DataMirror Corporation: Advanced Change Data Capture
Technology Enables Real-Time Data Warehousing And
e-Business
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS--
Breakthrough Technology For Transformation Server for Oracle
Accelerates e-Business Data Integration on UNIX and Windows NT
Servers
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DataMirror Corporation (TSE: DMC), a leading provider of
e-Business data integration and resiliency solutions, today
announced the introduction of enhanced change data capture
technology for its Transformation Server for Oracle software.
Transformation Server for Oracle now includes an exclusive change
data capture utility designed to achieve accelerated replication
performance by further improving the process used to capture
changes applied to publication databases on UNIX or Windows NT
servers. This enhanced utility replaces the existing process
currently used in Transformation Server for Oracle so that data
capture and replication activities are performed at a
significantly faster rate.
"In performance testing conducted at DataMirror headquarters in
Toronto, we found that the new change data capture process
accelerated the time it takes to capture Oracle database changes
on Solaris systems by 300 percent," said Kirk Dixon, Executive
Vice President, Development and Support. "This enhancement to
DataMirror's innovative capture, transform and flow (CTF) data
integration technology is a significant breakthrough for
e-Business implementations where immediate real-time data access
and integration is critical to maintaining customer loyalty. We
believe that the benefits of this new CTF technology will be even
greater when the database is under a heavy workload in large
production or e-Business environments."
The ability to continuously capture database changes from multiple
computing systems as they occur is also essential for real-time or
active data warehousing. Companies are no longer content to base
business decisions on day-old or week-old data. They demand a
real-time flow of data across their business. This is only
possible through the use of high performance real-time capture,
transform and flow tools like Transformation Server.
"Some e-Businesses need to make decisions hourly based on data
warehouse content that is refreshed non-stop," said Philip Russom,
Director of Business Intelligence at Hurwitz Group. "For instance,
a merchandising manager may look at product movement or customer
behavior during the last hour on an e-Commerce web site, then
decide which promotions to run during the next hour. You can't
turn your e-Business on a dime this way without the zero-latency
of information that change data capture brings to real-time data
warehousing."
The enhanced change data capture technology will be integrated
into the next major release of Transformation Server for Oracle
available later this year. For current Transformation Server for
Oracle customers, the enhancement is available today for download
as an interim release so that enhanced overall replication
performance can be experienced immediately.
Available via the Internet
Fully functional versions of Transformation Server are available
for download via the Internet by visiting
www.datamirror.com/trialsoftware. Pricing is custom quoted based
on computing environment. For more information, please contact a
DataMirror representative at 1 (800) 362-5955.
About DataMirror Corporation
DataMirror (TSE: DMC) delivers solutions that let customers
integrate their data for competitive insight and e-Business
resiliency. DataMirror's comprehensive family of products includes
advanced real-time capture, transform and flow (CTF) technology,
that gives customers the instant access, integration and
availability they demand today across all computers in their
business.
Over 1,100 customers rely on DataMirror software to gain
competitive advantage and to provide a reliable, instant flow of
information across their business. DataMirror is headquartered in
Toronto, Canada, and has offices worldwide. DataMirror has been
recognized by PROFIT Magazine as the fastest growing software
company in Canada over the past five years. For more information,
call 1-800-362-5955 or visit the DataMirror web site at
www.datamirror.com.
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