1st Quarter - Report

SYBASE, INC for SYBASE INC

Period 1st Quarter 2008 Filed Apr 21, 2008 Signed by Edward Hearst, Vice President, Global Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
SYBASE, INC
Client
SYBASE INC
Income
—
Expenses
$130,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Computer Industry CPI

Federal government procurement of software. Competitiveness of U.S. economy and technology industry. Patent reform (S. 1145, HR 1908), plans and priorities for future information technology utilization and Sybase capabilities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD HEARST —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Navy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

Border Security and Visa Policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD HEARST —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International trade policy and issues, including market access for software, government procurement, and intellectual property. China trade policy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD HEARST —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Navy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.