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DataMirror enables IBM AS/400 cluster management DataMirror Corp DMC Shares issued 10,360,060 Feb 8 close $6.00 Tue 9 Feb 99 News Release Mr. Nigel Stokes reports High availability suite will enable robust AS/400 cluster management with the release of IBM OS/400 V4R4. As a certified high availability partner, IBM relies on DataMirror to deliver an extensive high availability solution for clustered AS/400's. As their businesses grow, many customers will build their success on clusters of AS/400 systems that keep mission-critical applications like e-business, business intelligence and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions running around the clock. DataMirror high availability suite, with integrated cluster resources services APIs, will expand the current high service levels of the AS/400 into continuous availability. It will also allow customers to easily manage all systems in the cluster and monitor all critical data and applications from a single workstation. DataMirror high availability suite will provide an intuitive graphical user interface to manage the AS/400 cluster as well as enable unprecedented levels of data and application resiliency. Customers will use high availability suite to define nodes in a cluster and determine what data is replicated to specific nodes within the cluster. Customers will gain more flexibility and control over their computing environment, as well as the knowledge that the data and applications that drive their business are fully protected against planned or unplanned downtime. >From a business perspective, it will now be easy for the company's customers to install and manage AS/400 high availability clusters For today's essential e-business and business-critical applications, the intuitive cluster management capabilities of high availability suite will provide continuous availability for both mission-critical data and cluster proven applications. DataMirror high availability suite together with IBM and cluster proven software solutions will create a comprehensive high availability clustering solution. These investments will help to improve the availability, manageability and simplicity of planning and installing the AS/400 cluster. About high availability suite High availability suite is designed for the full spectrum of AS/400 high availability and cluster management solutions. The product is comprised of four seamlessly integrated and centrally administered components: dbMirror for fast and reliable data mirroring, ObjectMirror for mirroring of critical AS/400 objects, SwitchOver System for high-speed operational switching in the event of system failure, and StatusMonitor for full process monitoring. High availability suite offers companies a high performance solution that ensures uninterrupted access to corporate data and mission critical applications during system downtime.