DataMirror Expands Channel Partnerships in Latin America

IBM PARTNERWORLD, LAS VEGAS, NV – DataMirror (Nasdaq: DMCX; TSX: DMC), a leading provider of live, secure data integration and protection solutions, today announced that a growing number of Latin American resellers, consultants, and system integrators have partnered with DataMirror to market, support, and sell DataMirror LiveBusiness™ software solutions in their respective countries. The newest Latin American Business Partners are GPStrategy Latin America, Red Colombia, Redes y Sistemas Integrados (Redsis), and TopManage Chile. These organizations completed comprehensive training and received certification to support the implementation of DataMirror's Transformation Server™, iCluster™, iReflect™, LiveAudit™, and other software solutions.

"DataMirror's comprehensive software solutions solve real business challenges that many companies in Latin America face today,' says Gustavo La Verne, Latin America Operations Director, GPStrategy Latin America. "Armed with extensive consulting expertise and DataMirror's scalable technology, we can deliver proven solutions that meet our clients' needs for cost-effective high availability, data synchronization, and data security, improving business insight and creating substantial competitive advantage.'

"These partnerships have resulted from significant customer demand for real-time data integration and protection solutions in Latin America,' says Rean Pretorius, Senior Vice President, Global Channel & Alliances, DataMirror. "We're building on strong relationships and positive traction with regional partners in North America and Europe to further develop our channel program in Latin America, strengthening our presence in this important market and leveraging a global need for comprehensive data management solutions.'

For details on DataMirror's Partner Program, visit http://www.datamirror.com/dataworld/resellers. To learn how to become a DataMirror Business Partner, contact Rean Pretorius by phone at 949-476-3638, or by e-mail at rpretorius@datamirror.com.

About DataMirror
DataMirror (Nasdaq: DMCX; TSX: DMC), a leading provider of live, secure data integration and protection solutions, gives companies the power to manage, monitor and protect their corporate data in real-time. DataMirror's comprehensive family of LiveBusiness™ solutions helps customers easily and cost-effectively capture, transform and flow data throughout the enterprise. DataMirror unlocks the experience of now™ by providing the live, secure data access, integration and availability companies require today across all computers in their business.

Over 1,800 companies have gone live with DataMirror software including ATH Costa Rica, Compañía Industrial de Parras, FedEx Ground, Lloyds Bank Argentina, Sony México, 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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Tracy Staniland, Director of Marketing, DataMirror Corporation, 905-415-0310 ext. 274, tstaniland@datamirror.com; Peter Cauley, Chief Financial Officer, DataMirror Corporation, 905-415-0310 ext. 271, pcauley@datamirror.com; Stephen Greene, Brodeur Worldwide, 617-587-2872, sgreene@brodeur.com


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