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MindWorks, Inc.
MindWorks, Inc. Announces Launch of SelectRefresh™ for SAP Data Replication Software
BROOMFIELD, Colo., December 20, 2007 – The Software Division
of MindWorks, Inc., a Colorado-based supplier of SAP services, today announced
the launch of two SAP data replication software products, SelectRefresh™
for SAP and SelectRefresh for SAP Basic. Both offerings replicate SAP business
data at high speed from production databases as large as 20TB to critical
off-line SAP systems.
SelectRefresh for SAP, intended for both enterprise and mid-sized companies, intelligently creates a thin client duplicate of real-time data for use in development, quality assurance and training systems.
Historically, IT departments have had to copy their full Production database to non-production systems, a process that can take hours or even days, given the massive size of these databases. In the process, staff resources are tied up and critical systems must often be taken off-line, adding significantly to overall data management costs. In fact, industry research has shown that storage and system management costs are typically four to five times the acquisition costs of storage hardware and software.
SelectRefresh for SAP Basic, a smaller-scale version of SelectRefresh for SAP, performs a full copy of the Production database, an efficient method for databases smaller than 250GB.
SelectRefresh for SAP relies on proprietary AutoDiscovery® technology to automatically interrogate the underlying table structure of a database—even identifying newer, user-defined “Z tables”—before copying the structure to a client or target system. The table is then rapidly populated with data, creating the thin client, a much smaller but accurate replica of the Production database.
SelectRefresh for SAP reduces disk space requirements, improves data integrity, helps to ensure successful upgrades, reduces the need for additional hardware and expedites the building of testing, development and training environments. In addition, it helps improve accountability measures for companies seeking to meet Sarbanes-Oxley compliance goals.
“We expect SelectRefresh to benefit our clients immediately,” says Matt Rausenberger, MindWorks’ chief operating officer. “Now developers will be able to quickly migrate up-to-the-moment data from massive Production databases to any and all SAP environments. But what really distinguishes SelectRefresh is the high degree of data integrity it ensures in the replication process. Now technical and business people won’t have to ask, ‘Is this data accurate?’ because it will exactly mirror the data in Production. As a result, our clients will see a significant reduction in infrastructure costs.”
On June 15, 2007 MindWorks, Inc. acquired the assets of Minneapolis-based Intrascapes Data LLC, developer of the SelectRefresh software. MindWorks then undertook four months of substantial development work, adding new features and improving functionality, as well as taking over support of the current client base.
MindWorks has been providing SAP data replication software to customers since 2004, in addition to its comprehensive SAP services offerings.
About The Software Division of MindWorks, Inc.
The Software Division of MindWorks, Inc. helps enterprise and mid-sized companies maximize the efficiency of their SAP systems. An SAP® Services Partner, MindWorks has been providing SAP solutions since 1996 to many of the world’s best-known companies. Due to our depth of SAP experience, clients look to us as a trusted advisor and partner that can maximize ROI and reduce TCO from their SAP systems. MindWorks has been named twice to the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies. MindWorks employs 30, with an additional 40-50 external contractors working on projects at any one time. For more information, please visit www.mindworks.com.