Lumigent Shipping Log Explorer v.2.0 for MS SQL Server

Lumigent Technologies Inc, a developer of high-availability database tools for business-critical platforms, began shipping Log Explorer version 2.0, its database tool for online data recovery and transaction analysis for users of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 7.0. Log Explorer's extensive new data recovery features help to improve database availability, making it integral to every data center's disaster recovery procedures. Database administrators and IT operations staff can use Log Explorer to recover data even when no viable database backup file is available. In addition, Log Explorer 2.0 allows the database auditor to assure data integrity and security on an ongoing basis, without requiring any run-time overhead or programming.

"Microsoft will be presenting Log Explorer to 50 of our key SQL Server customers because of the product's ability to use the transaction log to help recover from application and user errors," said Steve Murchie, group product manager for Microsoft SQL Server. "Log Explorer's on-line recovery techniques improve database availability, simplifying database management and problem solving for SQL Server users."

"As a payroll service provider that offers HR/payroll solutions in an ASP environment to companies across the country, we rely on clustered SQL Server databases," said Justin Randall, Database Administrator, Ceridian. "Log Explorer has become invaluable for troubleshooting our applications, allowing us to review the transaction log. Accuracy is critical to our business, and the ability to export data to a file--added in version 2.0--has made it easy for us to analyze and verify program changes."

Key Benefits of Log Explorer 2.0

Designed for daily use by database administrators, IS/IT operations staff, developers, and data auditors, Log Explorer 2.0 simplifies database management and problem solving for SQL Server users. The key benefits provided by Log Explorer 2.0 include:

• Fast, on-line, selective data recovery - New filters, recovery functions, and user interface improvements make it easy to recover selected data without relying on full database restores.
• Recover data even if database and backup are corrupted or unavailable - Log Explorer can salvage data from dropped tables and transaction logs even when traditional recovery techniques fail.
• Audit database activity without runtime or programming overhead - New filters and data export functions make it easy to audit user and application activity - even in real-time. Log Explorer can export transaction data in text, HTML, XML and SQL table formats, allowing report generators such as Crystal Reports (not included) to generate audit and activity reports from Log Explorer's output.
• Use virtual logs to analyze problems - By combining separate log files into a single "virtual" view, Log Explorer 2.0 makes it easy to search the logs for historical information.

"As the only tool available that performs selective online recovery for SQL Server databases, Log Explorer reduces downtime when errors occur," said Stephen Lewin-Berlin, Chief Operating Officer of Lumigent Technologies Inc. "Log Explorer 2.0 takes data recovery to a new level by providing the features most requested by our customers, ultimately improving data integrity, speeding data recovery, and increasing database availability."

Requirements, Pricing and Availability

Log Explorer 2.0 is available directly from Lumigent Technologies in two different versions. The full-featured Log Explorer Enterprise Edition is available for $995 ($1,095 outside of North America) per server in quantity one. Log Explorer Professional Edition, offering transaction browsing for debugging and problem solving, is available for $395 per server. Log Explorer 2.0 supports SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. Lumigent Technologies offers an unconditional thirty-day money-back guarantee.

About Lumigent Technologies

Lumigent Technologies is dedicated to helping businesses solve critical database problems. Founded in 2000, the company is privately held and is based in Concord, Massachusetts (USA). Lumigent Technologies serves companies that rely on SQL Server in all sectors. Its customers include TRW, I.M.P. Group International, Ceridian, CyberTrader (a Charles Schwab Company), and Proxicom. For further information, please contact Lumigent at 978-371-9082, toll-free at 866-LUMIGENT 866-586-4436, fax 978-371-8275, or on the Internet at www.lumigent.com.

Contact Lumigent Technologies, Stephen Lewin-Berlin, 978-318-9456, steve@lumigent.com.