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Exhibit 5.1
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
Palo Alto, California
July 21, 2000
Informatica Corporation
3050 W. Bayshore Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Gentlemen:
At your request, we have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8
to be filed by Informatica Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") on July 24, 2000 (the "Registration Statement") in
connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
of an aggregate of 169,348 shares of your common stock, $.001 par value (the
"Common Stock") which will be issuable under the Influence Software, Inc. 1996
Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").
As your counsel in connection with the Registration Statement, we have
examined the proceedings taken by you in connection with the assumption of the
Plan and the authorization of the issuance of the shares of Common Stock under
the Plan (the "Plan Shares") and such documents as we have deemed necessary to
render this opinion.
Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Plan Shares, when
issued and outstanding pursuant to the terms of the Plan, will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Morrison & Foerster LLP
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