DataMirror
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Fate | Acquired by IBM Corporation |
| Headquarters | Markham , Canada |
Area served | Multiple countries |
| Products | Transformation Server, iCluster, LiveAudit, iReflect, Transformation Server/Event Server, PointBase |
| Owner | IBM Corporation |
| Parent | IBM Corporation |
DataMirror Corporation, established in 1993, is a computer software firm based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, with a presence in multiple countries. The company focuses on real-time data integration, data protection solutions, and Java-based database technologies. By 2006, DataMirror had built a client base exceeding 2,100 enterprises spanning industries such as healthcare, retail, telecommunications, and financial services. Since 2007, it has functioned as a fully owned subsidiary of IBM Corporation.
History
- 1993 - Establishment of DataMirror
- 1996 - Company goes public with initial stock offering
- 1997 - Acquisition of SQLPump from SoftQuest Corp.
- 1998 - Purchased mpc-Software GmbH, a software distributor located in Frankfurt
- 2000 - Acquired Constellar Corp’s assets, including the Constellar Hub platform
- 2001 - Bought BDI Systems, Inc., known for its bi-directional Java-based data transformation tools compatible with XML, relational databases, and text formats
- 2003 - Finalized purchase of PointBase, a Java-based database provider
- 2003 - Obtained assets from SmartSales, a company specializing in sales force automation solutions
- 2004 - Sold its stake in South African firm Idion Technology Holdings
- 2007 - On July 16, IBM acquired all outstanding shares of DataMirror at C$27.00 per share, amounting to roughly C$170 million (US$161 million)
- 2007 - September 4 marked IBM’s completion of the DataMirror acquisition
- 2012 - On January 4, IBM divested the iCluster software division—originally part of the DataMirror acquisition—to Rocket Software headquartered in Waltham, MA
Products
- Transformation Server – provides real-time bi-directional data replication to support data warehouse population, system synchronization, Web application integration, and data distribution for analytical decision-making
- iCluster – delivers high availability and disaster recovery capabilities for IBM i enterprise applications
- LiveAudit – enables comprehensive audit trails for data modifications to help prevent fraud, improve customer service quality, ensure compliance with regulations, and protect critical data
- iReflect – facilitates reliable real-time data sharing and consolidation between Oracle database systems
- Transformation Server/Event Server – monitors production events to create business intelligence messages for use in message queues within enterprise application integration (EAI), business process management (BPM), and service-oriented architecture (SOA) frameworks
- PointBase – a Java relational database compliant with SQL92/99 standards and supporting JDBC interfaces