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IBM acquires Princeton Softech, Inc.

Acquisition enhances Information On Demand Strategy

IBM acquires Princeton Softech, Inc.

On September 13 2007, IBM acquired a privately held company based in Princeton, New Jersey. Princeton Softech provides leading enterprise data archiving and test data management software.

Companies of all sizes and all industries are facing the increasing burden of managing their surging data volumes, particularly given growing governance and compliance requirements. The combination of IBM and Princeton Softech, Inc. will provide a single solution to more effectively manage this growing volume of data and keep up with the variety of regulatory, contractual and voluntary governance requirements.

Princeton Softech's rich and flexible Optim™ framework provides solutions based upon application aware data archiving and test data management software. Optim's™ data archiving technology improves database performance by segregating historical data from current data and storing it securely and cost-effectively. Princeton Softech's test data management solutions help protect data privacy and contain cost through the creation of realistic, right-sized test databases where sensitive data can be masked as part of that creation process.

Princeton Softech uniquely possesses the leadership, technology, and shared vision for managing business application data archiving and test data across heterogeneous application and infrastructure environment.

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