MARATHON TECHNOLOGIES FIRST TO OFFER 55-KILOMETERS OF FAULT AND DISASTER PROTECTION.Marathon Technologies Corporation, the developer and supplier of the industry's only fault- and disaster-tolerant solutions for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. environments, has announced the latest addition to its Endurance SplitSite product line. The Marathon Endurance Very Long Distance SplitSite 55 (VLDSS-55) product provides fault and disaster protection over a distance of 55 kilometers. The Endurance VLDSS-55 provides 24/7 continuous uptime by running two redundant systems in lockstep lock·step n. 1. A way of marching in which the marchers follow each other as closely as possible. 2. A standardized procedure that is closely, often mindlessly followed. Noun 1. , separated up to 55 kilometers. If a disaster destroys one half of the system, the other half continues to operate with no failover, no impact on users, and no downtime. All Marathon Endurance products run off-the-shelf Windows 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. , unmodified Adj. 1. unmodified - not changed in form or character unqualified - not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial" modified - changed in form or character; "their modified stand made the issue more acceptable"; "the performance of the modified aircraft application software, and utilize standard Intel-based server hardware. "Marathon is extremely pleased with the rapid advancement and performance of our SplitSite products," stated Linda Mentzer, vice president of marketing for Marathon Technologies. "We continue to work closely with Intel and Microsoft to benefit from new standards and technologies and remain on the cutting edge for our customers." To ensure complete customer protection, Marathon has teamed up with optical transport leader, iTouch Communications, and its Fiber Driver product family to provide the long distance fiber connectivity needed to ensure communication between the split systems. "Together with Marathon, we meet the growing demands for a fiber-optic infrastructure and disaster-tolerance, through our high reliability optical components," stated Tim Smith Tim Smith is a common name. Notable people with the name Tim Smith include:
"The high reliability of the Windows 2000 server operating system See network operating system. enables our partners and customers to create and securely deploy the mission critical solutions they need for today's computing environment," said Josh Anderson, product manager, Windows .NET Product Management Group, Microsoft. "As Microsoft continues to innovate and invest in the enterprise server market, customers now have a real choice in where they spend their IT resources for systems that support crucial business-computing processes and data." The Marathon Endurance LDSS-55 product is available immediately through Marathon Certified Partners. System price starting at under $175k. |
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