Marathon Offers Fault and Disaster-Tolerance Solution for IBM eServer Systems.LITTLETON, Mass. -- Simple, Affordable Solution Delivers Continuous Data and Application Availability for 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. BladeCenter HS20 and xSeries 346 Marathon Technologies Corporation today announced that its flagship fault-tolerant and disaster-tolerant solution will run on IBM eServer BladeCenter and xSeries systems, providing 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. users the highest levels of availability and data protection in the industry. Marathon FTvirtual Server(TM) 6.1 is the only solution of its kind capable of making simple, cost-effective, fault and disaster tolerance feasible and affordable for entry-level and midrange Windows servers See Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. and blades. It has been validated to run on IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 and xSeries 346 servers and will be demonstrated on an IBM Bladecenter The IBM BladeCenter is IBM's blade server architecture. History Originally introduced in 2002, based on engineering work started in 1999, the IBM BladeCenter was a relative late comer to the blade market. HS20 in booth 648 during 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) PartnerWorld 2005 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The combined IBM/Marathon offering will be sold by IBM Business Partners worldwide. "This announcement enables users of IBM xSeries346 and BladeCenter servers running Windows to achieve the highest levels of availability and data protection for Exchange and other Windows applications, while minimizing their total cost of ownership," said George C. Tranos, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Marathon Technologies. "The Marathon FTvirtual Server allows clients to run two redundant Windows servers or blades 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. , performing every transaction on both systems simultaneously." With the SplitSite option, the two servers or blades can be separated up to 100 miles over a switched IP network. If one server or blade is destroyed by site-wide disaster, the other continues to operate without failover or interruption in service. By delivering continuous application and data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. , Marathon software eliminates the need for complex failover or recovery processes used by other technologies. With no IT intervention required for failover or recovery, significant cost savings result, reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ). "Marathon has played a key role in bringing proven IBM(R) eServer BladeCenter solutions to enterprise and SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. customers who want to run their important business applications, including Exchange, on Windows blades," said Juhi K. Jotwani, Director of IBM eServer BladeCenter Alliances, Systems & Technology Group. "The combination of Marathon FTvirtual Server software on IBM(R) eServer BladeCenter allows us to offer SMB customers, and departments of large enterprises, a cost-effective solution that meets both their data and application availability requirements." Marathon Technologies and IBM Relationship Marathon Technologies is a certified IBM Partner and Marathon FTvirtual Server software is IBM Server Proven and IBM Total Storage Proven. Marathon is a member of the IBM eServer BladeCenter Alliance Program. IBM and Marathon have tested Marathon software on a range of IBM(R) xSeries(TM) servers and BladeCenter servers. These integrated solutions provide enterprises with cost-effective, reliable server offerings that help to ensure maximum uptime for business-critical applications. For more information please visit: www1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/bladecenter/alliance/solutions.html About Marathon Technologies Marathon Technologies Corporation (www.marathontechnologies.com) is the leading provider of software that delivers simple, cost-effective, continuous uptime for Intel based servers. Marathon FTvirtual Server software product line unites two unmodified industry-standard servers into a fully redundant configuration that appears to applications, networks, OS, and system administrators as a single fault tolerant server. Marathon software keeps applications running nonstop through failures and disasters with no failover or interruption in service, no loss of application data, no need for transaction rollback, and no loss of performance. Marathon is a privately held, venture-backed corporation based in Littleton, Massachusetts, USA, with offices worldwide. For more information, call +1-978-489-1119 or 1-888-682-1142. Marathon FTvirtual Server and SplitSite are trademarks or registered trademarks of Marathon Technologies Corporation. Microsoft, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM, eSeries, and BladeCenter are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. (C)2005 Marathon Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion