Press Releases - 2004

MARKHAM, CANADA – (April 5, 2005) -- DataMirror® today announced it is joining the Eclipse Foundation, a non-profit corporation formed to advance the creation and support of the Eclipse platform, as an Add-In Provider. As part of its commitment, DataMirror also announced today its support for the Eclipse platform with the inclusion of an Eclipse IDE plugin for DataMirror PointBase® 5.2, DataMirror’s Java database.

DataMirror customers use the PointBase database in their Java applications to reduce their time to market and development costs. More and more Java developers are choosing to use the Eclipse IDE to develop their applications. The Eclipse IDE plugin enables Java developers to write and test both JDBC and SQL code within the Eclipse IDE, further shortening the development, maintenance, and quality-assurance cycles.

"By joining the Eclipse Foundation, DataMirror has demonstrated its commitment to supporting all of the leading Java integrated development environments," says Nigel Stokes, CEO, DataMirror. "DataMirror understands the needs of Java developers and by combining the Eclipse plugin with PointBase, DataMirror is encouraging the trend towards giving organizations the freedom to choose the platform and development environment in which they want to work."

The Eclipse plugin for PointBase is available at no charge for existing PointBase customers as an executable file, or in open source format.

The PointBase database is a core component of DataMirror Integration Suite, a complete, end-to-end solution that enables customers to cost-effectively solve even the most complex integration problems. PointBase can be used as a persistence and caching engine inside a Web application and leverage Transformation Server®, also a component of Integration Suite, to move information bi-directionally between Web applications and operational systems. Integration Suite makes operational information available to employees, customers, and partners in real time with minimal impact on existing operational systems. Integration Suite also integrates with any of the leading enterprise databases, giving users the freedom to deploy using the application server of their choice.

About Eclipse
The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit member-supported corporation that hosts community based open projects. Eclipse creates royalty-free technology and a universal platform for development tools integration, modeling, testing, and functionally-rich application construction. Eclipse based offerings give developers freedom of choice in a multi-language, multi-platform, multi-vendor supported environment. Eclipse delivers a dynamic plug-in based framework that makes it easier to create and integrate technology, saving time and money. By collaborating and sharing core integration technology, technology providers can concentrate and focus on areas of expertise and differentiation. The Eclipse Platform is written in the Java language and comes with extensive plug-in construction toolkits and examples. It has already been deployed on a range of development workstations including Linux, QNX, Mac OS X and Windows-based systems. Full details of the Eclipse Foundation and white papers documenting the design of the Eclipse Platform are available at www.eclipse.org. http://www.eclipse.org .

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, visit www.datamirror.com .

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