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		<title>dbaDIRECT Takes Remote Database Administration to Top Tourist Destination</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT services are now available in the subtropic archipelago of Bermuda. In partnership with software development firm Nova Limited and Microsoft, dbaDIRECT co-hosted Bermuda&#8217;s first Database Management Conference ever. The event also launched dbaDIRECT&#8217;s arrangement to offer 24&#215;365 remote database administration services through Nova to companies in Bermuda and elsewhere that Nova serves. For more information [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-takes-remote-database-administration-to-top-tourist-destination</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT to Present at Bermuda 2012 Data Management Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As much as we’d like to be sipping piña coladas on the beach, our appearance is strictly primarily business.

That’s because we’ll be sharing the stage with Microsoft® and software development firm Nova Limited as presenters at the Bermuda 2012 Data Management Conference. The event, hosted by Nova on March 6th, 2012, will address the problem of how organizations can control their ever-growing volumes of complex business data as well as do more with them.]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-to-present-at-bermuda-2012-data-management-conference</link>
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		<title>Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Remote DBA-relevant Subjects Hot Topics at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2011 As a remote database management services provider, dbaDIRECT recently attended Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2011 with a special interest in such session topics as outsourcing, data and infrastructure management, mobility, cloud computing, and business intelligence. Our organizational mission is predicated on helping organizations manage and do more with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/gartner-symposiumitxpo-2011</link>
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		<title>The Future of Oracle DBA Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a leading 24x7x365 remote Oracle DBA services provider, dbaDIRECT is obsessed with staying on top of the latest and greatest in anything Oracle. So, like children pouring wide-eyed into a giant candy store, we recently joined over 45,000 other industry professionals at Oracle OpenWorld 2011 in San Francisco with an enormous sense of anticipation—and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/the-future-of-oracle-dba-services</link>
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		<title>Remote Operating System Administration Service Announced by dbaDIRECT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cincinnati, June 30, 2011 – dbaDIRECT has announced the addition of a remote IT system administration service called Continuous Service Assurance / Operating System (CSA/OS) that provides organizations with cost-effective 24x7x365 operating system administration. It is the company&#8221;s latest featured remote system management solution in its family of industry-leading IT system administration services. An award-winning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/remote-operating-system-administration-service-announced-by-dbadirect</link>
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		<title>Gartner &#8211; Webinar on Remote Database Administration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Trends Towards Remote Infrastructure and Remote Database Administration Businesses generally fail for two reasons: Starvation from lack of sales or indigestion from the burden of infrastructure. This program will focus on infrastructure, the mega trend toward remote infrastructure management, and the more specific trend toward remote database administration. The hard fact is that business [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/gartner-webinar-on-remote-database-adminsitration</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Selected as “Cool Vendor” by Gartner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cincinnati, OH- Gartner, Inc, the leading IT analyst firm, has named dbaDIRECT as a 2010 “cool vendor”. Gartner defines a cool vendor as “a company that offers technologies or solutions that are innovative, impactful, and intriguing”. The company’s dedication to advancing DBA automation with its ONguard Remote DBA Management System was a key contributing factor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-selected-as-%e2%80%9ccool-vendor%e2%80%9d-by-gartner</link>
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		<title>Don’t Get Caught by the Data Tax</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With data being touted as “the new currency”, it is only logical that a tax is soon to follow. For now, this tax is not in the form of some government legislation designed to refill the public coffers. Rather, it is the operational burden that increasing data is unnecessarily putting on companies. The issue is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/don%e2%80%99t-get-caught-by-the-data-tax</link>
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		<title>Database Upgrades Top List of 2009 IT Initiatives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT, the leader in intelligent remote database administration services, is now offering project-based database upgrades. Previously, the company only provided upgrades as part of its 24X365 database operation services. However, as database upgrades rise to the top of critical 2009 IT initiatives, the company is expanding its offering to organizations that are looking for project-based [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/database-upgrades-top-list-of-2009-it-initiatives</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Launches New directCHECK Service</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT, the leader in intelligent, automated remote dba  services, announced today that it is adding directCHECK Performance Analysis services to its suite of database management capabilities. The service leverages the company’s breadth of database administration expertise to provide customers an affordable means to assess and improve database performance. “While investment in new infrastructure is being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-launches-new-directcheck-service</link>
