To: Flipper12 who wrote (221 ) 11/29/1999 12:05:00 PM From: Famularo Respond to of 603
DataMirror Corp - DataMirror extends successful competitive upgrade promotion DataMirror Corp DMC Shares issued 10,208,073 1999-11-26 close $11.75 Monday Nov 29 1999 Mr. Nigel Stokes reports DataMirror has extended its competitive upgrade promotion on its High Availability Suite for IBM AS/400 and Transformation Server software. The competitive upgrade promotion is part of a series of fourth quarter promotions that provide an added incentive for companies to purchase DataMirror software and IBM hardware. Under the terms of this promotion, organizations who currently have a competing high availability or data movement solution will receive a discount of 50 per cent if they purchase either a DataMirror High Availability Suite or Transformation Server licence before Jan. 20, 2000. This extension builds on an earlier announcement regarding DataMirror's participation in IBM's e-business solution rebate promotion. "In the past year, about 20 per cent of our new High Availability Suite customers were from competitive upgrades. Given this success, we are extending the promotion to include Transformation Server and providing customers with this incentive opportunity until Jan. 20 of next year," said Nigel Stokes, president and chief executive officer of DataMirror. "We provide customers with a total e-business offering. Our Transformation Server product provides dot-com customers with a single solution for replication and caching across multiple platforms. For IBM AS/400 customers, High Availability Suite provides a fast, flexible and easy-to-use solution for resiliency and continuous availability. "The IBM AS/400 is an ideal platform for a range of business-critical applications including e-business. But you need to keep your Web store up and running 7x4. Our High Availability Suite software enables unprecedented levels of resiliency and availability for your dot-com and other business-critical applications. There's never been a better time to invest in proven DataMirror technology." This competitive upgrade promotion coincides with DataMirror's participation in IBM's e-business solution rebate promotion. Customers may also qualify for hardware and software incentives under the terms of this promotion which is in effect until Dec. 23, 1999. Contacts and ordering information for information on DataMirror's competitive upgrade promotion or IBM's e-business solution rebate promotion, please call DataMirror Corporation at 800-362-5955 or visit the company' Web site at www.datamirror.com.