DataMirror Corporation and LANSA, Inc. Form Marketing Alliance For Enhanced Customer Service
11:08 EDT Tuesday, October 17, 2000
TORONTO, CANADA--
Alliance Brings Together "Highly Complementary" Software Products
DataMirror Corporation (TSE: DMC), a leading provider of e-Business data integration and resiliency solutions, today announced that it has formed a marketing alliance with LANSA, Inc. The arrangement will include DataMirror's Transformation Server and High Availability Suite software products.
LANSA provides web application development solutions for IBM iSeries 400 and Microsoft Windows platforms, and has customers who use DataMirror Transformation Server to share data with applications on other platforms. The alliance between DataMirror and LANSA will make it easier for customers who have developed web applications with LANSA on IBM iSeries 400 to obtain and use Transformation Server for data synchronization across heterogeneous computing platforms, and High Availability Suite for iSeries 400 disaster recovery.
"We are extremely pleased that LANSA has decided to align with DataMirror," said Nigel Stokes, Chairman, President and CEO of DataMirror. "Already, a number of LANSA customers utilize DataMirror Transformation Server for real-time business intelligence through up-to-the-second data delivery. We anticipate that, as the numbers grow, more and more organizations using a combination of Transformation Server, High Availability Suite and LANSA to fulfill their business data integration goals will find the products highly complementary. We look forward to broadening our 1,100-strong customer base and assisting companies interested in effectively managing and manipulating their mission-critical data."
Transformation Server is flexible business data integration software that simplifies the process of working in a heterogeneous world. It lets users easily and seamlessly move and share data in real-time among mixed system environments. Because Transformation Server is easy to implement and requires no programming changes to applications and databases, customers realize a rapid and substantial return on their software investment. Transformation Server's real-time, bi-directional replication and unique CTF (capture, transform and flow) technology makes it ideal for a range of applications including e-Business, business intelligence, enterprise data integration, distributed data applications and high availability.
Available via the Internet
Fully functional versions of DataMirror Transformation Server are available for download via the Internet by visiting www.datamirror.com/trialsoftware. Pricing is custom quoted based on computing environment. For details on Transformation Server or High Availability Suite, please call 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, continuous, 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.
About LANSA
LANSA is a leading provider of e-Business, advanced graphical and application development tools and services for IBM iSeries 400 and Windows platforms. Founded in 1987, LANSA has over 6,500 installations in 65 countries around the world, including some of the world's leading AS/400 web sites: www.songfile.com, www.theriviera.com, and www.mikasa.com. LANSA is a licensed AS/400 Application Development Partner, an IBM Partners-in-Development All-Star and is the winner of IBM's Powered by AS/400e award for excellence in AS/400 e-Business. For more information, contact LANSA at 630-472-1234 or visit www.lansa.com.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Forward-looking statements in this press release, including statements regarding DataMirror Corporation's business which are not historical facts, are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those forward-looking statements. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, please see DataMirror Corporation's periodic filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities.
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