Availant Earns IBM ServerProven Validation for Availant Manager.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2001 Availant, Incorporated, a premier provider of availability management software and services, today announced that its Availant Manager(TM) for Windows software is now IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (R) ServerProven(R), making it easy for IT professionals to increase the availability of business-critical systems and applications on the IBM platform. "The ServerProven validation is further proof of Availant's commitment to providing high-value, customer-focused business continuity solutions," said Mark D. Gagne, president and chief executive officer, Availant, Incorporated. "It not only provides Availant Manager customers with smooth implementation with IBM eServer This article is about the IBM family of computer servers. For the open access electronic text archive, see EServer.org. IBM eServer was a family of computer servers from IBM Corporation. (1) xSeries(2) servers, it helps IT staff to increase efficiency through improved time management and resource utilization." Today's complex, distributed computing environments compel IT professionals to streamline processes as much as possible. Availant Manager's certification to run on xSeries servers helps simplify implementation and set-up. Customers can purchase Availant Manager with confidence knowing that all components have been thoroughly tested to work in real-world environments. "We're excited that Availant, Inc. has completed testing of Availant Manager for Windows and has officially become a member of the IBM ServerProven program," said Nancy Williams, Director, PartnerWorld(R) for Developers. "With ServerProven, you can have confidence that you're getting the right solution right out of the box. That means added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
Availant Manager Agents for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server, Exchange Server, SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. and Internet Information Services See IIS. (IIS (Internet Information Services) Microsoft's Web server. IIS runs under the server versions of Windows, adding HTTP server capability to the Windows operating system. ), enable IT managers to implement effective failure prevention strategies, ensuring steady-state performance of business-critical applications. The ServerProven certification also extends a long-standing relationship between IBM and Availant. Since 1990, the two companies have been engaged in a successful technology partnership for design and development of HACMP HACMP High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing (IBM) HACMP High Availability Clustered Multi Processing for AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. (R), IBM's industry-leading high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. clustering software. Widely considered the industry's most advanced high availability UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) software, HACMP for AIX runs on IBM eServer pSeries and SP systems and provides near-continuous application uptime by rapidly switching from one system in a cluster to another in the event of a hardware or software failure. To date, over 50,000 licenses of HACMP for AIX have been sold worldwide. About IBM ServerProven IBM ServerProven is a program for software developers who want to provide their customers with complete, reliable business solutions. ServerProven membership requires developers to test their software on IBM servers preloaded with non-IBM hardware devices, operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and middleware such as databases and systems management software and popular applications. Once the software is installed, tested and validated to perform smoothly, developers can market their solution as IBM ServerProven and can participate in ServerProven Plus offerings that focus on solution optimization, maximum performance and high availability. ServerProven membership gives customers the confidence of getting a solution that's easy to install, ready to run and built to perform optimally. For more information on IBM ServerProven, go to http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/eserver/xseries/serverproven/index.html. About Availant Availant is the world leader in providing availability management software and services designed to enable continuous access to business-critical applications, systems and storage. Founded in 1989 as CLAM Associates, Availant pioneered the development of availability technology for the open systems and NT marketplaces. The company's high availability technology and Availant Manager(TM) software are used by companies worldwide to ensure business continuity. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., with regional offices in Austin, TX, Atlanta, GA and Silicon Valley, CA, Availant's products and services are available through a growing network of resellers and business partners including Compaq, IBM and EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. . Additional information is available at www.availant.com or by calling (617) 621-2542. Availant and Availant Manager are trademarks of Availant, Incorporated. (1)IBM, the e-business logo, AIX, PartnerWorld, pSeries, ServerProven and xSeries are trademarks of IBM Corporation. (2)The IBM eServer brand consists of the established IBM e-business logo with the descriptive term "server" following it. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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