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DataMirror Provides Data Integration For High End e-Business Intelligence ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS SUMMIT, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS-- Award-Winning DataMirror Transformation Server To Support Oracle 8 On IBM NUMA-Q(tm) High End Servers DataMirror Corporation (TSE: DMC), a leading provider of business data integration software, today announced that it is extending its award-winning Transformation Server technology to support IBM's NUMA-Q(tm) server platform for large-scale business intelligence. DataMirror technology provides seamless data integration and a broad set of data replication and transformation options necessary for today's e-Business infrastructure. Transformation Server links NUMA-Q servers to existing mainframe, IBM AS/400, distributed Unix, Linux and Microsoft Windows NT environments dispersed across the enterprise. Initially, DataMirror will support Oracle Version 8 on NUMA-Q servers; support for IBM DB2 UDB V6.1 will follow. Business intelligence is a core competency and primary area of focus for the NUMA-Q server brand with many of the largest Business Intelligence sites in the world. NUMA-Q, through next generation technologies, provides the combination of scalable processing power and I/O bandwidth that is critical for successful multi-terabyte data warehouses. "There are more than 10,000 IBM NUMA-Q installations worldwide. We are extremely excited by the prospect of providing NUMA-Q customers with the broadest enterprise data integration support available on the market, and look forward to forming another strong, strategic relationship with IBM," said Nigel Stokes, Chairman, President and CEO of DataMirror Corporation. "We believe that our industry-leading data integration technology is a good fit with NUMA-Q in that we operate in many of the same markets including data warehousing, e-business, customer relationship management, and server consolidation." "The key to a successful business intelligence system is its ability to leverage data from multiple sources across the enterprise. DataMirror's Transformation Server, particularly its heterogenous data replication functions, provides a powerful company-wide data integration solution for NUMA-Q customers." said James FitzGerald, manager of business intelligence solutions for IBM NUMA-Q. "Transformation Server enables a company to deploy NUMA-Q servers, ensuring seamless data integration with other existing systems for a comprehensive business intelligence solution." Transformation Server Available Via the Internet Transformation Server for Oracle on NUMA-Q will be generally available on March 1, 2000. DataMirror continues to lead the way in business-to-business e-commerce for business data integration software. Fully functional trial versions of Transformation Server are now 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 the NUMA-Q brand The NUMA-Q brand of IBM's Server Group is the leader in scalable Intel-based server solutions for e-business. IBM NUMA-Q platforms and services are optimized for the scalability, availability and manageability requirements of large and rapidly growing e-business infrastructures. There are more than 10,000 IBM NUMA-Q installations worldwide, including some of the world's largest and most sophisticated business intelligence, CRM and ERP environments. NUMA-Q is scalable to 64 Intel Pentium III Xeon processors in a single system and provides industry-leading I/O throughput. NUMA-Q supports over 100 Terabytes of attached storage in a multi-pathed, Fiber Channel Storage Area Network (SAN). For further information about the IBM NUMA-Q brand, phone (503) 626-5700 or (800) 257-9044 or visit IBM's web site at ibm.com . About DataMirror Corporation DataMirror is a leading provider of business data integration software. The Company's products keep corporate data integrated throughout the enterprise and across the Internet. Our solutions provide the underlying infrastructure required to integrate e-business applications with operational and legacy systems. DataMirror software gives companies the ability to ensure that data is distributed, available, effectively managed and accessible anywhere in the world in real-time. DataMirror's broad cross-platform vision is designed to ensure an open systems infrastructure. DataMirror software integrates data among multiple databases including DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and Sybase across OS/390, OS/400, UNIX, Linux and Microsoft Windows NT platforms. More than 900 customers have chosen DataMirror software to integrate their business critical data and applications. Founded in 1993, DataMirror is a worldwide company with distribution in more than 30 countries. DataMirror has corporate headquarters in Toronto, Canada and offices throughout North America and Europe. DataMirror is a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE: DMC). For more information, visit the company's web site at www.datamirror.com . Copyright 2000 DataMirror Corporation. All rights reserved. DataMirror and Transformation Server are registered trademarks or trademarks of DataMirror Corporation. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. -30- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: William Hartwick Vice President, Product Positioning / e-Business DataMirror Corporation 800-362-5955 ext. 307 905-415-0340 (FAX) mailto:whartwick@datamirror.com