1.   Database software makers are expected to show steady growth.

2.   For much of the past year, Sybase and other database software makers have been coping with a slump in demand for their primary products.

3.   Informix Corp. named Robert Finocchio Jr. president and chief executive of the database software maker, replacing Phillip White, who will continue in his role as chairman.

4.   Informix Corp., the struggling database software maker, yesterday announced a third-quarter loss that was far worse than expected.

5.   Relational database makers Informix and Oracle also are reported to be developing Linux versions.

6.   Sybase President John Chen appears poised to assume a more powerful role at the struggling database software maker.

7.   The database software maker said the specification will help convert video and sound into a compressed digital form for delivery on personal computers.

8.   The database software maker said its earnings prospects have become another casualty of economic weakness.

9.   The company built its name as a database maker, but it pursued other,greener pastures.