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Gold/Mining/Energy : Datamirror (DMCX) (T.DMC) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JayPC who wrote (475)	7/13/2000 7:04:55 PM
From: Spiney	Respond to of 603

DataMirror's Transformer selected by Computacenter DataMirror Corp DMC Shares issued 11,356,117 2000-07-11 close $21.75 Thursday Jul 13 2000 Mr. Nigel Stokes reports Computacenter in the United Kingdom has selected DataMirror Transformation Server to facilitate the data migration and application integration of the company's call centre data throughout the organization. With over 5,000 employees, Computacenter is the largest U.K.-owned IT company that specializes in the provision of client-server systems and related services to large corporate and public sector organizations in the U.K., France, and Germany. Transformation Server will replicate the company's IBM AS/400 DB2-based call handling applications located at U.K. corporate headquarters in Hatfield, to a Windows NT/2000 SQL Server-based call centre management system in Milton Keynes. Transformation Server will move call logging data and references bidirectionally as they are integrated between both servers. "We are pleased that Computacenter has invested in proven DataMirror Transformation Server technology for data synchronization," said Nigel Stokes, chairman, president and chief executive officer of DataMirror Corporation. "Computacenter joins Baxter Healthcare, GFDI, ADT Automotive, Harley-Davidson, Campbell Soup, Fidelity, TD Waterhouse, Cable & Wireless, Tiffany & Co and CEMEX as industry leaders who have selected DataMirror Transformation Server with its unique real-time capture, transform and flow data integration technology. Transformation Server will help maintain Computacenter's top-notch customer-focused services, thereby meeting customer needs and contributing to their corporate mission to be the preferred partner for organizations seeking to implement and support distributed IT systems." DataMirror Transformation Server is flexible business data integration software that simplifies the process of working in a heterogeneous world. It enables users to easily and seamlessly move and share data in real-time among mixed system environments. Transformation Server's real-time, bidirectional replication capabilities make it ideal for enabling a range of applications including e-business, business intelligence, enterprise data integration, distributed data applications and high availability. Available via the Internet DataMirror continues to lead the way in business-to-business e-commerce for data integration software. Fully functional trial versions of Transformation Server are available for download via the Internet by visiting www.datamirror.com. Pricing is custom-quoted based on computing environment. For more information, please contact a DataMirror representative at 1-800-362-5955.

To: JayPC who wrote (475)	7/13/2000 10:34:55 PM
From: Carl R.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 603

Jay, I understand that. Neither is COGN. Obviously COGN isn't looking for a wireless company per se, but someone who can help to extend their business intelligence products to wireless customers. My understanding is that DMC's data warehousing products are now wireless enabled, and as such they could work with COGN's products. I believe that COGN has some basic data warehousing products of their own. Does COGN work with DMC at all? Or do they just work with INFA and their own products? Would DMC and COGN make a good fit, or would their products just overlap? I want to make it clear that I have no particular reason to believe that COGN will acquire DMC other than as a logical deduction from the following: 1. DMC appears to be in the size range COGN is looking for as far as sales. 2. DMC has about the right market cap such that a $250 million offer would be acceptable. 3. Both are Canadian companies 4. DMC has a slightly faster growth rate than COGN so that an acquisition would be accretive as far as growth. 5. DMC has sufficient earnings projected such that as acquisition at $250 million would be accretive as far as earnings. 6. An acquisition at $250 million would be accretive as far as PSR as well. 7. DMC would like to be listed on the US markets (actually through Schwab you can trade them using the symbol DTMOF). 8. Business intelligence and data warehousing products are complimentary. 9. DMC just announced that their products are web enabled which COGN indicated that they were looking for an acquisition that could help extend their products to wireless customers. Any thoughts? Carl