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Company Research Report: MB Foster Associates Limited



Company Overview



  • Name: MB Foster Associates Limited

  • Mission: To develop data access and delivery products for organizations around the world and deliver them with expert knowledge and experience.

  • Founded: 1977

  • Founder: Birket Foster

  • Key People:

  • Birket Foster (Founder)

  • Chris Whitehead (Retired Account Executive)

  • Rocky Zhao (Technical Manager)

  • Dan MacDonald (Senior Account Executive)

  • Headquarters: 82 Main Street South, Chesterville, Ontario, K0C 1H0, Canada

  • Number of Employees: 11-50 employees

  • Revenue: No information is available

  • Known For: Developing best-in-class data products, specializing in data migrations, and serving large enterprise clients, including the Fortune 100.


Products



MB Foster offers a variety of high-performance data products designed to be database and operating system agnostic. These products are essential for effective data migration, integration, and synchronization, as well as job scheduling.

Current Product Offerings



1. UDACentral
  • Description: A robust data migration product.

  • Key Features:

  • Supports multi-database and multi-OS environments.

  • Offers encrypted data in-flight and offline migrations.

  • Includes a Workbench and Runner for enhanced migration capabilities.


2. DataMart
  • Description: An Operational Data Store and DataMart solution.

  • Key Features:

  • Facilitates data availability needs.

  • Integrates data from multiple sources.


3. UDASync
  • Description: A real-time data synchronization product.

  • Key Features:

  • Allows for real-time database synchronization.

  • Enhances decision-making capabilities for employees through up-to-date data.


4. MBF Scheduler
  • Description: A batch job scheduling solution.

  • Key Features:

  • Configures, prioritizes, runs, and monitors hundreds of batch jobs.

  • Operates 24/7, enhancing productivity by up to 30%.


Legacy Products & Services



  • UDALink

  • Description: ODBC/JDBC connector for interfacing applications to HP-3000, HP-UX, and Linux servers.


  • Terminal Emulation

  • As a reseller of Reflection, offers terminal emulation solutions.


  • Powerhouse (4th Gen. Language)

  • Provides expertise and licenses for the PowerHouse programming language.


Recent Developments



  • Product Enhancements:

  • UDACentral Version 7.08: Added capabilities for encrypted data in-flight and offline migrations (August 2016).

  • MBF-Scheduler 3.2: Announced for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 environment, reducing risk and automating business processes (April 2015).

  • UDALink Certifications and Enhancements: Enhanced JDBC2 module to support JDBC 3.0 API and certified compatibility with Windows 10 OS (January 2016).


  • Partnerships:

  • MB Foster and Bradmark Technologies: Formed a distributor agreement to provide monitoring and performance management software solutions (August 2016).

  • Partnership with Ability Commerce for support of JDA Direct Commerce (Ecometry) Community (February 2015).

  • Strategic partnership with Snapshot Design LLC for professional services and consulting (January 2015).


  • Other Developments:

  • Release of MBF eZ-MPE, a hybrid solution mimicking the HP3000 ecosystem (May 2013).


Additional Information


  • They have a solid customer base across various sectors, including Government, Healthcare, Financial Services, and more.

  • Known for delivering value to clients like Warner Bros, LOGIS, Rochester Instruments, Carilion Health Systems, and Flow Products Inc. through their robust data access solutions.


The foregoing report outlines the comprehensive details regarding MB Foster Associates Limited, focusing on the company's mission, product range, recent developments, and partnerships pivotal to its operations and market positioning.