2/15/2008 -- dbaDIRECT Sets New Client Growth Record
- Eleven New Customers Added in Q4 2007; More Enterprise Companies Seeking Data Infrastructure Management Services

12/19/2007 -- dbaDIRECT Receives Grant from the Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation under the Kentucky Innovation Act grants award to Data Infrastructure Management leader for research into new products, technologies and processes

8/22/2007 -- dbaDIRECT Adds 13 New Customers
- Diverse growth, renewals and add-ons show broad-based business trend toward Data Infrastructure Management Services

7/24/2007 -- dbaDIRECT Announces Remote Database Administration Services for Mainframe DB2 z/OS
- Shrinking Mainframe Talent Pool Points to Need for Managed Services

7/1/2007 -- dbaDIRECT Adds New Redundant Backup Facility
- Vora Technology Park Houses Company’s Disaster Recovery Center

5/16/2007 -- dbaDIRECT Positions Talent Assets for Strategic Growth
- CINCINNATI --(Business Wire)-- 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.

5/15/2007 -- dbaDIRECT Positions Talent Assets for Strategic Growth
- Resource Development of Executive, Managerial and Technical Talent Pays-off.

4/10/2007 -- dbaDIRECT Brings “Audit-Ability” to Data Infrastructure Management
- New accessAUDIT ^SM System Adds Security, Simplifies Log-In Access Tracking for Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPPA or Other Compliance Requirements

3/20/2007 -- dbaDIRECT Introduces “Anyone, Anywhere and Anytime” Data Infrastructure Support with Release of ONguard® 2.0
- Seamless Integration of Customer SOPs Improves Point-in-Time Knowledge Delivery

3/7/2007 -- dbaDIRECT Upgrades Client Portal
- Release of clientDIRECT™ Portal 2.0 Improves Workflow Interaction and Management Reports

3/1/2007 -- dbaDIRECT Adds Database Support for MySQL
- Performance Optimization for Popular Open Source Platform Requested By Clients

11/2/2006 -- dbaDIRECT Adds Six New Customers in Q3 of 2006
- New additions in telecom, procurement, shipping, higher education and other sectors continue year of record-breaking growth for data infrastructure management firm

9/28/2006 -- dbaDIRECT Wins “Emerging 30” Award for the 4th Year in a Row.
- Recent wins confirm regional technology firm can beat global sourcing giants.

8/8/2006 -- dbaDIRECT Adds Eight New Customers in 2nd Quarter 2006
- Record-breaking quarter features new additions in the financial services, insurance, retail and technology sectors

6/13/2006 -- dbaDIRECT Promotes Two Executives to Foster Growth, and Development of New Services
- dbaDIRECT Promotes Two Executives

5/30/2006 -- NKU Institutions Advance American Competitiveness
- Northern Kentucky Technology Commercialization Initiatives gets boost from President Bush’s Speech

3/7/2006 -- dbaDIRECT Adds 14 New Customers to Its Growing Roster
- More Companies Choose to Trust Their Data Infrastructure to a Managed Service Provider

1/26/2006 -- Timothy C. Ferguson Appointed to Lead the Infrastructure Management Institute at Northern Kentucky University (NKU)
- Institute focused on research, economic development and global thought leadership.

12/13/2005 -- dbaDIRECT Ends 2005 as the Infrastructure Management Growth Leader
- Wins the “The Emerging 30” and “The Fast 55” Again !

11/8/2005 -- dbaDIRECT Partners with BMC To Deliver On Demand Database Administration
- Company to Offer BMC Performance Manager for Databases as Managed Service

11/2/2005 -- Banking Deregulation Creates a Sub-economy of Data as a Managed Service
- dbaDIRECT’s Data IM, Provides Scalable Solution to this Market Trend

10/4/2005 -- Banking Deregulation Creates a Sub-economy of Data as a Managed Service
- dbaDIRECT’s Data IM, Provides Scalable Solution to this Market Trend

8/2/2005 -- dbaDIRECT Completes SAS-70 Type II Compliance
- Database Service Provider Adds-Value Through Recognized Audit Process

7/7/2005 -- A Sign of Business Expansion?
- Corporate Data Volumes Drive Quadruple-Digit Growth in Add-On Contracts to Renewals at dbaDIRECT

CIOs See Increasing Need for Innovative Data Infrastructure Management Services.

