DataMirror

DataMirror
Type	Subsidiary of public company
Industry	Computer software solutions
Founded	1993
Headquarters	Markham, Ontario
Key people	Nigel W. Stokes (Co-founder, Chairman of the Board, CEO)
Products	Data integration, protection, auditing, and capture
Revenue	$44.7 million USD (2006)^[1]
Net income	$3.68 million USD (2006)^[1]
Employees	220 (2006)^[1]
Parent	IBM
Website	www.datamirror.com

DataMirror Corporation provides real-time data integration, protection, and Java database solutions. Founded in 1993, DataMirror is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada with offices worldwide. DataMirror has over 2100 business customers in such industries as healthcare, retail, telecommunications, and financial services.^[1]

History

1993 - DataMirror founded
1996 - DataMirror goes public
1997 - DataMirror acquires SQLPump from SoftQuest Corp.^[2]
1998 - DataMirror acquires mpc-Software GmbH, a software distributor located in Frankfurt, Germany^[3]
2000 - DataMirror purchases assets of Constellar Corp, makers of Constellar Hub^[4]
2001 - DataMirror acquires BDI Systems, Inc. which builds bi-directional, Java-based, data transformation software that exchanges data between XML, relational database and text formats.
2003 - DataMirror completes acquisition of PointBase, makers of a Java database^[1]
2003 - DataMirror acquires assets of bankrupt SmartSales, maker of sales force automation solutions^[5]
2004 - DataMirror divests interest in Idion Technology Holdings, of South Africa^[1]
2007 - On 16 Jul 2007, it is announced by Mr. John Trikola that IBM will purchase all of the outstanding DataMirror common shares at a price of C$27.00 per common share payable in cash, amounting to total consideration of approximately C$170 million (approximately $161 million USD).
2007 - 04 Sept 2007, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced it has completed its acquisition of DataMirror Corporation (TSX: DMC), a publicly held company based in Markham, Ontario, Canada. ^[6]

Transformation Server - Real-time bi-directional replication for loading a data warehouse, synchronizing data between existing systems and Web applications, or distributing data between different applications for better decision-making
iCluster - Ensures high availability of business applications and provides disaster avoidance and protection in IBM iSeries environments
LiveAudit - Provides an audit trail of data changes to combat fraud, improve customer service and accountability, ensure compliance with industry regulations, and manage and protect data assets
iReflect - Provides a consistent, up-to-date view of information by distributing and consolidating data in real-time between Oracle databases
Transformation Server/Event Server – Detects events as they occur in production applications and creates useful business information to feed into the message queues of leading enterprise application integration (EAI), business process management (BPM) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) environments
PointBase - A secure, zero administration, and full featured SQL92/99 JDBC-compliant Java relational database.