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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / AUGUST 11, 2003; VOL. 2 NO. 32
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Breaking News - Operating Systems & Middleware:
DataSynapse Announces Grid Enablement For IBM Linux
DataSynapse Inc., provider of the leading grid middleware for enabling
applications for on demand computing, announced the grid-enabling of IBM's
eServer pSeries platform for Linux with DataSynapse's award winning
GridServer. DataSynapse's GridServer enables customers to harness eServer
pSeries platforms to operate as part of a virtual grid supercomputer,
leveraging the scalable POWER platform to incrementally tap existing or new
resources to meet application peak processing scalability requirements.
With DataSynapse's application enablement strategy that support batch, object
and web services oriented interfaces, organizations legacy and next generation
Linux applications can now readily take advantage of the high performance,
high-availability functionality of the eServer pSeries systems. Organizations
virtual application operating environment will be able to migrate peak
processing application servicing to leverage the inherent performance
characteristics of the pSeries platform to ensure optimal service levels and
cost structures are met.
This enablement support is being showcased as part of the IBM demonstration at
Linux World creating application operating environment where resources from
Intel-based systems to mainframe processors are operating in a virtual Linux
network solution that supports application servicing across the distributed
grid. The pSeries processor recognized & profiled in the grid as the best high
performance-computing platform for servicing compute intensive application
requests. This demonstration has been designated a finalist for best in class
solution.
"DataSynapse supporting Linux on POWER, in addition to AIX, is part of a
growing trend of industry leading applications that leverage the proven
advantages and on-demand features of the POWER architecture with both
operating systems," said Chuck Bryan, Director of Linux on pSeries, IBM. "Now
DataSynapse customers that want Linux to exploit a native 64-bit environment
have the option of the most advanced 64-bit processor available today in
POWER. These customers can now do more with less, taking advantage of Linux on
POWER features such as logical partitioning to simultaneously run multiple
Linux servers on a single pSeries server.
The IBM eServer pSeries for Linux platform provides customers with a high
performance platform that is ideal for complex, compute intensive application
servicing requirements, says Tony Bishop, vice president, DataSynapse. By
leveraging IBM eServer pSeries platform as part of the Grid, we are able to
help our enterprise customers across Financial Services, Industrial and Public
Sector organizations meet and exceed their application processing requirements
in a scalable, cost-effective manner.
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