Marathon Technologies Introduces 10-Kilometer Endurance Long Distance SplitSite.Business/Technology Editors BOXBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2001 Continues company history of providing the only disaster- and fault-tolerant solution for 99.999% availability on Windows 2000 and NT Marathon Technologies Corporation, the developer and supplier of Marathon Assured Availability(TM) solutions for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) platforms, announced the availability of its Endurance(R) Long Distance SplitSite(R) (LDSS LDSS Local Department of Social Services LDSS Logistics Decision Support System LDSS Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structure LDSS Laser Designator Simulator System LDSS Long Distance Split Site (Marathon Technologies) LDSS Landesk Security Suite ) product enabling the only disaster-tolerant Windows environment (1) (upper case "W") Refers to computers running under a Microsoft Windows operating system. (2) (lower case "w") Also called a "windowing environment," it refers to any software that provides multiple windows on screen such as Windows, Mac, Motif and X Window. in the industry. All Endurance products provide 99.999% fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. 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. . The Endurance LDSS product allows the two systems to be separated up to 10 kilometers for complete disaster tolerance. 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. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Disaster Recovery Journal's online survey, the biggest challenges faced in planning a disaster tolerant environment include staffing shortages, funding, and complexity. "Marathon has eliminated these challenges by developing the Endurance LDSS product, which addresses our customers' fault- and disaster-tolerance requirements in one easy-to-install and maintain system," said Linda Mentzer, vice president of marketing for Marathon Technologies. "Like all Endurance products, the LDSS product runs off-the-shelf Windows 2000 or NT 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 unmodified application software, and utilizes industry-standard server hardware, available from Compaq, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and 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) ." A leading sports media Sports Media, Inc. (SMI) is a Sports Media and Marketing company that produces radio and television programming as well as representing professional athletes. 2002 Cowboys Live - Hosted by Dallas Cowboys Joey Galloway giant has selected Marathon Endurance LDSS to protect their Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. environment from potential disasters. Their environment includes Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 5.5, 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. 2000 and NT operating systems, and standard Intel-based Compaq servers. Another customer benefiting from Marathon's SplitSite capabilities is S. Goldberg & Co. Inc, the world's largest producer of soft sole shoes. "Partner solutions such as Marathon's Endurance LDSS solution further demonstrates the enterprise capabilities of the Windows 2000 Server platform by providing 100% uptime and disaster protection," stated Josh Anderson, product manager, Windows .Net Server Solutions Group, Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . "This solution continues to deliver an effective option for our customers by achieving mission critical levels of availability." Shipping and Availability The Endurance LDSS product is available immediately through Marathon Certified Partners. System pricing starts at under $100K. About Endurance Marathon Endurance products protect businesses from the costs and consequences of business-critical server downtime. With the Load `n Go(TM) feature, customers simply use shrink-wrapped application software and off-the-shelf Windows server operating systems, eliminating additional costly programming expenses. Using leading server brands, Marathon's patented ComputeThru(R) technology continues computing through all component failures and hot swaps. The No Touch Recovery(R) feature automatically assimilates new components into the array, restoring full redundancy, without operator intervention. The entire process takes place transparently to users. Marathon's SplitSite(R) technology delivers site disaster tolerance by permitting geographic separation of the two halves of a system. About Marathon Technologies Marathon Technologies Corporation delivers Assured Availability solutions for business-critical applications and databases. Enterprises worldwide in manufacturing, financial services, telecommunications, public safety, and other industries entrust their IT infrastructure and high value applications and networks to Marathon products. Marathon is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation based in Boxborough, Massachusetts, USA, with offices in California, Illinois, Seattle, and Texas. International offices are located in Germany, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. For information, please call + 1 978 266 9999 or visit online at www.marathontechnologies.com. The Marathon logo, Endurance, SplitSite, No Touch Recovery, and ComputeThru are registered trademarks, and Marathon Assured Availability, and Load `n Go are trademarks of Marathon Technologies Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (c)2001 Marathon Technologies Corporation. |
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