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		<title>Remote DBA Experts Sets New Client Growth Record</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI OHIO- dbaDIRECT, the leader in intelligent, automated remote database administration services, announced today that it recently completed its best ever quarter for new client contract value, fueled by adding eleven new customers in the last three months of 2007. &#8220;The new customers represent a record for annualized contract value in a single quarter,&#8221; said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/remote-dba-expert-sets-new-client-growth-record</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Receives Grant from the Commonwealth of Kentucky</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, OHIO – dbaDIRECT, a pioneer and leader in the field of Data Infrastructure Management has received a grant from the Kentucky Enterprise Fund, a state organization established to encourage companies to create and market new products, technologies and processes. The company’s research will be supported in full or in part by an award from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-receives-grant-from-the-commonwealth-of-kentucky</link>
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		<title>Positions Talent Assets for Strategic Growth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, OHIO – dbaDIRECT, a pioneer in managed services for data infrastructure, announced today the promotions of 11 employees as the company builds its depth of higher-value positions. · Lary Runge – Chief Operating Officer, COO · Rashmi Kansakar, Ken Roth and Brad Rowen have been named technical managers. · Phil Roundtree and Jerry Hinkle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-positions-talent-assets-for-strategic-growth</link>
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		<title>Bring “Audit-Ability” to Data Infrastructure Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new system, called accessAUDITsm, also provides a standard, centralized approach for log-in identification and security, while making all authorized tools available to support personnel regardless of location and eliminates the use of unlicensed or outdated remote DBA tools from availability for customer support. “accessAUDIT simplifies security and administration on both sides of the vendor/client [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/bring-audit-ability-to-data-infrastructure-management</link>
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		<title>Eliminate the Impact of Remote DBA  Administrators</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, OHIO  dbaDIRECT, a managed service provider for remote dba, has announced the availability of ONguard® 2.0, a proprietary automated process for managing data infrastructure for Fortune 1000 and Private 500 companies. The latest version of ONguard enhances the customer experience with seamless integration of their standard operating procedures (SOPs) and improves the delivery of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/eliminate-the-impact-of-remote-dba-administrators</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Upgrades Client Portal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Through the clientDIRECT™ 2.0 portal, dbaDIRECT clients see a broad overview of their managed services including the database environments, trends and a layered granular view of specific database issues. The easy-to-use portal also has a work-ticketing tool for optimizing interaction between the client and dbaDIRECT resources. “Using Web-based automation puts the customer in greater control [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-upgrades-client-portal</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Adds Database Support for MySQL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As global enterprises seek to aggressively manage the cost of data infrastructure, reliable options for low-cost database servers are becoming more available and mainstream, according to dbaDIRECT Chief Technical Officer Mark Vorholt. MySQL is currently used in more than 10 million installations throughout the world. Vorholt said dbaDIRECT’s decision to add MySQL to the list [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-adds-database-support-for-mysql</link>
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		<title>Adds Six New Customers in Q3 of 2006</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A leader in Data Infrastructure Management services, added six new customers in the third quarter of 2006, continuing a record-breaking pace of growth for the year. Companies from the telecom, procurement, shipping, higher education and other sectors of remote dba , have selected dbaDIRECT as a strategic sourcing partner. These companies have chosen dbaDIRECT to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/adds-six-new-customers-in-q3-of-2006</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Wins “Emerging 30” Award for the 4th Year in a Row</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cincinnati Ohio &#8211; dbaDIRECT, the pioneer and leader in Data Infrastructure Management, has won an “Emerging 30” award for the fourth consecutive year. The award recognizes regional growth leaders and innovators in the Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky area; the award is sponsored by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. “For a entrepreneurial firm like ours, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-wins-%e2%80%9cemerging-30%e2%80%9d-award-for-the-4th-year-in-a-row</link>
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		<title>Adds Eight New Customers in 2nd Quarter 2006</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, OHIO &#8211; dbaDIRECT, a leader in Data Infrastructure Management services, added eight new customers in the second quarter of 2006, a record-breaking performance that featured new business from the financial services, insurance, retail and technology sectors. These companies have chosen dbaDIRECT to monitor and optimize the performance of their mission critical enterprise databases, which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/adds-eight-new-customers-in-2nd-quarter-2006</link>
