IBM is acquiring Canadian data-capture firmDataMirrorfor £85m to improve its
information management offering to customers.
DataMirror is a provider of technology that identifies and
captures data that has been added, updated or deleted. The
technology then allows the changed data to be delivered in
real-time to processes, applications and databases, ensuring that
continuous, accurate and trusted information is available for
decision-making.
Ambuj Goyal, general manager for IBM information management,
said, "The combination of DataMirror technology and IBM information
management software will help customers bring real-time data
analysis closer to actual business processes, allowing them to be
more competitive and to generate more value from their
information."
Following completion of the acquisition, IBM intends to
integrate DataMirror with IBM's Information Management Software
unit.
It will use DataMirror software to support IBM Information
Server, IBM's information integration platform, making it easier
for clients to apply real-time data integration techniques from a
single platform across their businesses.
DataMirror has around 220 employees and more than 2,200
customers, including
Debenhams,
FedEx Ground, First American Bank, Priority Health, Tiffany
& Co, and Union Pacific Railroad.
The acquisition is expected to be completed in the third
calendar quarter of this year, said IBM.
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