5/24/2005 -- dbaDirect Makes Strategic Hire To Communicate the Value Proposition of Data Infrastructure Management
- Brian Hennigan, Design Communication Executive – Joins dbaDirect Team

2/15/2005 -- Big Lots Keeps IT Strategically Focused with dbaDIRECT’s ONguard IM® Services
- dbaDIRECT’s Data Infrastructure Management Services Help Nation’s Largest Broadline Closeout Retailer Dedicate IT Resources to Strategic Initiatives

2/11/2005 -- dbaDIRECT Announces New ONguard IM^® Data Infrastructure Management Platform
- Next-Generation, Automation-Rich Platform Manages Enterprise Data Infrastructures

9/8/2004 -- dbaDIRECT Announces Client Relationships

8/3/2004 -- dbaDIRECT Achieves SAS 70 Compliance
- dbaDIRECT Demonstrates Excellence in Internal Controls Over Security & Information Technology Processes

7/12/2004 -- Mainline Information Systems Partners with dbaDIRECT to Provide Database Infrastructure Services
- IBM’s Largest US Business Partner Adds Remote Database Administration Services From dbaDIRECT To Infrastructure Offerings

6/7/2004 -- Champion Solutions Group Partners with dbaDIRECT to Provide DatabaseCare Services
- Leader in Technology Infrastructure Solutions Adds Remote Database Administration Services From dbaDIRECT to Help Customers Improve Productivity and Systems While Lowering Costs

5/10/2004 -- dbaDIRECT and LŰCRUM Become Strategic Alliance Partners
- LŰCRUM Offers Breakthrough Database Outsourcing Solution from dbaDIRECT that Beats Offshore on Cost and Drives Up Service Levels

5/10/2004 -- dbaDIRECT First Quarter Growth Up 36 Percent From 2003
- dbaDIRECT’s Outsourcing Services in High Demand Again in 2004

5/10/2004 -- Cinergy Extends dbaDIRECT’s Database Infrastructure Support Across the Enterprise
- Cinergy Boosts IT Efficiency & Value by Expanding the Strategic Role of dbaDIRECT’s Remote Database Administration Services to Enterprise-Wide Support

2/24/2004 -- Cosyne Joins Forces with dbaDIRECT to Deliver Remote Database Administration Services
- Leader in Business Intelligence Solutions Adds Database Infrastructure Support for Microsoft SQL Server

1/28/2004 -- dbaDIRECT Announces Client Relationships

10/8/2003 -- dbaDIRECT Helps University of Cincinnati Stay Focused on Core Strengths
- UC Cinches Database Transition to New Enterprise DB2 UDB^® Architecture and Keeps Attention Fixed on Teaching, Learning, and Research with dbaDIRECT

8/27/2003 -- Lexington Home Brands Selects dbaDIRECT^® for Database Administration Support
- Leader in Home Furnishings Takes Oracle Database Administration to the Next Level Using dbaDIRECT’s Controller^® Services

7/8/2003 -- dbaDIRECT Awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant from Kentucky Science & Engineering Foundation
- dbaDIRECT Receives Funding for Research & Development in Database Technology

5/19/2003 -- Industry Leaders Extend Service Subscriptions to dbaDIRECT
- Leading Companies Reaffirm dbaDIRECT’s Services as Best Practice for Managing Pressing Database Administration Challenges and Staying Strategically Focused

4/7/2003 -- Net Direct Systems Rolls Out Process-Driven Database Administration Services “Powered by dbaDIRECT”
- Net Direct Systems and dbaDIRECT Join Forces to Help Customers Ensure Database Confidence and Stay Centered Around Core Competencies

3/3/2003 -- RampRate Enlists dbaDIRECT As Best-of-Breed Service Provider
- RampRate Adds dbaDIRECT to Vendor Partner Program to Offer Customers Proactive, Process-Driven Database Management Services

1/7/2003 -- Cinergy Extends Relationship with dbaDIRECT
- dbaDIRECT’s Remote DBA Services Help Cinergy’s Energy Merchant Business Unit (EMBU) Proactively Meet 24 X 365 Database Availability Requirements

