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From: Grace Cohen <gcohen@demaree-pr.com>
Subject: Enterprise Data Integration Solution-Free Download Announced
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 21:21:00
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PRESS RELEASE - FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 11 
Contacts:
Grace Cohen
Demaree Public Relations
603-428-4411
gcohen@demaree-pr.com

Jill Purdy, Marketing Manager
Metagon Technologies
704-847-2390
jpurdy@metagon.com
www.metagon.com

Metagon Makes Enterprise Data Integration Solution Download Available
For Free Evaluation
Powerful data integration solution spans all platforms, delivers real-time
access to all data

Charlotte, NC - September 11, 2000 - Metagon Technologies, LLC, the
enterprise data integration innovator, announced that its flagship product,
DQbroker(R) is now available for free evaluation as a download from the
Metagon Web site (www.metagon.com). Metagon's DQbroker is a field-proven,
peer-to-peer (P2P) distributed processing solution that makes all enterprise
data appear as a single data source, and delivers full database
functionality enterprise-wide, regardless of platform or application.
It collects metadata from databases and stores it in the same 
distributed P2P model facilitating distributed and efficient 
processing throughout the enterprise.

DQbroker enables users to access and manipulate data with the functionality
of a real-time data warehouse, but unlike a data warehouse, the system
is
highly flexible. Implementation and development is rapid and intuitive
with
the capability to join data from multiple sources on any platform.
Enterprise data is accessed in real-time via a simple browser-based query,
providing complete, secure access to enterprise data without the need
for
extensive user training, making it a powerful e-business tool.

Jim Shelton, director of information systems for Global Companies, a $2.5
billion petroleum importer/exporter comments, "We originally selected
DQbroker to integrate Unisys-based legacy data with our Microsoft® Windows
NT®-based Oracle financial database to provide critical real-time reports.
DQbroker was installed while we were at lunch. We came back and it was
up
and running. Now our reports run on schedule and DQbroker extracts and
saves
the data. DQbroker gives us flexibility and data integration that we can
depend on." Shelton continued, "After the success we experienced with
DQbroker in our original implementation, we wanted to use it in other
areas.
The flexibility of the software allows it to seamlessly fit in with any
system or application. It doesn't surprise me to hear my users come into
my
office and say 'Jim, do you know that we can use DQbroker to solve this
problem, too?'"

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) is a $5 billion quasi-public
agency that offers a variety of financial resources to promote safe and
affordable housing throughout the state of Massachusetts. Carl Richardson,
project leader and senior program analyst for the agency said, "We needed
to
provide our agency executives with access to a large quantity of stored
data
in order for them to be able to make informed business decisions, as part
of
the Agency's Executive Information System (EIS) deployment. The real problem
was that there was no easy way to access the data, since we have multiple
databases running on diverse subsystems and platforms such as a Digital
Equipment Corp. VAX, Progress databases on Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft®
SQL ServerT databases, and numerous desktop PCs."

MHFA installed DQbroker on their web-based EIS system. Richardson said,
"DQbroker has had a substantial impact on the way we do business by reducing
the time needed to access critical data and run reports. For example,
we
have reduced the time it takes to run a cross-database performance
assessment on one of our management companies in the field from two days
to
about 15 minutes. Users found DQbroker very intuitive and very easy to
learn."

Lance Becker, president and CEO of Metagon said, "Making DQbroker available
for free evaluation via our web site is a bold move on our part, and an
integral step in making DQbroker and Metagon synonymous with data
integration. There is an incredible 'wow factor' with this product, and
our
customers keep telling us that we have solved enterprise data integration
problems that they didn't believe were solvable. Our competitors offer
costly professional services for evaluation, but we're offering for free,
a
proven and powerful data integration tool for e-business solutions. We
urge
companies to put DQbroker to the test with their own data integration
challenges, to gain real-time access to their disparate data across all
platforms and applications, no matter where it's located."

About Metagon Technologies LLC
Metagon Technologies (http://www.metagon.com) provides enterprise data
access software tools that deliver a single logical view of multiple,
heterogeneous data sources, simultaneously and in real time, transforming
businesses into i-businesses. Metagon's technology allows users to view,
modify, and join any number of disparate data regardless of vendor,
geography, or platform, enabling customers and partners to create flexible
and scalable e-commerce, data access, and enterprise reporting solutions.
Metagon's tools also enable VARs, resellers, and consultants to leverage
enterprise data access and enterprise ETL capabilities in their own products
and solutions. Metagon, based in North Carolina, serves a diverse global
customer base, spanning multiple industries, including finance,
manufacturing and software development.

DQbroker is a trademark of Metagon Technologies LLC. All other products
are
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.
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Kind Regards,

Grace Cohen
Demaree Public Relations
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Henniker, NH 03242
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