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		<title>Promotes Two Executives to Foster Growth, and Development of New Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cincinnati, Ohio – dbaDIRECT, a pioneer in Data Infrastructure Management, has promoted two key executives as a means of fostering accelerating growth and the development of new innovative services. The move realigns the company’s Service Delivery model and is designed to enable dbaDIRECT’s Chief Technology Officer to focus on new managed service offerings. Randy Sebastian [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/promotes-two-executives-to-foster-growth-and-development-of-new-services</link>
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		<title>NKU Institutions Advance American Competitiveness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cincinnati – dbaDIRECT, a pioneer in Data Infrastructure Management, has promoted two key executives as a means of fostering accelerating growth and the development of new innovative services. The move realigns the company’s Service Delivery model and is designed to enable dbaDIRECT’s Chief Technology Officer to focus on new managed service offerings. Randy Sebastian has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/nku-institutions-advance-american-competitiveness</link>
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		<title>Adds 14 New Customers to Its Growing Roster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cincinnati, OH &#8211; dbaDIRECT, the pioneer and leader in data infrastructure as a managed service, announced today the addition of 14 new customer wins in four months, that’s more than three new customers per month. The significance of this measure of success illustrates the growing trend as more and more companies allow an outside firm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/adds-14-new-customers-to-its-growing-roster</link>
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		<title>Ferguson Appointed to Lead the IMI at (NKU)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Northern Kentucky University (NKU) announced the recent appointment of Mr. Timothy C. Ferguson as Executive Director of the new Infrastructure Management Institute (IMI). Ferguson’s responsibilities are aligned with the Office of the Economic Initiatives at NKU, which is focused on regional economic development and job creation. As an economic engine in Northern Kentucky, NKU is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/ferguson-appointed-to-lead-the-imi-at-nku</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Ends 2005 as the Infrastructure Management Growth Leader</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cincinnati, OH (Business Wire) &#8211; dbaDIRECT a pioneer and leader, and in the field of Data Infrastructure Management announced the receipt of two recent, regional growth awards. The Emerging 30, which dbaDIRECT has won for the third year in a row, and The Fast 55 which they have won for the second year in a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-ends-2005-as-the-infrastructure-management-growth-leader</link>
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		<title>Partners with BMC To Deliver On Demand DBA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Company to Offer BMC Performance Manager for Databases as Managed Service Cincinnati, OH (Business Wire) dbaDIRECT the pioneer and leader in the field of Data Infrastructure as a Managed Service today announced a partnership with BMC Software to deliver BMC® Managed Services for DBA . Customers will now have the option to purchase BMC Performance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/partners-with-bmc-to-deliver-on-demand-db</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Partners with BMC To Deliver On Demand DBA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cincinnati, OH &#8211; dbaDIRECT the pioneer and leader in the field of Data Infrastructure as a Managed Service today announced a partnership with BMC Software to deliver BMC® Managed Services for DBA. Customers will now have the option to purchase BMC Performance Manager software with a traditional software license from BMC, or as a newly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-partners-with-bmc-to-deliver-on-demand-dba</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Completes SAS-70 Type II Compliance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Completes SAS-70 Type II Compliance DBA  Service Provider Adds-Value Through Recognized Audit Process Cincinnati, OH (Business Wire) – August 2nd, 2005 – dbaDIRECT Inc, market leader in providing Data Infrastructure managed services to Fortune 1,000 &#8211; Private 500 companies, announced completion of its SAS-70 Type II audit renewal by an accounting firm certified by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-completes-sas-70-type-ii-compliance</link>
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		<title>A Sign of Business Expansion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cincinnati, OH &#8211; Wide-ranging strategic IT initiatives at large companies in the U.S. continue to impact corporate data volumes dramatically, according to John Bostick, President &#38; CEO of dbaDIRECT, leading to quadruple-digit growth in add-on contracts and contract renewals for the Florence, Ky.- based managed services provider. dbaDIRECT monitors and manages corporate dba performance and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/a-sign-of-business-expansion</link>
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		<title>Makes Strategic Hire To Communicate the Value Proposition of Data Infrastructure Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: dbaDirect announced today that Brian Hennigan, has joined the firm as a Marketing Communications Manager. Mr. Hennigan was previously a Principal of Willman Design, an award winning, graphic design/corporate communication firm. Willman Design was also a creative, marketing communication partner to dbaDirect. dbaDirect is a pioneer and leader in the field of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/makes-strategic-hire-to-communicate-the-value-proposition-of-data-infrastructure-management</link>
