Sonata is Informatica's national distributor

Informatica Corporation has announced the appointment of Sonata Information
Technology Ltd (SITL) as its national distributor for India. The appointment is
in line with Informatica's plans to address the growing demand for data
integration solutions from enterprises and SMB/SMEs in India.

Informatica and Sonata will jointly market special schemes, specifically
designed for the Indian market-such as the data integration pack for the SMB
segment, starter pack for IT companies, easy-access solutions pack for AS/400
and proprietary systems' customers, ERP and legacy retirement data migration
solution pack-which are being rolled out at the moment.

According to Ramendra Mandal, Country Manager, Informatica India, "We are now
teaming up with Sonata not only to address this rising demand but also further
our reach by leveraging the company's unmatched market presence and
long-standing customer relationships across India.

Initially, Informatica and Sonata will focus on opportunities for leveraging
Informatica's data integration solutions in the telecommunications, financial,
manufacturing and governmental markets.

"SITL has tied up with Informatica to provide data integration software and
services to enterprises in India. We hope to give our customers high-end
integration software features and quality software services," said Mohan
Muthuraj, Head-Product Marketing Group, SITL.