CLAM announces validation program for storage devices in HACMP and continuously available environments; IBM, DEC, EMC, Storage Computer and CLARiiON join user-driven, Austin-based program which now includes over 90% of RAID leaders.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1996-- CLAM Associates, today announced the industry's first storage validation program for 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. Cluster Multiprocessing multiprocessing Mode of computer operation in which two or more processors (see CPU) are connected and are active at the same time. In such a system, each processor is executing a different program or set of instructions, thus increasing computation speed over a (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. environments. The program verifies that high-volume storage devices and their software drivers operate flawlessly in these highly available computing environments. Without this validation and associated software upgrades, users risk losing access to server data in HACMP system failover modes. An elite group of storage providers has already joined the user-driven program, including 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) , DEC, 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. , Storage Computer, and the CLARiiON business unit of Data General Corp. The still-growing membership includes representation from over ninety percent of the leaders in the popular redundant array independent disk (RAID) market. Validation also ensures proper device behavior in IBM's HACMP-based environments. John Ranta, vice president of marketing for CLAM comments, "Continuous availability means that users never lose access to their critical data, period. CLAM is now the only provider that ensures that open system-based storage devices behave properly in the larger context of high and continuous availability. In fact, we are working hand-in-hand with device providers to upgrade software drivers when necessary." Ranta adds, "Consequently, HACMP for AIX is the only clustered environment with validated storage devices -- users can freely add devices and preserve system-wide availability." Peter Gibbs Peter Gibbs is a BBC Weather forecaster, born in Sunderland, who appears regularly on BBC One, BBC News 24, BBC World and BBC Radio, particularly BBC Radio Four. He is a main weather presenter on the BBC Six O'Clock News, and was previously a main weather presenter on the BBC One , Director of Marketing for the CLARiiON Business Unit notes, "CLAM is again demonstrating its leadership and know-how in continuous availability. CLAM is working directly with the leaders in storage devices, like ourselves, to meet the exacting validation needs of their users." Gibbs continues, "This collaborative work and total assurance boosts user confidence and will, no doubt, expand the market for continuous availability." All aspects of the storage validation program are run out of the company's Austin, TX center. This group manages the business relationships with device providers, tests devices and software drivers for conformance con·for·mance n. Conformity. Noun 1. conformance - correspondence in form or appearance conformity agreement, correspondence - compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and to HACMP for AIX requirements, and makes necessary upgrades to software to assure continuous availability. The Austin center is headed by its president Tom Wright who has 30 years experience in the computer industry. Besides the storage validation program, the center also provides consulting and integration services for open systems storage management and offers the full range of continuous availability products and services of CLAM in Cambridge. CLAM also assists IBM in the development of HACMP for AIX. For more information about CLAM's validation services, please call Tom Wright at 512/719-3724 or visit the company website at www.clam.com. About CLAM Associates CLAM Associates is the leader in products and services which assure continuous availability of business applications and data in an open systems computing environment. The company enables customers to operate mission-critical applications around the clock in spite of hardware failures, software failures, system maintenance, and even natural disasters. CLAM has provided open systems products and services to over 150 computing sites for Fortune 1000 companies that cannot afford downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. , most notably leaders in the financial, telecommunications, retail, and transportation industries. CLAM has placed in the top 100 of Inc. Magazine's Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies for 1994 and 1995. -0- All trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Bill Perkins There have been several well-known people named Bill Perkins, including:
Boston Communications (617) 247-1112 bperkins@bcomm.com |
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