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		<title>Big Lots Keeps IT Strategically Focused with dbaDIRECT ONguard IM Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT, Inc., the pioneer and leader in data infrastructure management services, announced today that Big Lots (NYSE: BLI) continues to expand its business relationship with the company. Headquartered in Columbus, OH, and operating more than 1,500 retail stores in 46 states, Big Lots is the nation&#8221;s largest broadline closeout retailer. The company first contracted with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/big-lots-keeps-it-strategically-focused-with-dbadirect-onguard-im-services</link>
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		<title>Announces New ONguard IM Data Infrastructure Management Platform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT, the pioneer and leader in data infrastructure management services, announced today the general availability of ONguard IM, a powerful new automation platform for managing enterprise data infrastructures. ONguard IM is an attractive new alternative to offload the important but increasingly commoditized process of enterprise data infrastructure management. dbaDIRECT offers ONguard IM as part of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/announces-new-onguard-im-data-infrastructure-management-platform</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Achieves SAS 70 Compliance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI- dbaDIRECT Inc., the pioneer and leader in remote dba services, announced today that it has achieved SAS (Statement on Auditing Standards) 70 compliance. Developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), SAS 70 is the standard used to measure the reliability of a service organization’s internal control activities over its information technology [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-achieves-sas-70-compliance</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Announces Remote DBA Services for Mainframe DB2 z/OS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, OHIO – dbaDIRECT, the pioneer and leader in remote DBA support, announced today that it will now service the IBM mainframe DB2 z/OS operating environment. dbaDIRECT CEO John Bostick called including IBM mainframes under his company’s data infrastructure management (Data IM) umbrella a “natural course of action” based on what he said is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-announces-remote-db-services-for-mainframe-db2-zo</link>
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		<title>Mainline Information Systems Partners with dbaDIRECT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, Ohio-dbaDIRECT Inc., the pioneer and leader in remote dba services, announced today a new partnership with Mainline Information Systems, a global provider of information technology and e-business solutions and IBM’s largest business partner in the United States. Under the agreement, Tallahassee-based Mainline will offer DBA LOTS(SM), a full-service dba solution powered by dbaDIRECT as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/mainline-information-systems-partners-with-dbadirect</link>
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		<title>Champion Solutions Group Partners with dbaDIRECT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, —dbaDIRECT Inc., the pioneer and leader in remote dba services, announced today a new partnership with Champion Solutions Group, a leading provider of technology infrastructure solutions. Boca Raton-based Champion has expanded its ChampionCare™ service solutions portfolio to include DatabaseCare™, a full-service database administration solution delivered by dbaDIRECT, to help customers improve productivity and systems [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/champion-solutions-group-partners-with-dbadirect</link>
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		<title>Cinergy Extends dbaDIRECT’s Database Infrastructure Support</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI,—dbaDIRECT Inc., the pioneer and leader in remote database administration services, announced today that Cinergy (NYSE: CIN), one of the nation’s leading diversified energy companies, has decided to expand its relationship with the company for the next three years. Cinergy first contracted with dbaDIRECT® in 2000 for database infrastructure support of its Energy Merchant Business [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/cinergy-extends-dbadirect%e2%80%99s-database-infrastructure-support</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT and LÛCRUM Become Strategic Alliance Partners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, Ohio—dbaDIRECT Inc., the pioneer and leader in remote DBA services, and LÛCRUM Inc., an independent, strategic consulting firm providing breakthrough solutions using advanced technology, business intelligence, and management consulting, have renewed their reseller relationship and become strategic alliance partners. The partnership began in 2002 and has created over $5 million in annual client cost [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-and-lucrum-become-strategic-alliance-partners</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT First Quarter Growth Up 36 Percent From 2003</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, — dbaDIRECT Inc., the pioneer and leader in remote database administration services, announced today that its first quarter revenue in 2004 has grown 36 percent from 2003. The company, based in Greater-Cincinnati, has more than doubled the number of databases under contract, now over 2,200, and today serves nearly 100 clients worldwide over half [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-first-quarter-growth-up-36-percent-from-2003</link>
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		<title>Cosyne Joins Forces with dbaDIRECT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, Ohio — dbaDIRECT Inc., the leader in remote dba services, announced today a new partnership with Cosyne, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Business Intelligence. Under the agreement, Atlanta-based Cosyne will expand its Inspirit© infrastructure services for Microsoft SQL Server by reselling dbaDIRECT’s remote database administration services.Cosyne will deliver dbaDIRECT’s entire service suite &#8212; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/cosyne-joins-forces-with-dbadirect</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Helps University of Cincinnati Stay Focused on Core Strengths</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, OH — dbaDIRECT Inc. announced today that its remote dba services have enabled the University of Cincinnati (UC) to successfully transition to a new enterprise database architecture on IBM’s DB2 UDB® platform. UC, a state-supported Research I institution, is the largest employer in Cincinnati and producer of more than 5,000 graduates annually. Going forward, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-helps-university-of-cincinnati-stay-focused-on-core-strengths</link>
