DataMirror

(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 15, 2006 ) TORONTO and SANTA CLARA, Calif. – DataMirror® (TSX: DMC), a leading provider of real-time data integration and protection solutions, today announced it will offer 50% discounts on target high availability (HA) licenses to organizations that make the move to DataMirror’s powerful HA and disaster recovery software.DataMirror iCluster provides enterprises running on IBM System i environments with continuous availability for business applications, disaster avoidance and data protection, and improves system performance and response times. Worldwide customers who purchase iCluster before January 15, 2007, will receive 50% off a secondary system license. For complete promotion details, contact DataMirror Sales at sales@datamirror.com.“DataMirror has experienced strong demand in the HA and business continuity space,” said Stewart Ritchie, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, DataMirror Corp. “With the recent introduction of IBM’s System i Capacity BackUp Edition (CBU), year-end hardware incentives and today’s year-end promotion, now is the ideal time to invest in a reliable, flexible and scalable HA solution like DataMirror iCluster.” Based on unique change data capture (CDC) technology, iCluster enables organizations to mirror critical DB2 application data and objects in real time from a primary system to one or more secondary systems, conduct high-speed operational switching and uninterrupted data access between geographically distant locations during planned and unplanned downtime, and distribute processing load and network use across multiple systems. For more information about iCluster, visit www.datamirror.com/products/icluster. About DataMirror DataMirror (TSX: DMC), a leading provider of real-time data integration and protection solutions, improves the integrity and reliability of information across all of the systems that create and store data. DataMirror’s flexible and affordable integration solutions allow customers to easily and continuously detect, translate, and communicate all information changes throughout the enterprise. DataMirror helps customers make better decisions by providing access to the accurate information they need to take timely action and move forward faster. More than 2,100 companies have gained tangible competitive advantage from DataMirror software. DataMirror is headquartered in Markham, Canada, and has offices around the globe. For more information, visit www.datamirror.com# # # Note to Readers: This press release contains certain statements that constitute forward-looking information or statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws (“forward-looking statements”). Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results or performance to differ from the projected results or performance contained in such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may also include, without limitation, any statement relating to future events, conditions or circumstances. DataMirror cautions you not to place undue reliance upon such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate" and "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Numerous important factors affect DataMirror's operating results and could cause DataMirror's actual results to differ materially from the results indicated by this press release or by any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, DataMirror, and there can be no assurance that future results will meet expectations, estimates or projections. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the difficulty of developing, marketing and selling new products successfully; variability of quarterly operating results; dependence upon the continued growth and success of DataMirror's software products; competition; rapid technological change and new product introductions; dependence upon continued growth in the database and enterprise data integration markets; dependence upon relationships with complementary vendors and distribution channels; the ability to recruit and retain key personnel; risks of international operations, including currency exchange rate fluctuations and global economic conditions; possible software errors or defects; possible infringement claims by third parties; and other factors discussed in DataMirror's Annual Information Form and other periodic filings with applicable securities regulators. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated in any forward-looking statements. DataMirror disclaims and does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Copyright 2006 DataMirror Corporation. DataMirror, iCluster and the DataMirror family of related marks are registered trademarks of DataMirror Corporation. DataMirror and the DataMirror logo are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark office, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, and may be pending or registered in other countries. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.Contacts:Suzanne Wintrob, Corporate Communications, DataMirror Corporation, 905-415-0310 ext. 173, swintrob@datamirror.com; Peter Cauley, Chief Financial Officer, DataMirror Corporation, 905-415-0310 ext. 271, pcauley@datamirror.com.

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