENTH.

     FIFTEENTH:  EFFECTIVE DATE.

     This Agreement shall become effective on the eighth day following the
execution of the agreement by both parties.

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     SIXTEENTH:  NO REPRESENTATIONS.

     Employee represents that in signing this Agreement, he does not rely on
nor has he relied on any representation or statement not specifically set
forth in this Agreement by any of the Releasees or by any of the Releasees'
agents, representatives or attorneys with regard to the subject matter, basis
or effect of this Agreement or otherwise.

     SEVENTEENTH:  GOVERNING LAW.

     This Agreement is made and entered into in the State of California, and
shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced and governed under the laws
of the State of California.

     EIGHTEENTH:  SUCCESSORS.

     This Agreement shall be binding upon Employee and Informix and upon his
and its representatives, heirs, administrators, representatives, executors,
successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Employee
Releasees and Informix Releasees and to their respective heirs, administrators,
representatives, executors, successors and assigns.

     NINETEENTH:  ARBITRATION.

     (a)     AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE:  Any dispute between the parties
including but not limited to any claims of discrimination under state or
federal law, claims of other statute violations, as well as any disputes
concerning the provisions of this Agreement or any dispute about the
formation, validity, interpretation, or effect of alleged violations of this
Agreement ("Arbitrable Dispute") must be submitted to final and binding
arbitration in San Francisco before an experienced arbitrator licensed to
practice law in California. Employee agrees to subject himself to personal
jurisdiction in San Francisco County for such arbitration and in any
jurisdiction necessary for the enforcement of any arbitration award. Except
as provided in this Agreement, the arbitration shall be in accordance with the
then-current National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the
American Arbitration Association ("AAA"). The arbitrator may not modify or
change this Agreement in any way.

     (b)     ARBITRATION COSTS:  Except as provided in Paragraph NINTH, each
party shall pay the fees of their respective attorneys, the expenses of their
witnesses and any other expenses connected with the arbitration, but all other
costs of the arbitration, including the fees of the arbitrator, cost of any
record or transcript of the arbitration, administrative fees and other fees
and costs shall be paid in equal shares by Employee and Informix. The party
losing the arbitration shall reimburse the party who prevailed for all
expenses the prevailing party paid pursuant to the preceding sentence, and
for all reasonable attorneys' fees (as determined by the arbitrator) incurred
by the prevailing party in connection with the arbitration proceeding.

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     (c)     EXCLUSIVE REMEDY:  Arbitration in this manner shall be the
exclusive remedy for any Arbitrable Dispute. The arbitrator's decision or
award shall be fully enforceable and subject to an entry of judgment by a
court of competent jurisdiction.  Should Employee or Informix attempt to
resolve an Arbitrable Dispute by any method other than arbitration pursuant
to this Paragraph, the responding party shall be entitled to recover from
the initiating party all damages, expenses and attorneys' fees incurred as a
result.

     TWENTIETH:  ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

     This Agreement, Employee's Confidential Information and Trade Secret
Agreement, the applicable Informix Corporation Stock Option and Award Plans
and the Informix Corporation Change of Control and Severance Agreement with
Employee set forth the entire agreement between the parties hereto.  This
Agreement fully supersedes any and all prior agreements or understandings
between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof.

     TWENTY-FIRST:  SEVERABILITY.

     Should any of the provisions in this Agreement be declared or be
determined to be illegal or invalid, all remaining parts, terms or provisions
shall be valid, and the illegal or invalid part, term or provision shall be
deemed not to be a part of this Agreement.

     TWENTY-SECOND:  COUNTERPARTS.

     This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if
all parties had signed the same document. All such counterparts shall be
deemed an original, shall be construed together and shall constitute one and
the same instrument.

     TWENTY-THIRD:  NOTICE.

     Any notice to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and
delivered personally or sent by registered mail, postage prepaid, if to
Informix, addressed to Gary Lloyd, Esq., Informix Software, Inc., 4100
Bohannon Drive, Menlo Park, California 94025, with copies to M. Kirby C.
Wilcox Esq., Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, 345 California Street,
29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104, and if to Employee, addressed to
Jean-Yves Dexmier, 1152 Brown Avenue, Lafayette, California 94549, with
copies to Stephen T. Lindo, Esq., Willkie Farr & Gallagher, The Equitable
Center, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019-6099 or to such other address
as either party may designate by written notice to the other.

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     TWENTY-FOURTH:  INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING.

     Informix shall make such withholding for taxes as required by applicable
law and the parties agree that withholding on the payments provided for in
Paragraph SECOND (c) shall be at the flat 28% applicable withholding rate
provided by federal regulations and at the corresponding flat withholding
rates set by California taxing authorities.

     PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE
INCLUDES A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS.

Executed at    Troy               MI         this 13th day of September, 2000.
           ---------------,  --------------,      ---
                (City)          (State)

                                          /s/ Jean-Yves Dexmier
                                          ------------------------
                                             Jean-Yves Dexmier

Executed at New York           New York      this 13th day of September, 2000.
           ---------------,  --------------,      ---
                (City)          (State)

                                          WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER

                                          BY: /s/ Stephen T. Lindo
                                          ------------------------
                                          Attorneys for Jean-Yves Dexmier

Executed at Menlo Park           CA          this 13th day of September, 2000.
           ---------------,  --------------,      ---
                (City)          (State)

                                          INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC.

                                          BY: /s/ Gary Lloyd
                                          ------------------------
                                          Gary Lloyd
                                          Vice President Legal, General
                                          Counsel

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Executed at San Francisco     California     this 13th day of September, 2000.
           ---------------,  --------------,      ---
                (City)          (State)

                                          PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY &
                                          WALKER LLP

                                          BY: /s/ M. Kirby C. Wilcox
                                          ---------------------------------
                                          Attorneys for Informix Software, Inc.

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