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		<title>Lexington Selects dbaDIRECT for Database Administration Support</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, OH — dbaDIRECT Inc., the world leader in  remote dba risk management, announced today that Lexington Home Brands has chosen to implement the company’s Controller services. Lexington Home Brands, an industry-leading home furnishings company, will leverage Controller to gain the expert remote oracle DBA support needed to ensure optimal availability and performance of its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/lexington-selects-dbadirect-for-database-administration-support</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Awarded (SBIR) Grant from Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FLORENCE — dbaDIRECT Inc., the world leader in remote dba risk management, announced today that it was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 0 Grant from the Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation (http://ksef.kstc.com), which is managed by the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation under a contract with the Council for Post Secondary Education. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-awarded-sbir-grant-from-kentucky-science-and-engineering-foundation</link>
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		<title>Industry Leaders Extend Service Subscriptions to dbaDIRECT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI &#8211; dbaDIRECT Inc., the world leader in remote dba risk management, announced today that its clients’ service subscription renewals have exceeded the company’s goals year-to-date. dbaDIRECT’s clients including Alberto-Culver Company (NYSE: ACV), Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), Atria Retirement and Assisted Living, Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ, STZ.B), Interim HealthCare, Prime Succession Inc., Royster-Clark, and many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/industry-leaders-extend-service-subscriptions-to-dbadirect</link>
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		<title>Net Direct Systems Rolls Out Process-Driven DBA Services “Powered by dbaDIRECT”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, Ohio—dbaDIRECT Inc., the world leader in remote dba risk management, announced today a new alliance with Net Direct Systems, a complete solutions provider of enterprise management systems and technology consulting services. Net Direct Systems will deliver a new “Powered by dbaDIRECT”(SM) offering called NDS Database Managed Services, built upon dbaDIRECT’s database administration services supporting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/net-direct-systems-rolls-out-process-driven-dba-services-%e2%80%9cpowered-by-dbadirect%e2%80%9d</link>
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		<title>RampRate Enlists dbaDIRECT As Best-of-Breed Service Provider</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., a leading provider of  remote dba management services, announced today a new alliance with RampRate LLC, a trusted technology advisor for hosting and Internet services. RampRate has enlisted dbaDIRECT as a best-of-breed service provider in its vendor partner program. dbaDIRECT’s services, built upon the company’s ONguard® process, will enable RampRate’s customers to proactively [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/ramprate-enlists-dbadirect-as-best-of-breed-service-provider</link>
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		<title>Cinergy Extends Relationship with dbaDIRECT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI — dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote dba services, announced today that Cinergy’s (NYSE: CIN) Energy Merchant Business Unit (EMBU) has chosen to extend its relationship with the company for the next three years. EMBU will continue to use dbaDIRECT’s Controller(SM) services to proactively meet the 24 X 365 database availability requirements of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/cinergy-extends-relationship-with-dbadirect</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT clientDIRECT Portal 2 Takes Database Operational Intelligence To New Heights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI, Ohio —dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote dba  services, introduced today version 2.0 of its clientDIRECT(SM) Portal, the company’s Web-based customer information portal. The new release provides business and IT managers with a 24 X 365 panoramic view of their database environment—plus the ability to place online requests for technical assistance—via a new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-clientdirect-portal-2-takes-database-operational-intelligence-to-new-heights</link>
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		<title>Remote DBA Services for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote DBA services, announced today that Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, one of the nation’s top ten pediatric facilities and recognized for excellence in diagnosing and treating complex pediatric diseases, has chosen to implement dbaDIRECT’s Controller(SM) services. Committed to providing the highest quality of pediatric care, Cincinnati Children’s will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/remote-dba-services-for-cincinnati-children%e2%80%99s-hospital-medical-center</link>
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		<title>Powered by dbaDIRECT, SkilGroup Becomes To Deliver Remote DBA Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote DBA services, announced today a new alliance with SkilGroup, Inc., an information technology (IT) consulting firm serving Fortune 1000 and emerging growth companies. Headquartered in Rolling Meadows, IL, SkilGroup will now deliver a new “Powered by dbaDIRECT” offering comprised of dbaDIRECT’s 24 X 365 remote DBA services supporting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/powered-by-dbadirect-skilgroup-becomes-to-deliver-remote-dba-services</link>
