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" "IBM's ServerProven validation ensures that H.A. Clusters and H.A. EchoStream have passed a specific, stringent process to work with IBM eServer(a) Intel processor-based xSeries(TM)(b) servers. Customers can create robust high-availability and data-backup/ recovery solutions for all Linux(R)-based servers throughout their entire enterprise, including mixed platform environments." "
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March 20, 2002 06:02
IBM Validates H.A. Technical Solutions' High Availability Software as IBM ServerProven
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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2002--
Clustering and Data Replication Software
Now IBM ServerProven Business Solutions
H.A. Technical Solutions (HATS) - a leading provider of high-availability software solutions for OEM and enterprise markets - announced today that IBM has validated its H.A. Clusters(TM) High Availability Clustering Software and H.A. EchoStream(TM) Data Replication Software as IBM(R) ServerProven(R).
According to LeRoy Earl, HATS executive vice president, "IBM's ServerProven validation ensures that H.A. Clusters and H.A. EchoStream have passed a specific, stringent process to work with IBM eServer(a) Intel processor-based xSeries(TM)(b) servers. Customers can create robust high-availability and data-backup/ recovery solutions for all Linux(R)-based servers throughout their entire enterprise, including mixed platform environments."
"We're pleased to welcome H.A. Technical Solutions as a member of the IBM ServerProven program," said Nancy Williams, IBM Director, Worldwide Solutions, IBM eServer. "ServerProven validation gives customers confidence that they're investing in the right high-availability solution that works right out of the box, adding value to and protecting their business investment."
"We tested our clustering and data replication products to run on xSeries servers in a mixed platform environment under Caldara Linux, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux and TurboLinux," says Earl. "We also validated that our combined H.A. EchoStream/H.A. Clusters solution for high availability/data backup/recovery works in these Linux environments on the xSeries platform."
H.A. Clusters delivers 99.999 percent up time capabilities for applications and data by automatically failing over from any IBM eServer running Linux to any other IBM eServer running Linux. In addition, by replicating data to a backup device, H.A. EchoStream(TM) provides a current copy of the customer's data that is immediately accessible, eliminating the delay and expense of less reliable tape.
Cost-effective Operations & High Availability for Mixed-Platform
Enterprises
HATS software running on IBM eServer Intel-based xSeries provides a cost-effective, flexible solution to meet the growing demand for preventing costly downtime (estimated to be $1,400-plus per minute) and addressing disaster recovery in today's mixed-platform computing environments, comprised of Windows, Linux and legacy servers.
Earl noted, "Our clustering and data replication software for Linux not only will provide consistent solutions for the entire IBM eServer product line, but also will support multi-platform computing environments with the fastest, least expensive high-availability and data-recovery solutions that provide the greatest functionality and flexibility."
H.A. Clusters provides availability for mission-critical applications hosted on Linux servers by providing automatic failover to a server running Linux on an xSeries server, to an IBM iSeries(TM) (AS/400(R)) server running Linux, or to an IBM pSeries(TM) (RS/6000(R)) server running Linux. In addition, running under Java 2 version 1.3.1 or higher, H.A. EchoStream can replicate file server or database data to an IBM iSeries or pSeries server, a network attached storage device (NAS), a storage area network (SAN) appliance or a disk array.
H.A. Clusters & H.A. EchoStream
Unlike many high-availability solutions, H.A. Clusters and H.A. EchoStream are software-only solutions that do not require proprietary hardware and run on more platforms than any other software of their kind for platform independence. Plus, they are affordable high-availability solutions for mission-critical client/server, firewall, RDBMS, and Internet applications that require exceptional uptime and automatic real-time data replication for storage management and backup.
H.A. Clusters software transparently monitors all servers in a cluster to prevent disruptions and availability glitches. When the monitoring system detects a failure in the server hardware or applications software, it initiates failover and restarts multiple failed services. H.A. EchoStream provides full-strength reliability with real-time data replication, so a current copy of the customer's data is immediately available when failover occurs.
About H.A. Technical Solutions
H.A. Technical Solutions (HATS) is the leading provider of affordable high availability (HA) software solutions that support the broadest array of computing platforms and provide the fastest response times. The Minneapolis, Minn.-based company is the only provider of high availability and data replication solutions that can be self-installed on and easily configured for Solaris for SPARC, Solaris for Intel, Linux, Free BSD, HP-UX, IBM AIX, SGI IRIX and VxWorks.
The company markets its products through license-free agreements with OEMs in addition to VARs, resellers and direct sales. Samsung, Ericcson Messaging Systems, Motorola Paging Systems, France Telecom, the Chinese Army, and Mockingbird Networks incorporate HATS products in their systems to ensure 99.999 percent uptime. For more information about H.A. Technical Solutions or H.A. Clusters or H.A. EchoStream software, call (800) 577-0981, or visit www.tech-sol.com.
About ServerProven
IBM ServerProven is a program for software developers who want to provide their customers with complete, reliable business solutions. ServerProven membership requires developers to test their software on IBM servers preloaded with non-IBM hardware devices, operating systems and middleware such as databases and systems management software and popular applications. Once the software is installed, tested and validated to perform smoothly, developers can market their solution as IBM ServerProven. ServerProven membership gives customers the confidence of getting a solution that's easy to install, ready to run and built to perform optimally. For more information on IBM ServerProven, go to pc.ibm.com.
(a) The IBM "eserver" brand consists of the established IBM e-business logo with the descriptive term "server" following it.
(b) IBM, the e-business logo, AS/400, iSeries, pSeries, RS/6000, Netfinity, ServerProven and xSeries are trademarks of IBM Corporation.
H.A. EchoStream and H.A. Clusters are trademarks of H.A. Technical Solutions. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All others are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
CONTACT: H.A. Technical Solutions, Minneapolis
LeRoy D. Earl, 763/513-3204
leroy@tech-sol.com
or
Jennifer Schwegman, 651/423-4466
jennifer.schwegman@prodigy.net |
