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2000.10.30
NTT COMMUNICATIONWARE Corporation to release Linux-based software clusters; applicable for a variety of systems, including SOHO backbone systems
NTT COMMUNICATIONWARE CORPORATION, (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Yuji Matsuo) will release a family of software clusters ( *1 ) products based on the Linux open-source operating system on November 1, 2000.
Linux sales have captured interest in the server OS market, with market share increasing as high as 30% in the U.S. server OS markets, shadowing the growth of the Internet. According to the IT research company International Data Corporation Japan (IDC Japan), the Linux market share has increased to nearly 8% in Japan this year compared to only 3% in 1999. Linux is increasingly being offered to ISP/ASP enterprises and other backbone system enterprises, and the trend is seen to continue at a rapid pace.
The software cluster product family developed and scheduled for release by NTT COMMUNICATIONWARE CORPORATION is indispensable for databases, applications, Web servers and other e-business systems, where the implementation of clusters can improve reliability and prevent system crashes while enhancing system functions. The product line includes three options: the Progart/Local Cluster Enterprise for business management and backbone systems, Local clusters for small and middle-sized businesses, and "under STUDY" for SOHO businesses. These products provide functions including monitoring services, switching servers, distributing load and other software-based functionality without requiring dedicated load-concentrated servers. They also support software clustering. By facilitating server configuration without expensive dedicated servers and adopting the free Linux operating system, the clusters can reduce costs by two-thirds compared to other products.
NTT COMMUNICATIONWARE CORPORATION identifies Linux and total solutions based on Linux as an important component of its long-term business strategy, and has therefore offered the PROgART ( *2 ) Linux support service to customers. By incorporating new cluster products into the PROgART Linux total solution package, NTT COMMUNICATIONWARE CORPORATION will offer services to a diversified range of businesses, including mission-critical service providers such as the financial and communication industries, public institutions, retailers, and SOHO.
NTT COMMUNICATIONWARE CORPORATION plans to exhibit the newly released software cluster at the Linux World Conference & Demo to be held at Tokyo Fashion-town (Harumi, Tokyo) on October 31 and November 1.
Main Product Features and Functions
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Prevents system shutdowns across multiple application servers (Web, database, application, and others)
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Supports manual switching of servers to facilitate system maintenance without interrupting server tasks
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Monitors defects in cluster elements, including servers, SCSI disk drives, TCP/IP, and other peripheral devices
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Distributes load for faster request processing
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Flexibly configurable; duplex configuration (1+1), multi-duplex configuration (1+N), multi-backup configuration (N+1), and multi-backup configuration (N+N)
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Supports up to 1,024 clustering components (one of the largest amount in the world), more than any comparable product; 256 enables servers to manage 256 units.
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Cluster management command and script interfaces allow refined clustering control from within applications, safely and easily
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Multi-platform clustering operates between different OSs (Linux, Solaris, Windows NT)
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Protects data through periodic replication of any specific server directory to another server
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Java GUI-based cluster management utilities enable easy, safe control over clustering
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Compatible with popular database environments (Oracle, INFORMIX, Sybase, PostgreSQL, and My SQL)
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-Additional functions will be announced in March 2001-
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SNMP support realizes the collaborative operation with monitoring software (Tivoli, unicenterTNG, OpenView, JP1)
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Zoning function supports logical clustering in physical clusters
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Sales Channels
The products are available through NTT COMMUNICATIONWARE CORPORATION sales representatives, and from approximately 50 resellers across Japan.
Prices
Progart/Local cluster Enterprises: from ¥600,000 and more per cluster
Local cluster : Open price
under STUDY: Open price
Glossary
*1 Software cluster
Software clustering connects two or more computers and manages their operation as a single system
*2 PROgART
With the experience and achievements gained from developing many large-scale backbone systems, NTT COMMUNICATIONWARE CORPORATION offers comprehensive services, similar to services for commercial UNIX, including (1) consulting, (2) system integration and outsourcing, (3) nation-wide maintenance and operation services, (4) Training seminars, and (5) product development and marketing solutions.
For more information, please contact:
NTT COMMUNICATIONWARE CORPORATION
Linux Center
TEL: 043-211-2451
FAX: 043-211-5183
URL:http://www.linux.nttcom.ne.jp
Ēd-mail:progart@linux..nttcom.ne.jp
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