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		<title>More Fortune 1000 Customer Wins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote dba  services, announced today two new Fortune 1000 customers: Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ, STZ.B) and Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE). Both companies have chosen to implement dbaDIRECT’s services, which include database monitoring, maintenance, backup, recovery, reporting, and proactive management on a 24 X 365 basis, to ensure optimum [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/more-fortune-1000-customer-wins</link>
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		<title>Alberto-Culver Selects dbaDIRECT For Database Infrastructure Support</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote DBA services, announced today that Alberto-Culver (NYSE: ACV), a multi-national manufacturer and marketer of hair and skin beauty care products, has chosen to leverage dbaDIRECT’s Controller(SM) services to ensure the highest levels of availability and performance for its business-critical database infrastructure. The Controller includes all the duties of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/alberto-culver-selects-dbadirect-for-database-infrastructure-support</link>
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		<title>UCR Partners with dbaDIRECT To Deliver Remote DBA Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote dba services, announced today a new partnership with UCR, a leading information technology services provider of e-Business technology solutions. Headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, UCR will expand its service offerings by reselling dbaDIRECT’s 24 X 365 remote DBA services supporting Oracle, Sybase, Informix, MS SQL Server, and UDB DB2 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/ucr-partners-with-dbadirect-to-deliver-remote-dba-services</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT And The Boston Group Join Forces To Deliver Remote DBA Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote dba services, announced today a new partnership with The Boston Group, a global provider of software development and technical consulting. Under the agreement, The Boston Group will expand its service offerings by reselling dbaDIRECT’s 24 X 365 remote DBA services supporting Oracle, Sybase, Informix, MS SQL Server, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-and-the-boston-group-join-forces-to-deliver-remote-dba-services</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT and LÛCRUM Partner To Deliver Maximum IT Value</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote DBA services, and LÛCRUM Inc., an independent, strategic consulting firm specializing in eBusiness, analytical, and operational solutions, announced today that they have formed a new partnership. Under the agreement, LÛCRUM will broaden its service offerings by reselling dbaDIRECT’s 24 X 365 remote DBA services supporting Oracle, Sybase, Informix, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-and-lucrum-partner-to-deliver-maximum-it-value</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Announces Five New Client Relationships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote DBA services, announced today new client relationships with the following companies: Interactive Applications Group (iapps), Comag Marketing Group, SMART Papers, Atria Retirement and Assisted Living, and Interim HealthCare. All five companies have chosen to implement dbaDIRECT’s services—including continuous database monitoring, correction, proactive management, and more—to ensure maximum availability [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-announces-five-new-client-relationships</link>
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		<title>Extend Reach of Remote DBA Services By Partnering with KMK Consulting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT(SM), the leading provider of remote dba services, announced today a new partnership with KMK Consulting Company, L.L.C. (KMKC), a provider of specialized business consulting services. Under the agreement, KMK Consulting will identify and develop new business opportunities for dbaDIRECT. The partnership will accelerate the continual expansion of the dbaDIRECT’s services within the marketplace and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/extend-reach-of-remote-dba-services-by-partnering-with-kmk-consulting</link>
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		<title>How Remote DBAs Tackle Modern DBA Challenges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since most organizations in today’s economy are battling database management worries―like cost reductions, supporting 24 X 365 operations, lost business due to downtime, and fast-changing database technology―choosing and implementing effective alternatives to traditional database support methods has become a necessary business practice. That’s the opinion of Mark Vorholt, chief technology officer of dbaDIRECT, an IT [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/how-remote-dbas-tackle-modern-dba-challenges</link>
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		<title>Lands 25th Fortune 1000, Forbes 500 Customer Win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote dba services, announced today the signing of its twenty-fifth Fortune 1000, Forbes 500 client among its total growing client base. The Fortune 1000 and Forbes 500 rankings list the largest and most profitable companies in corporate America. dbaDIRECT’s remote DBA services are enabling today’s most prominent corporations to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/lands-25th-fortune-1000-forbes-500-customer-win</link>
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		<title>Coradiant to Deliver Remote Database Administration Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coradiant Inc., a leading Internet infrastructure and performance management company, announced today that it has signed a strategic agreement with dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of 24 X 365 remote  (DBA) services. Boston-based Coradiant now extends its managed service offerings to include database administration services ― Coradiant’s Remote Database Administration (DBA) Service ― supporting Oracle, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/coradiant-to-deliver-remote-database-administration-services</link>
