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Vision Solutions: MIMIX HA Provides Essential High Availability and Data Protection

^{Published on 2008-12-03 11:06:38 - Market Wire}
 

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - December 3, 2008) - Vision Solutions, the foremost [ high availability and disaster recovery solutions ] provider in IBM Power Systems markets (NYSE: [ IBM ]), today announced Bank Sumsel, a leading financial resources institution in Indonesia, now relies on [ MIMIX HA ] to minimize unplanned network and application downtime while enhancing customer and banking information security. The award-winning Vision Solutions' software also assures availability of banking services 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.

"With MIMIX HA, we can now focus on providing the best banking services in the region," says Bank Sumsel's Chief of Technology and Finance Controller, Mr. M. Iskandar. "Thanks to Vision Solutions and our outstanding implementation team, our systems and servers will always be online to respond to customer needs."

Bank Sumsel serves more than 500,000 customers, has assets exceeding six trillion IDR (Indonesian Rupiah) and employs more than 1,000 professionals throughout the region. Providing the most modern banking systems for its customers, the bank utilizes [ Vision Solutions' software ] to ensure uninterrupted access to its multiple online and electronic delivery channels.

-- Using the IBM i 550 and i 570 servers as a foundation, Bank Sumsel possesses a robust solution that is scalable and adaptable to any future changes. IBM's server platform is ideally suited for the deployment of critical applications, offering exceptional business resiliency and security.

-- Bank Sumsel's data centers are linked by Vision Solutions' MIMIX HA software, which provides business continuity virtually eliminating server downtime that can paralyze a banking network.

-- [ Vision Solutions' MIMIX HA ] ensures uninterrupted service by replicating Bank Sumsel's production environment to its backup servers in real-time and with zero data loss.

"The MIMIX HA solution definitely helps reduce downtime, improves our response to branches and maximizes customer satisfaction by ensuring the continuous availability of systems responsible for their transactions," said Bank Sumsel's Chief of Technology and Finance Controller, Mr. M. Iskandar. "This has led to significant revenue improvement, as we can now focus on providing the best banking services in the region because our systems and servers are always available."

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About Vision Solutions

[ Vision Solutions, Inc. ] is a leading global provider of high availability, disaster recovery and data management solutions for IBM® Power Systems. With a portfolio spanning the industry's most innovative and trusted HA technologies from[ iTERA ]™, [ MIMIX ]® and [ ORION ]™ Solutions, Vision keeps critical businesses information continuously protected and available. Affordable and easy to use, Vision products ensure business continuity, increase productivity, reduce operating costs and satisfy compliance requirements. Vision also offers advanced cluster management and systems management solutions, and support for i, Windows, and AIX operating environments. As IBM's largest high availability Premier Business Partner (NYSE: [ IBM ]), Vision Solutions oversees a global network of business partners and services and support professionals to help our customers achieve their business goals. Privately held by Thoma Bravo, Inc., Vision Solutions is headquartered in Irvine, California with offices worldwide. For more information, visit [ www.visionsolutions.com ] or call 800.957.4511.