Worldspan Adopts DataMirror Transformation Server for Data Infrastructure.Business Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2000 (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :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) .) Leading Travel Reservation Technology Provider An Early Adopter Of DataMirror Transformation Server for OS/390 DataMirror Corporation (TSE:DMC - news), today announces that Worldspan(R)L.P., a leading travel reservation technology provider based in Atlanta, Georgia, is an early adopter of Transformation Server for OS/390. Worldspan provides global communications and electronic distribution of information for the world's leading travel service providers and supplies reservation services to over 18,000 travel agencies worldwide. &uot;Since November '99, we have been using Transformation Server to move customer data in real-time between our mainframes and an Oracle 8 database on UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). ,&uot; said Chris Frawley, Data Architect at Worldspan. &uot;We are very pleased with the performance and ease of use, as well as the level of support DataMirror has been able to provide. Transformation Server is a key component of our data infrastructure going forward because it helps us manage three critical business and technology issues: data quality standards, time to market pressures and support for a diverse mix of distributed database A database physically stored in two or more computer systems. Although geographically dispersed, a distributed database system manages and controls the entire database as a single collection of data. and platform technologies.&uot; DataMirror also announces major enhancements to its Transformation Server for OS/390 software including full bi-directional support. Transformation Server for OS/390 enables organizations to integrate and access critical business data rapidly and efficiently across their organizations. Now customers can integrate their valuable mainframe systems and data with other enterprise systems for e-business, business intelligence, and other distributed data applications. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Meta Group, many companies are finding it more strategic than ever to maintain legacy systems. &uot;Far too many enterprises still fumble around with hand-coded legacy data extract procedures, leaving themselves at risk when business rules, data structures, data velocity and data volumes change,&uot; says Doug Laney, senior program director with META Group. &uot;Solutions, such as DataMirror's, should offer performance-oriented and highly maintainable data integration for an increasingly complex world of intra-enterprise and inter-enterprise data mobility.&uot; This new release of Transformation Server for OS/390 provides full bi-directional capabilities for sharing OS/390 based DB2 data in real-time with Oracle, Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. databases on a variety of computing platforms including UNIX, Linux, 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) AS/400 and Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT. Full publisher and subscriber functionality is provided through DataMirror's Enterprise Administrator for Transformation Server, a Java-based, web-enabled graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to for easily configuring and managing the replication infrastructure across all supported systems. &uot;In the Internet era, flexible, high performance solutions for integrating mainframe data stores with midrange computers and mobile users can be essential to gaining competitive advantage,&uot; said Nigel Stokes, Chairman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DataMirror. &uot;More than half of the world's business data still resides on mainframes. The challenge is how to make this data easily accessible to e-commerce applications, corporate decision-makers and mobile users. Transformation Server for OS/390 provides customers with a key component of infrastructure for dot-com initiatives because it allows them to leverage mainframe data out into client/server and web-based environments.&uot; Get Started Promotion &uot;I am also pleased to announce that this new version of Transformation Server for OS/390 will be introduced with an aggressive &uot;Get Started&uot; promotion for early adopters,&uot; continued Mr. Stokes. &uot;Customers purchasing the product before March 1, 2000 will receive 50% off the license price. With this special promotion, companies can avoid costly custom programming interfaces or older integration technologies as they implement e-business and legacy data integration projects.&uot; Built exclusively for the IBM OS/390 operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , Transformation Server for OS/390 runs on IBM S/390 enterprise class servers as well as compatibles, such as Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. Skyline servers or Amdahl Millennium servers. The product allows rapid implementation of enterprise applications for business intelligence, e-business, and enterprise data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. . The product supports both DB2 for MVS/ESA See MVS. MVS/ESA - Multiple Virtual Storage V4 and DB2 for OS/390 V5. Unlike alternative solutions, the open, stable, and robust architecture of Transformation Server offers a wide range of features including real-time or scheduled replication, advanced data selection and filtering, built-in data transformation, and support for high performance native TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. communication protocols. Transformation Server for OS/390 eliminates the need for costly in-house development and does not require the high learning curves associated with other applications such as code generators, copy and refresh utilities or gateway solutions. Available Via the Internet DataMirror continues to lead the way in business-to-business e-commerce for business data integration software. Fully functional trial versions of Transformation Server for OS/390 are available for download via the Internet by visiting www.datamirror.com/trialsoftware Pricing is custom quoted based on computing environment. For more information, please contact a DataMirror representative at 1 800 362-5955. About 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 publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (TSE:DMC). For more information, visit the company's web site at http://www.datamirror.com . Copyright 1999 DataMirror Corporation. All rights reserved. DataMirror, Transformation Server, and Enterprise Administrator are registered trademarks or trademarks of DataMirror Corporation. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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