Monarch Data Pump V8.5 Provides Easy Integration of Existing Systems with Microsoft SharePoint; New Version of Datawatch's ETL and Data Distribution Server also Adds Powerful Database Population Capabilities.

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ: DWCH), a leader in the rapidly growing Information Services market, today announced the immediate availability of Monarch Data Pump(TM) Version 8.5. Monarch Data Pump (MDP) is a server-based information delivery and data ETL solution which automatically imports, transforms and delivers customized data mined from report files, PDF files, databases, spreadsheets, OLE DB data sources and HTML files.

MDP V8.5 will allow users to automatically transform reports or data extracts from any system into Excel, Access or PDF files and export them to any WebDAV enabled repository such as SharePoint, Microsoft's enterprise solution for document management and collaboration. MDP V8.5 also provides the ability to update existing rows in a table without programming. This new data update capability works with OLE DB enabled databases (including SQL Server, Oracle and DB2) as well as Excel and Access.

"Our customers will greatly benefit from the ability of Monarch Data Pump to export directly to SharePoint," said Marc Dispensa, president of NetGI, a provider of Business Intelligence solutions to media and advertising companies and a Microsoft Gold certified partner. "Our business is enabling our clients' employees to make fast, intelligent business decisions. With Monarch Data Pump V8.5, we can now easily get the right information from any system or service bureau, transform it into the right format and put it in SharePoint for secure web-based access."

"Monarch Data Pump V8.5 offers a painless, non-invasive means to access and transform output from legacy systems and third party data providers and use it to solve business problems," said John Kitchen, senior vice president of desktop and server solutions at Datawatch. "Whether it is a matter of populating a dart mart, our own Visual|Insight family of performance management solutions, or simply delivering the right data in the right format to an end user directly or via a repository such as SharePoint, Monarch Data Pump truly is information made easy."

Other new features in Monarch Data Pump V8.5 include:

--Automatic verification of mined data including performing verifications based on the number of rows in a data table;

--Ability to append new rows at the same time as updating existing rows in a table;

--Enhanced pre-process and post-process scripting;

--Support for runtime fields;

--Backup/Restore Utility;

--Automated verification of reports on a project-by-project basis;

--Server Status Page which provides a quick overview of the overall status of MDP, as well as the status of its individual components;

--Remote Administration via web services and all authentication made via Windows Authentication;

--And many more.

ABOUT MONARCH DATA PUMP

MDP utilizes Datawatch's Monarch(TM) "Report Mining" engine, the de facto standard in mining and transforming data buried within existing report output files. Built on Microsoft's .NET framework, MDP mines and transforms the data within existing reports, alone or in combination with data from other sources, on a scheduled, fully automated basis, to create and deliver new customized data views matching user needs.

The customized data views created by MDP can be uploaded to databases such as SQL Server or Oracle via OLE DB/ODBC, or saved as PDFs, Excel spreadsheets and templates, Access files, CSV files and more. MDP reports and files can be delivered via RSS (Really Simple Syndication) news feeds, e-mail, FTP, HTTP, WebDAV and to specified file folders on the network. MDP is based on the open Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, allowing faster enterprise deployment and more complete integration with SQL Server, IIS (Internet Information Server), Exchange and other Microsoft solutions.

REQUIREMENTS AND COMPATIBILITY

Monarch Data Pump V8.5 requires Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 or Windows 2003 Server, and .NET Framework V1.1+. Monarch Data Pump V8.5 can read and process projects and models created by Monarch Pro Version 5 and higher.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

Monarch Data Pump V8.5 is available now. MSRP pricing is $7,995 per server (up to two CPUs - a MDP V8.5 license for each additional two CPUs per server is $1,995). The optional XML module is $2,995. Upgrade pricing from MDP V8 to MDP V8.5 is $2,395. MDP V8.5 is available through leading resellers and by calling Datawatch directly at 800-445-3311.

ABOUT DATAWATCH CORPORATION

Datawatch Corporation is a leader in the rapidly growing Information Services market space. By providing solutions that build on a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) framework and Monarch report mining technologies, Datawatch allows organizations to access, enhance, analyze and deliver information from wherever it resides inside or outside the enterprise to solve business problems. Datawatch products are used in more than 20,000 companies, institutions and government agencies worldwide.

The corporate address for Datawatch is 271 Mill Road, Quorum Office Park, Chelmsford, MA 01824; telephone [phone]. More information on Datawatch and its solutions can be found at www.datawatch.com.

Datawatch, Monarch and Monarch Data Pump are trademarks of Datawatch Corporation.

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