DataMirror Extends the Value of IBM GreenStreak By Offering Affordable iSeries High Availability Solution.Business Editors & Technology Writers TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2002 "HA for Under 60K" Offering Ideal for Small-to-Medium Sized Businesses DataMirror (Nasdaq:DMCX) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :DMC DMC Devil May Cry (video game) DMC Detroit Medical Center DMC Darryl McDaniels (rapper) DMC Destination Management Company DMC Del Mar College (Corpus Christi, TX) ), a leading provider of enterprise application integration and resiliency solutions, today announced a special high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. (HA) solution package aimed at IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) iSeries users. Comprised of two licenses, implementation, training, maintenance and support, the complete HA product suite delivers a low cost solution ideal for small-to-mid size enterprises and is only available until October 31, 2002. Building on IBM's GreenStreak promotion for iSeries, DataMirror delivers a broader offering to iSeries customers - specifically, a cost-effective high availability solutions package with enhanced service Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; levels to protect and maintain iSeries investments for under $60,000 (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). Industry leaders that have recently selected DataMirror LiveResiliency(TM) software to safeguard their critical iSeries systems include Mellon Financial  This article or section may contain a proseline.Please help [ convert this timeline] into prose or, if necessary, a . Corporation, FedEx, Friends Provident Friends Provident plc (LSE: FP.) manages a life assurance business mainly based in the United Kingdom and with offices throughout the world. Friends Provident is a financial services group and a member of the FTSE100 Index. , Standard Paper Box, Boehringer Ingelheim, Seta Corporation SETA Corporation (Full company name Super Entertainment and Total Amusement) is a gaming company, founded in 1985-10-1. As a video game publisher, it made games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and various other systems. , Werner Company, and Household International. "Smaller enterprises require the same data protection and high availability as larger organizations, but rightfully demand solutions that are designed with their unique needs and systems in mind," said Stewart Ritchie, Vice President, Sales, Americas, DataMirror. "DataMirror's 'HA for Under 60K' deal addresses this need with a specialized package that offers the best of our proven high availability products for iSeries to make complete data protection and 24/7 availability a reality for any organization." Comtech Group, one of the largest IBM Solutions Providers in the U.S. and a DataMirror business partner, believes DataMirror's offering will extend the value of IBM GreenStreak to even more customers and help Comtech deliver the right solutions to meet the needs and budgets of both small and large customers. "DataMirror's 'HA for under 60K' offering is based on DataMirror's iCluster(TM) resiliency software, a proven solution that enables continuous availability through failure detection and operational switching, helping businesses run more smoothly and efficiently," said Tom Horan Thomas Patrick Horan (born March 8 1854 in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland - died April 16 1916 in Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer, and later cricket journalist. Horan emigrated to Australia with his parents and siblings at a young age. , Vice President, Business Development, Comtech Group USA. "When combined with IBM GreenStreak, DataMirror's promo pro·mo n. pl. pro·mos Informal A promotional presentation, such as a television spot, radio announcement, or personal appearance. makes high availability affordable for many small and medium-sized businesses that have been reluctant to invest capital in high availability or upgrade their existing AS/400s to new iSeries systems - even though the long-term return on investment can be huge. The combination of DataMirror's offering and IBM GreenStreak means that our customers benefit from deep discounts on both IBM hardware and DataMirror software, getting a total solution for less." DataMirror is an IBM High Availability Business Partner, a Cluster Middleware Business Partner, and an All Star Partner in Development. DataMirror is also a member of the IBM iSeries High Availability Council and has been first-to-market with a number of innovative availability technologies including LOB support, real-time IFS support, data area/data queue journaling support, and MQSeries resiliency support. DataMirror was also the first High Availability Business Partner to successfully implement a high availability product using IBM's iSeries clustering technology at a customer site. For more information, including terms and conditions, or to sign up for DataMirror's "HA for Under 60K" offering, please visit www.datamirror.com/hapromo or call 1.800.362.5955. About DataMirror DataMirror (Nasdaq: DMCX; TSX: DMC) delivers LiveBusiness(TM) software solutions that let customers integrate data in real-time across their enterprises. DataMirror's comprehensive product family unlocks the experience of now(TM) by providing the instant data access, integration and availability customers demand today across all computers in their business. Over 1,600 companies use DataMirror to integrate their data. Real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. drives all business. DataMirror is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and has offices worldwide. DataMirror has been ranked in the Deloitte and Touche Fast 500 as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . For more information, call 1-800-362-5955 or visit the DataMirror web site at www.datamirror.com. 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These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the difficulty of developing, marketing and selling new products successfully; variability of quarterly operating results; dependence upon on the continued growth and success of DataMirror's software products; competition; rapid technological change and new product introductions; dependence upon continued growth in the database and enterprise data integration markets; dependence upon relationships with complementary vendors and distribution channels; the ability to recruit and retain key personnel; risks of international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. 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