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		<title>Xodiax Team Up to Strengthen DBA for BIS and Aperture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[leading provider of remote dba services, and Xodiax Internet Data Centers, a provider of colocation, web hosting, managed services, and Internet access solutions, announced today two new customers ― Aperture and Business Intelligence Systems (BIS). Both companies have chosen to implement Xodiax’s DBA Monitor Elite(SM) services, which Xodiax delivers via its strategic alliance with dbaDIRECT, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/xodiax-team-up-to-strengthen-dba-for-bis-and-aperture</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Achieves Certified by BMC Software</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Oracle OpenWorld show, BMC Software, Inc. [NYSE: BMC], the leading provider of enterprise management, today announced that dbaDIRECT, the leading provider of remote dba services, has achieved “Certified by BMC Software” status. This certifies that dbaDIRECT has the ability to deliver comprehensive service management and predictive service assurance through the implementation of all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-achieves-certified-by-bmc-software%e2%80%9d</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Announces New Client Wins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote dba services, announced today four new clients: Best Buy, Booz Allen Hamilton, Bose Corporation, and Capital One Financial Corporation. All four companies have chosen to implement dbaDIRECT’s 24 X 365 remote dba management services. Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is the nation&#8217;s number one specialty retailer of consumer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-announces-new-client-wins</link>
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		<title>Xodiax Partners with dbaDIRECT to Extend Managed Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Louisville, KY &#8211; October 11, 2001 &#8211; Xodiax Internet Data Centers announced today that it has signed an agreement with dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote database administration (rDBA) services. Louisville-based Xodiax now extends its managed service offerings to include two new database administration services ― DBA Monitor(SM) and DBA Monitor Elite(SM). The DBA [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/xodiax-partners-with-dbadirect-to-extend-managed-services</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Supports Databases for Romano Brothers Beverage Company</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote database administration rDBA services, announced today a new agreement with Romano Brothers Beverage Company, a leading wholesale distributor of prestigious wine and spirits. Based in Chicago, Romano Brothers selected dbaDIRECT’s Controller(SM) services, which incorporate all the activities of a full-time DBA, including 24 X 365 remote dba  monitoring, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-supports-databases-for-romano-brothers-beverage-company</link>
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		<title>Staffmark Selects dbaDIRECT for Remote Database Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider remote dba services, announced today a new agreement with Staffmark, a leading provider of diversified staffing, professional, and consulting services. Based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Staffmark selected dbaDIRECT’s Controller(SM) services, which include continuous database monitoring, correction, and proactive management. Staffmark will use these services to ensure 24 X 365 availability and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/staffmark-selects-dbadirect-for-remote-database-services</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT and Channels/ConServ Inc. Form Partnership</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The leading management service provider (MSP) of remote dba services services, today announced a new partnership with Channels/ConServ Inc., a leading provider of systems integration, implementation services, and IT consulting. Under the agreement, Channels/ConServ adds 24 X 365 database administration capabilities including monitoring, corrective action, and proactive management to its current offerings by reselling dbaDIRECT’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-and-channelsconserv-inc-form-partnership</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Manages Databases for Shop At Home, Inc.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The leading management service provider (MSP) of remote dba, today announced a new agreement with Shop At Home, Inc., a leading retailer of specialty consumer products through interactive electronic media. Nashville-based Shop At Home, the nation’s second oldest television shopping network, sells products over broadcast, cable, and satellite television and over the Internet through its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-manages-databases-for-shop-at-home-inc</link>
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		<title>O’Neal Steel Inc Picks dbaDIRECT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote dba services, today announced a new agreement with O’Neal Steel Inc., the nation’s largest family-owned metals service center. O’Neal Steel has selected dbaDIRECT’s Guardian(SM) services for 24 X 365 database monitoring and corrective action.Under the agreement, O’Neal Steel will use dbaDIRECT’s services to ensure non-stop availability of its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/o%e2%80%99neal-steel-inc-picks-dbadirect</link>