1/2/2003 -- dbaDIRECT’s clientDIRECT Portal 2.0 Takes Database Operational Intelligence To New Heights
- Enhanced Customer Portal Keeps IT and Business Managers in Control with New Interactive Interface and Online Reporting Capabilities

11/12/2002 -- dbaDIRECT Provides Remote DBA Services for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- Cincinnati Children’s Takes Database Availability and Performance to the Highest Level Using 24 X 365 Remote Database Administration Services

10/31/2002 -- SkilGroup Becomes “Powered by dbaDIRECT” To Deliver 24 X 365 Remote Database Administration Services
- SkilGroup and dbaDIRECT^® Alliance To Speed Time-To-Value for The Large Enterprise With Selective Outsourcing Services for Database Administration

9/27/2002 -- dbaDIRECT Announces Two More Fortune 1000 Customer Wins
- Constellation Brands and Ameren Corporation Select dbaDIRECT’s 24 X 365 Remote DBA Services To Ensure Optimum Database Availability and Performance

9/6/2002 -- Royster-Clark Leverages dbaDIRECT’s 24 X 365 Remote DBA Services To Strengthen Database Operations
- dbaDIRECT’s Services Speed Time-To-Value And Boost Database Management Capabilities For Leading Agricultural Supplier

8/2/2002 -- Alberto-Culver Selects dbaDIRECT For 24 X 365 Database Infrastructure Support
- dbaDIRECT’s Remote DBA Services To Deliver In-Depth, Cost-Effective Database Administration

7/22/2002 -- UCR Partners with dbaDIRECT To Deliver 24 X 365 Remote DBA Services
- Industry Leaders Collaborate To Solve Customers’ Database Infrastructure Support Challenges

7/15/2002 -- dbaDIRECT And The Boston Group Join Forces To Deliver 24 X 365 Remote Database Administration Services
- New Partnership Offers Customers A Cost-Effective Way To Deepen Database Infrastructure Support Via Remote DBA Services

6/12/2002 -- dbaDIRECT and LŰCRUM Inc. Partner To Deliver Maximum IT Value
- New Relationship Enables Customers to Boost Database Infrastructure Support While Cutting Costs

5/22/2002 -- dbaDIRECT Announces Five New Client Relationships
- Industry Leaders Use Remote Database Administration (DBA) Services To Increase Depth of Database Management & Maximize IT Value

5/9/2002 -- dbaDIRECT To Extend Reach of Remote DBA Services By Partnering with KMK Consulting

4/8/2002 -- New Research Report Shows How Remote DBAs Tackle Modern Database Administration Challenges

3/21/2002 -- dbaDIRECT Lands 25th Fortune 1000, Forbes 500 Customer Win
- Major Players Select Remote DBA Services to Ensure Fast Time-to-Value & Optimum Database Performance

3/11/2002 -- Coradiant Partners with dbaDIRECT to Deliver Remote Database Administration Services
- Leading MSP of collaborative Internet infrastructure services provides clients with optimal database performance and availability for less cost

3/5/2002 -- dbaDIRECT and Xodiax Team Up to Strengthen Database Administration for BIS and Aperture
- Industry Leaders Choose Remote DBA Services to Ensure 24 X 365 Availability and Optimum Performance of Business-Critical Databases

12/3/2001 -- dbaDIRECT Achieves “Certified by BMC Software” Service Provider Status
- Service Management Methodology Gives Service Providers Competitive Advantage; Helping them Deliver Exceptional Performance and Reliability While Lowering Costs

10/17/2001 -- dbaDIRECT Announces New Client Wins
- dbaDIRECT Expands Client Base As Industry Leaders Recognize Value of Remote Database Administration Services

10/11/2001 -- Xodiax Partners with dbaDIRECT to Extend Managed Services

10/3/2001 -- dbaDIRECT Supports Databases for Romano Brothers Beverage Company
- Leading Beverage Wholesale Distributor Stays Focused on Core Business By Outsourcing Database Support to Premier rDBA Provider

9/11/2001 -- Staffmark Selects dbaDIRECT for Remote Database Services
- Top Remote DBA To Bolster Database Environment For Leading Workforce Solutions Provider

8/13/2001 -- dbaDIRECT and Channels/ConServ Inc. Form Partnership
- Leading Software Service Provider Teams with dbaDIRECT to Offer Customers 24 X 365 Remote Database Support

