DataMirror Participates in Venture Capital Financing For DataBahn.

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 1999--

Momentum for the Java Database Company Continues to Build

DataMirror Corporation (TSE:DMC), has participated in venture capital financing for DataBahn, along with two Silicon Valley-based venture capital firms. DataMirror, Aspen Ventures II and AVI Capital have invested a total of US $3,600,000 in DataBahn, a Java database developer. DataBahn will use the funds to further accelerate its development, marketing and sales activities.

Aspen Ventures, located in Los Altos, California, has extensive experience in information technologies and has invested in dozens of early-stage companies, including Cornerstone, SmartDB, StarVox, and Thru-Put. AVI Management has financed the creation of over 45 public companies, including 3Com, Apple Computer, Intraspect and Objectivity.

DataBahn, with headquarters in San Mateo, California, has brought to market an embedded dynamic footprint relational database written entirely in Java. The DataBahn database is deployable on multiple platforms, from small footprint embedded devices to mobile clients to Java application servers. With customization, DataBahn can be deployed in as little as 300KB of memory to meet the needs of a particular application. Winner of Red Herring magazine's "Catch of the Season" award for unique technology and innovative business strategy, DataBahn provides the lowest cost of ownership through breakthrough innovations in corporate data integration, ease of use and extensibility. DataBahn is featured in the March issue of Red Herring magazine as "One to Watch."

DataBahn has a strategic co-development agreement with DataMirror to embed its industry-leading replication technology into the DataBahn pure Java database. Embedded DataMirror software provides seamless data replication to and from enterprise databases, ensuring robust and transparent data sharing between DataBahn and corporate database systems across the enterprise.

"We are pleased to participate with Aspen and AVI in the continued growth of DataBahn," said Nigel Stokes, Chairman, President and CEO of DataMirror. "We are delighted with the success of the company's initial product offering and its tremendous market potential. The world-class development team at DataBahn has brought to market a leading Java relational database in record time. DataBahn is well positioned to achieve pre-eminent status as a data management company. Our co-development efforts are also key. DataBahn's use of award-winning Transformation Server technology will ensure that customers can interconnect DataBahn databases with other enterprise databases."

About DataMirror Corporation

DataMirror Corp. is a leading provider of interconnected data so than 700 customers include Harley-Davidson, Oshkosh B'Gosh, Duracell, GE Capital, Toys "R" Us and Sony. DataMirror solutions give customers the ability to ensure that data is synchronized, available, effectively managed and accessible anywhere in the world in real-time. High-performance DataMirror software is the industry leader for rapidly and seamlessly integrating data among multiple platforms and databases, including DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and Sybase.

Founded in 1993, DataMirror is a worldwide company with distribution in more than 30 countries. DataMirror has corporate headquarters in 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.

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