Stratus Technologies Provides 24x7 Reliability for 9-1-1 Communications in Montgomery County, PA.MAYNARD, Mass. -- Stratus Technologies Stratus Technologies is a Maynard, Massachusetts based producer of fault tolerant computers. Stratus Technologies is a 1999 spinoff of Stratus Computer founded in 1980. , Inc., maker of the world's most reliable servers, today announced that Montgomery County Montgomery County may refer to:
(Stratus Technologies, Maynard, MA, www.stratus.com) A manufacturer of fault-tolerant computers founded in 1980. It supports both the VOS and FTX Unix operating systems on its XA/R line of i860-based systems. (R) ftServer(R) platform to support all 9-1-1 dispatch calls for its police, fire and ambulance services. Together with Intergraph Public Safety (IPS (1) (Inches Per Second) The measurement of the speed of tape passing by a read/write head or paper passing through a pen plotter. (2) (IPS) (Intrusion Prevention S ), a U.S. reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. for Stratus, the two organizations have provided a continuously available computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system to ensure uninterrupted service throughout this county of nearly 800,000 people. Montgomery County, bordering Philadelphia, is using the Stratus ftServer 6600 (system), a powerful and highly reliable hardware system in a modular, space-optimized design that incorporates Intel's most current processor technology. The Stratus server is vital to all public safety communications in the County; it supports one primary Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP PSAP Public Safety Answering Point PSAP Prosaposin PSAP Particle Soot Absorption Photometer PSAP Presentation Service Access Point PSAP Public Service Access Point PSAP Personnel Security Assurance Program ), three secondary PSAPs, 14 remote dispatch centers, 104 fire stations, 34 ambulance services, and 50 police departments. "With so many public safety operations and residents relying on us, only the most comprehensive, high-availability solution would suffice," said Judy Alackness, Department Deputy Director of Emergency Dispatch Services in Montgomery County. "Our new system affords us greater confidence that the County's public safety officials will arrive when and where they're needed most." With protection of life and property as its sole purpose, CAD operations in city, state and county governments clearly fall into the category of mission-critical computing. The outage out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. of a CAD application or associated emergency-response function - enhanced 9-1-1, logistics or records management, for example - can have serious consequences for both police and citizens. To improve their system reliability, more than 125 public safety agencies throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia and United Kingdom have deployed Stratus ftServer systems for their CAD operations. "The need for continuous availability continues to grow throughout the public safety market," said John Leonard John Leonard may refer to:
ftServer systems provide added reliability and stability for mission-critical applications and afford public safety agencies the assurance that system availability will exceed 99.999 percent uptime performance. Like other Stratus ftServer systems, the ftServer 6600 model is simple to deploy, operate and maintain. The product family includes a range of models, configurations and price points to meet departmental to data-center application requirements. Heightened concern over public safety and readiness of emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' , coupled with the advent of superior uptime from a low-cost server, created a market receptive to the industry's first Intel(R) processor-based, fault-tolerant system
Fault-tolerance or graceful degradation for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Advanced Server computing. The affordability of these continuously available servers places the industry's highest levels of availability within reach of virtually any Public Safety IT budget. About Stratus Technologies Stratus Technologies is a global provider of fault-tolerant computer servers, technologies and services, with more than 20 years of experience focused in the fault-tolerant server market. Stratus servers provide high levels of reliability relative to the server industry, delivering 99.999 percent uptime or better. Stratus servers and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services are used by customers for their critical computer-based operations that are required to be continuously available for the proper functioning of their businesses. For more information, visit www.stratus.com. (C) 2003 Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd. All rights reserved. Stratus, ftServer, and Continuous Processing are registered trademarks of Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd. The Stratus Technologies logo is a trademark of Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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