7/23/2001 -- dbaDIRECT Manages Databases for Shop At Home, Inc.
- Leading Specialty Retailer Ensures Nonstop Product Shipping Capabilities

7/9/2001 -- O’Neal Steel Inc. Picks dbaDIRECT for Database Support
- Leading Provider of Remote Database Administration (rDBA) Services Helps Nation’s Largest Family-Owned Metals Service Center Stay Focused on Core Products & Technology

6/18/2001 -- Shire US Inc. Selects dbaDIRECT for Database Management Services
- Leading Service Provider of Remote Database Management Delivers 24 X 365 System Availability and Performance for International Pharmaceutical Company

5/30/2001 -- dbaDIRECT Awarded General Services Administration (GSA) Contract by Federal Government
- GSA Selects dbaDIRECT for Remote Database Management Services

5/21/2001 -- Naptheon Inc. Selects dbaDIRECT for Remote Database Management Services
- Leader in Remote Database Management Keeps Business-Critical Systems Running Smoothly for Premier IT Services Provider

4/30/2001 -- dbaDIRECT Introduces Innovation in Service Level Management
- slmDIRECT Gives Customers Authority to Determine Service Level Management

2/20/2001 -- dbaDIRECT Enables Solution Provider Partners to Tap Remote Database Administration (rDBA) Market with New Suite of Service Offerings
- Dedicated Service Offerings Speed Time-to-Value for Solution Provider Partners

2/19/2001 -- dbaDIRECT Announces Industry-Proven Database Management Process
- dbaDIRECT ONguard(SM) Assures Database Availability & Performance

2/6/2001 -- dbaDIRECT Offers Partners Competitive Advantage with New Service Provider Offerings
- New Offerings Allow Service Providers to Tap the Remote Database Administration (rDBA) Market with Rapid Deployment & Minimal Risk

12/6/2000 -- dbaDIRECT CTO, Mark Vorholt, Discusses BMC Software's Web DBA for SQL Server
- BMC Software Introduces Web-based Data Management for SQL Server Databases

11/27/2000 -- dbaDIRECT Offers Hands-off Database Administration for MS SQL Server
- dbTECHtive Expands Services with Innovative Analysis Tool For Database Environments

11/14/2000 -- dbaDIRECT and BMC Software Form Partnership to Expand Service Offerings
- dbaDIRECT and BMC Software Join Forces to Offer DataOne Solutions For Distributed Database Management

11/13/2000 -- BMC Software Now Offers E-Business Management Solutions on a Subscription Basis via Service Provider Partners
- Subscription Services Level the Playing Field for MSP Partners Giving them the Ability to Deliver Advanced Service Level Management and Reporting to their Customers

11/6/2000 -- dbaDIRECT Keeps E-tailers Online for the Holidays
- Special Service Package To Head Off Effects of Holiday Shopping E-commerce Traffic

10/17/2000 -- dbaDIRECT Achieves BMC Software OnSite Certification
- Certification Assures Highest Quality of Services to Customers

9/26/2000 -- dbaDIRECT Challenges YOUR Database at Oracle OpenWorld
- $50 Says dbaDIRECT Can Give a Comprehensive Database Analysis Report in Less Than 48 Hours

9/12/2000 -- dbaDIRECT Increases Depth of Database Management Using BMC Software
- Proactive Monitoring Allows dbaDIRECT to View Potential Problems and Deliver Less Downtime and a Greater Time-to-Value for Customers

9/6/2000 -- dbaDIRECT Addresses Government in the Digital Age
- dbaDIRECT to Participate in the Midwest Electronic Government Forum in Chicago

8/28/2000 -- dbaDIRECT Announces Newest Technology in Hands-off Database Administration
- dbaTECHtive is an Innovative Analysis Tool for Database Environments

8/14/2000 -- dbaDIRECT Expands National Sales Team
- Brown and Carr to Bring a Competitive Business Style to National Sales Strategy

7/31/2000 -- New Vice President of Sales, Brad Landstra, to Strengthen dbaDIRECT

7/10/2000 -- dbaDIRECT Selects PATROL^® and Web DBA Products from BMC Software for its Remote Monitoring Service
- BMC Software Funds Leader in Database Administration Outsourcing