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 # SymmetricDS
-SymmetricDS is a data and file sync/replication solution. It is a platform-independent, web-enabled, and database-agnostic synchronization tool. SymmetricDS was built to replicate changes, bi-directionally, between remote or local agents.
+SymmetricDS is a database and file synchronization solution that is platform-independent, web-enabled, and database agnostic.  SymmetricDS was built to make data replication across two to tens of thousands of databases and file systems fast, easy and resilient.  We specialize in near real time, bi-directional data replication across large node networks over the WAN or LAN.
 
 ##Development
 We use Eclipse for development.