Mertech Data Releases BTR2SQL 3.0 - Plug-in Middle-ware for Switching from Btrieve(R) & Pervasive.SQL(R); Offers Quick Adoption of Oracle(R)10g or MS SQL(R) Server 2005 for Legacy Applications

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2006--Mertech Data Systems, Inc(R)., a leading developer of ISAM to SQL Database middle-ware data connectivity solutions, today announced the immediate availability of BTR2SQL(TM) v3.0, for MS SQL Server and Oracle(R). The product is designed for companies currently using Btrieve(R) or Pervasive.SQL(R) transaction database engine and who want to switch to Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle DBMS without undertaking expensive application re-engineering. Mertech's plug-in approach seamlessly interfaces with existing applications, without requiring changes to the application source and without performance degradation.

"Btrieve(R) and Pervasive.SQL(R) are a popular embedded database with independent software vendors (ISV)," states Riaz Merchant, President of Mertech Data Systems, Inc. "Our target market are ISVs who want to offer higher-end databases to customers with 5-concurrent users or more. For them, re-writing thousands of lines of codes in their complex vertical market applications would be very expensive and will not guarantee database independence. With Mertech's technology, they can offer their applications with multiple database management systems in a very short time at a fraction of the cost of other options."

The BTR2SQL product bundle includes an easy to use GUI database migration tool for creating tables, indices and copying data, along with tools for validating data migration and data definitions. Also included is a comprehensive SDK which allows developers to mix embedded SQL and server-side components with native API calls, migrates data at high-speeds and programmatically manipulate table and index structures on the server.

About Mertech Data Systems, Inc. (http://www.mertechdata.com)

Since 1996, Mertech Data Systems, Inc. has developed a growing family of trusted, powerful ISDBC data connectivity drivers. Headquartered in Pembroke Pines, FL and with offices in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Mertech maintains strategic partnerships with Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), IBM (NYSE:IBM) and MySQL. Leading Fortune 500 and 1000 companies such as ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), General Electric (NYSE:GE), and Structure Products (NYSE:KTKL) are Mertech clients.

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