July 29, 1996
     
        Mr. Jonathan O. Katz
        Secretary
        Securities and Exchange Commission
        450 5th Street NW
        Washington, D.C.  20549
     
        Dear Mr. Katz,
     
                I am writing to urge the SEC to approve NASDAQ's NAqcess
        trading system. I believe this system should replace the SOES system 
        due to the widespread and well documented abuses of the SOES system. 
        While Informix stock is largely held by institutional investors, we do 
        have a significant number of individual stockholders (among them many 
        Informix employees), and I believe the adoption of the NAqcess system
        would offer all stockholders a level playing field with respect to 
        pricing practices by market makers.
     
        NAqcess offers a solution which would protect the individual investor 
        and foster fair treatment for all stockholders.
     
        Sincerely,
     
        INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC.
     
        Margaret R. Brauns
        Vice President
        Treasurer
     
        Informix Software, Inc.
        4100 Bohannon Drive
        Menlo Park, Ca.  94025
     
        415-926-6300