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DataMirror Reaches 2,000 Customer Milestone
Growing Customer Base Looks to DataMirror for Real-Time Advantage
MARKHAM, CANADA – (April 4, 2005) – DataMirror®today announced that more than 2,000 customers have implemented DataMirror’s real-time data integration, protection, audit, and java database solutions to improve the integrity and reliability of the information across all of their systems that create and store data. DataMirror added an additional 43 customers during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 to reach the milestone, bringing the total number of customers added in fiscal 2005 to 150.
“Reaching the 2,000 customer milestone shows significant new customer momentum. Our customers value the real-time advantage DataMirror solutions offer,” says Nigel Stokes, CEO, DataMirror. “Whether they implemented our real-time data integration, data protection, or data auditing solutions, customers know they can count on our solutions. The best companies in retail, distribution, technology, and other industries run DataMirror to deliver real-time information and gain a competitive edge. Leaders compete in real-time and they don’t settle for the inherent latency in decision making and action that is part of traditional batch and ETL approaches.”
DataMirror’s growth is driven by the unique strengths of DataMirror’s real-time data solution in lowering the cost and increasing the efficiency of business systems. DataMirror solutions improve visibility into business operations, optimize system performance and response times, and increase system reliability and protection.
Some of DataMirror’s newest customers include: Bacardi, Banco Cuscatlan, Datek Wireless, Elizabeth Arden, Ricoh Europe, and the State of Utah.
About DataMirror
DataMirror (NASDAQ: DMCX; TSX: DMC), a leading provider of real-time data integration, protection, audit and java database solutions, improves the integrity and reliability of information across all of the systems that create and store data. DataMirror’s flexible and affordable integration solutions allow customers to easily and continuously detect, translate, and communicate all information changes throughout the enterprise. DataMirror helps customers make better decisions by providing access to the continuous, accurate information they need to take timely action and move forward faster.
Over 2,000 companies have gained tangible business benefits from DataMirror software, including Debenhams, FedEx Ground, First American Bank, OshKosh B’Gosh, Priority Health, Tiffany & Co., and Union Pacific Railroad. DataMirror is headquartered in Markham, Canada and has offices around the globe. For more information, visitwww.datamirror.com.
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