From: Grace Cohen <gcohen@demaree-pr.com> Subject: Enterprise Data Integration Solution-Free Download Announced Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 21:21:00 To: editor@lwn.net 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. # # # Kind Regards, Grace Cohen Demaree Public Relations 15 Village Green Henniker, NH 03242 tel: 603-428-4411 fax: 603-428-4422 e-mail: gcohen@demaree-pr.com www.demaree-pr.com