Data Replication with Linux offered freely

Johannesburg, 23 Feb 2000

Enterprise solutions provider and SA distributor of DataMirror replication products, Dax Data, is enabling seamless business data integration for e-commerce, business intelligence and other distributed data applications by offering DataMirror Transformation Server for Linux at no charge.

Jeremy Matthews, MD of the local company, describes the product as a flexible, scalable transformation and replication solution that provides bi-directional, field-level replication support for like and heterogeneous platforms and databases. "Transformation Server for Linux on Oracle also offers advanced selection and filtering, transformational data enhancement and cleansing, as well as real-time replication," he says.

According to Matthews the decision to offer this version of the product freely on the Internet is concordant with growing support for the Linux platform as a mainstream server operating system (OS). "With at least seven million users worldwide, it is the fastest growing server OS and further growth is predicted. International Data Corporation (IDC) expects commercial Linux server shipments to grow at 25 percent per year through 2003.

"Customers today demand the flexibility to choose the technology most appropriate to their own specific needs, regardless of which platform it runs on," he adds.

To this end, Transformation Server allows data to be easily moved between mixed system environments, thereby enabling data warehousing, data and workload distribution, ERP application integration, high availability and e-business applications.

"For organisations with homogeneous environments, Transformation Server provides high performance, cost effective replication between like databases. It is also a strategic choice to accommodate mixed system environments that may occur in the future due to mergers and acquisitions," concludes Matthews.

Transformation Server for Oracle 8.0 on Linux is now available for free download via the Internet by visiting www.datamirror.com/trialsoftware. Although Transformation Server for Linux is available free-of-charge, installation services, maintenance and support will typically be charged for.

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 dot-com and 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 (symbol: DMC). For more information, visit the company`s web site at www.datamirror.com.