Datawatch Announces Global Relationship with Informatica

Companies Deliver Real-Time Streaming Visualization for Operational Intelligence

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May 08, 2014, 01:05 ET

CHELMSFORD, Mass., May 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ: DWCH), a leading global provider of visual data discovery solutions, today announced a global relationship with Informatica Corporation, the world's number one independent provider of data integration software, to deliver a real-time streaming data connector to Informatica Vibe Data Stream, Informatica RulePoint Complex Event Processing and Informatica Ultra Messaging. Through this relationship, Datawatch extends Informatica's industry-leading data integration software, enabling organizations to realize the full value of operational intelligence through visual data discovery of real-time, streaming data.

The rapid growth of industrial sensors, often referred to as the "Internet of Things", represents the next wave of business transformation. By correlating a wide variety of events and data from both streaming feeds and historical data silos, Datawatch delivers the full value of operational intelligence powered by Informatica to provide organizations real-time visibility to critical business information, in context, through advanced dashboards and dynamic visualizations.

The new Datawatch Connector for Informatica Ultra Messaging delivers seamless integration between Informatica RulePoint Complex Event Processing, Informatica Vibe Data Stream and Datawatch's visual data discovery solutions. Users are able to quickly develop visualizations of streaming data using Datawatch Desktop and then deploy these solutions securely across their enterprises with Datawatch Server.

"We are looking forward to our relationship with Informatica," said Ben Plummer, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of Strategic Alliances for Datawatch. "Given today's business environment and the speed at which it moves, organizations need constant access to information. Informatica's vision for delivering this information in real time is a critical part of an organization's success. Their capabilities coupled with Datawatch's visual data discovery solutions, offer users the ability to quickly and easily spot trends as they occur in their businesses – delivering a competitive edge."

"Whether you are a global, multibillion dollar company or a tech start-up, organizations are looking for a competitive advantage. And to stay more than a step ahead of the competition and really achieve true differentiation, people need to do that through getting the greatest value out of their data," said Marge Breya, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Informatica. "Together Datawatch and Informatica can help organizations realize true potential by helping people access and analyse all operational data in real time to make better decisions."

Datawatch will officially launch the connector in a keynote demonstration at Informatica World in Las Vegas May 12-15, 2014. For customers wishing to learn more about the Datawatch connector please contact Datawatch directly at 800-445-3311 or visit our website at www.datawatch.com.

About Datawatch Corporation
Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ-CM: DWCH) provides visual data discovery software that optimizes any data – regardless of its variety, volume, or velocity – delivering next generation analytics to reveal valuable insights for improving business. Its unique ability to integrate structured, unstructured, and semi-structured sources like reports, PDF files and EDI streams with real-time streaming data into visually rich analytic applications allows users to dynamically discover key factors that impact any operational aspect of their business. This ability to perform visual discovery against any data sets Datawatch apart in the big data and visualization markets. Organizations of every size, worldwide use Datawatch products, including 99 of the Fortune 100. Datawatch is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts with offices in New York, London, Munich, Stockholm, Singapore, Sydney and Manila, and with partners and customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. See the Whole Story for yourself by downloading the free trial at www.datawatch.com/trial.

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Investor Contact:
Datawatch Investor Relations
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Phone: (978) 441-2200 ext. 8323

Media Contact:
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