EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT NAME PARENT JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION Informix Software, Inc. Informix Corporation Delaware Informix International, Inc. Informix Software, Inc. Delaware Informix Credit Company Informix Software, Inc. Delaware Illustra Information Technologies, Inc. Informix Corporation Delaware Picasso Systems, Inc. Illustra Information Technologies, Inc. Delaware Stanford Technology Group, Inc. Informix Corporation California Informix Software Argentina, S.A. Informix International, Inc. Argentina Informix Software GmbH Informix International, Inc. Austria Informix Software Pty. Ltd. Informix International, Inc. Australia Informix Software NV Informix International, Inc. Belgium Informix do Brasil Comercio e Servicios Ltda. Informix International, Inc. Brazil Informix Software (Canada), Inc. Informix International, Inc. Canada Informix Software de Chile, S.A. Informix International, Inc. Chile Informix Software de Colombia S.A. Informix International, Inc. Colombia Informix Software sro Informix International, Inc. Czech Republic Informix Software A/S Informix International, Inc. Denmark Informix Software Ltd. Informix International, Inc. England Innovative Software Ltd. Informix Software Ltd. England Illustra Information Technologies Limited Illustra Information Technologies, Inc. England Illustra Information Technologies, S.A. Illustra Information Technologies, Inc. France Informix Software SARL Informix International, Inc. France Informix Software GmbH Informix International, Inc. Germany Informix GmbH Informix Software GmbH Germany Garmhausen & Partners, GmbH Informix International, Inc. Germany Informix Software (Hong Kong) Ltd. Informix International, Inc. Hong Kong Informix Holdings Company Informix Software Ireland Limited Ireland Informix Software Ireland Limited Informix International, Inc. Ireland Informix Software SpA Informix International, Inc. Italy Informix K.K. Informix Holdings Company Japan Informix Software K.K. Informix International, Inc. Japan Informix Daou Korea, Inc. Informix Holdings Company Korea Informix Software (Korea) Ltd. Informix International, Inc. Korea Informix Sdn Bhd Informix International, Inc. Malaysia Informix Software de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Informix International, Inc. Mexico Informix Software B.V. Informix International, Inc. Netherlands Informix Software Limited Informix International, Inc. New Zealand Informix Software AS Informix International, Inc. Norway Informix Software de Peru S.A. Informix International, Inc. Peru Informix Software Spolka z.o.o. Informix International, Inc. Poland Informix Software Limited Liability Company Informix International, Inc. Russia Informix Software Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. Informix International, Inc. Singapore Informix Software, spol. s.r.o. Informix Software GmbH Slovakia I.N.I.X. South Africa (Pty.) Limited Informix International, Inc. South Africa Informix Software Iberica, S.A. Informix International, Inc. Spain Informix Software Scandinavia AB Informix International, Inc. Sweden Informix Software AG Informix International, Inc. Switzerland Informix Software (Taiwan) Inc. Informix International, Inc. Taiwan Informix Software (Thailand) Limited Informix International, Inc. Thailand Informix Software, V.I., Inc. Informix International, Inc. Virgin Islands Informix Software de Venezuela, S.A. Informix International, Inc. Venezuela