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		<title>Shire US Inc. Selects dbaDIRECT for Database Management Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The leading provider of remote dba (rDBA) services, today announced a new agreement with Shire US Inc. (NASDAQ: SHPGY), a leading international specialty pharmaceutical company. Shire has selected dbaDIRECT’s Controller(SM) database management services. Under the agreement, dbaDIRECT will provide 24 X 365 monitoring, corrective action, and proactive management for Shire’s production database environment. Shire will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/shire-us-inc-selects-dbadirect-for-database-management-services</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Awarded Contract by Federal Government</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The leading provider of remote dba services, today announced an agreement with the General Services Administration (GSA), a central management agency, business manager, and purchasing agent for the U.S. Federal Government. The GSA will offer dbaDIRECT’s complete portfolio of database management services – Informant(SM), Guardian(SM), and Controller(SM) – to enable Federal agencies to accomplish their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-awarded-contract-by-federal-government</link>
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		<title>Naptheon Inc Selects dbaDIRECT for Remote DBA Management Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT Inc., the leading provider of remote dba  services, today announced a new agreement with Naptheon Inc., a leading IT services provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of Newport News Shipbuilding (NYSE: NNS). Naptheon is an exclusive provider of telecommunications, distributed and mainframe computer services, and office services for Newport News Shipbuilding, one of the top ten [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/naptheon-inc-selects-dbadirect-for-remote-dba-management-services</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Introduces Innovation in Service Level Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The leading provider of remote database administration, today announced slmDIRECT(SM), an innovative service that enables customers to monitor and measure their service level agreements (SLAs) with dbaDIRECT. slmDIRECT allows customers to view online status reports, illustrating SLA compliance statistics for the database environment, on a 24 X 365 basis via dbaDIRECT’s Client DIRECT Portal. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-introduces-innovation-in-service-level-management</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Enables Solution Provider Partners to Tap Remote DBA Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT, the leader in the emerging field of remote database management, today announced a new suite of service offerings that will enable dbaDIRECT’s solution provider partners to deliver remote database administration services as their own. The value-added services give resellers the ability to provide database management services, backed by a service level agreement (SLA) and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-enables-solution-provider-partners-to-tap-remote-dba-market</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Announces Industry-Proven Database Management Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT, the leader in the emerging field of remote dba management, today announced dbaDIRECT ONguard, its industry-proven process and global seal of excellence which signifies that business-critical databases are being proactively monitored and managed 24 X 365 for optimum availability and performance. dbaDIRECT’s customers and partners will be able to display the dbaDIRECT ONguard logo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-announces-industry-proven-database-management-process</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Offers Partners Competitive Advantage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT, the leader in the emerging field of remote dba management, today announced a new suite of service offerings that will enable dbaDIRECT’s service provider partners to deliver remote dba  services as their own. The value-added services give resellers the ability to provide database management services, backed by a service level agreement (SLA), and to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-offers-partners-competitive-advantage</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Offers Hands-off Database Administration for MS SQL Server</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT, the leader in the emerging field of remote dba management, today announced dbTECHtive for MS SQL Server, a service that assesses and reports the condition of a database within 24 hours of connectivity and indicates if it is running to its highest potential, predicting potential problem areas while making no alterations to the current [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-offers-hands-off-database-administration-for-ms-sql-server</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT and BMC Software Form Partnership</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT, the leader in the emerging field of remote database Administration, and BMC Software, the leader in e-business systems management, today announced a new partnership that will integrate dbaDIRECT’s remote database monitoring and management services into BMC Software’s recently announced DataOne solutions. Focusing on distributed database management, DataOne solutions are a combination of products, support [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-and-bmc-software-form-partnership</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Keeps E-tailers Online for the Holidays</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT, the leader in the emerging field of remote dba management, announced today its plan to assist e-tailers with handling increased transaction volumes that will result from the upcoming holiday shopping season. dbaDIRECT is offering its dbTECHtive service free of charge when e-tailers purchase three months of database support at the Informant service level. dbTECHtive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-keeps-e-tailers-online-for-the-holidays</link>
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		<title>dbaDIRECT Achieves BMC Software OnSite Certification</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dbaDIRECT, the leader in the emerging field of remote dba management, today announced that it has been certified in the BMC Software (NASDAQ: BMCS) OnSite program. Through this certification, dbaDIRECT guarantees the highest quality of services by assuring customers that its database support services are both managed by BMC Software technology and have undergone and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://databaseexperts.dbadirect.com/dbadirect-achieves-bmc-software-onsite-certification</link>
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