CONVOLO CLUSTER SOFTWARE PROVIDES 24/7 SUPPORT.Mission Critical Vital to the operation of the organization. The term is very popular for describing the applications required to run the day-to-day business. Linux, Inc., Lowell, Mass., an industry leading Linux solutions and services company, has announced that their Convolo cluster software, which insures high- availability for business-critical applications while maintaining data integrity The quality of correctness, completeness, wholeness, soundness and compliance with the intention of the creators of the data. It is achieved by preventing accidental or deliberate but unauthorized insertion, modification or destruction of data in a database. Data integrity is one of the six fundamental components of information security (see Parkerian Hexad). See message integrity., now provides complete failover Maintaining an up-to-date copy of a database on an alternate computer system for backup. The alternate system takes over if the primary system becomes unusable. See replication. capability for IBM's DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Edition. "Today's enterprise Linux customer demands continuous application availability for their mission-critical data-management systems," said Scott Handy, director, Linux Solutions Marketing, IBM Software Group. "The combination of DB2, the most scalable database running on Linux today, with the Convolo cluster software, meets our customers' requirements and delivers a highly reliable solution with 24 x 7 support." Compatible with all major Linux distributions including Red Hat and Debian (operating system) Debian - /deb'ee`n/, *not* /deeb'ee`n/ The non-profit volunteer organisation responsible for Debian GNU/Linux and Debian GNU/Hurd. Debian's Linux distribution is dedicated to free and open source software; the main goal of the distribution is to ensure that one can download and install a fully-functional operating system that is completely adherent to the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG)., the benefits of Convolo include industry-leading data integrity guarantees, the ability to run on commodity hardware components, the elimination of all requirements to modify existing applications, and full compatibility with Mission Critical Linux's remote system-monitoring and management technologies - Secure Service Technology and LifeGuard. Convolo comes with a graphical user interface (GUI) for easy management of day-to-day operations, a command line interface (CLI) for the scripting of regular operations, and a comprehensive warranty that includes installation and configuration support. "DB2 and Convolo are a natural fit, " said Bob Tumanic, CEO of Mission Critical Linux. "The enterprise that chooses DB2 can rely on Convolo's ability to ensure data integrity and application availability. Our service and support organization can further enhance an enterprise's ability to make all their critical information highly-available." Mission Critical Linux offers high-availability cluster solutions for the most common environments including Web servers, database servers, mail servers, and Windows file and print (Samba) servers. In addition, Convolo is the only Linux cluster solution that fully supports Network File System See NFS. (NFS) failover - a critical component in any comprehensive Linux cluster deployment. Availability Fully qualified Convolo clusters for DB2 Enterprise Edition (EE) V 7.2 with annual support options are available now. Failover testing for DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition The IBM version of OS/2 that includes communications and database management. The Communications Manager has built-in LU 6.2 and X.25 protocols. The Database Manager uses IBM's SQL. (EEE) V. 7.2 is currently underway. It is scheduled for availability in the third quarter of 2001. About Mission Critical Linux, Inc. Mission Critical Linux Inc. provides the solutions and services required for deploying and managing efficient and highly available Linux enterprise environments; custom engineering for specific development needs; and 24/7 support to ensure maximum systems availability and performance. By combining these services with ground-breaking Linux technologies such as Convolo Cluster Software and Secure Service Technology, the company provides commercial Linux users with the tools needed to maximize the performance of their IT infrastructure. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, with offices in Santa Clara, California, Washington D.C., and Europe, Mission Critical Linux, Inc. can be reached at http://www.missioncriticallinux.com or at +1 877.625.4689 toll free or +1 978.606.0200. |
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