IRVINE, Calif., June 26, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Vision Solutions, a leading high availability (HA) solution provider to the Global 5000, today announced its newly expanded line-up of HA software solutions specifically designed to support the needs of growing SMB organizations as well as the demanding and complex environments of global enterprises.
"Today's announcement marks a milestone in the evolution of our award-winning technology," said Alan Arnold, president and COO of Vision Solutions. "Our new portfolio reflects thousands of hours of research and development and is based on extensive collaboration with our customers, business partners and IBM."
The comprehensive portfolio leverages products gained through the 2005 acquisition of OS Solutions, a top provider of advanced systems management, disk and data optimization utilities and SMB HA for the IBM eServer iSeries platform market.
"Vision continues to innovate their solutions for System i high availability," said Jim Herring, director, IBM System i Products and Business Operations. "They have leveraged core i5/OS strengths in clustering and ease of use to give the marketplace a powerful and reliable option for business resiliency."
For more than 20 years Vision Solutions has achieved recognition and earned the respect of technologists and business leaders around the globe as an IBM Premier Business Partner and an IBM High Availability Business Partner, and together with IBM has pioneered such technology innovations as remote journaling and clustering.
"This is an impressive lineup of technology," said Richard Dolewski, VP of Mid-Range, a Vision Solutions channel partner. "Vision has tailored its solutions portfolio to meet a broad spectrum of market requirements while offering advanced features to fully leverage System i technology."
Integrated, Scalable HA Portfolio
For SMB organizations, Vision Solutions ORION Standard Edition is an HA solution designed from the ground up to provide turn-key installation and provide ease of use. The solution is based on remote journaling technology, which Vision pioneered with IBM, and leverages autonomics to significantly reduce administrative and management overhead.
For midrange to global enterprise organizations, Vision Solutions ORION Datacenter Edition supports complex topologies and complex database environments with high transaction volumes. This solution features layered data integrity, advanced role swap, complex clustering support, autonomics and automatic failover to provide the highest reliability available for mission critical applications.
In addition to HA software solutions, the Vision Solutions' portfolio now offers database archiving and systems management solutions.
Vision Solutions Director product is a powerful solution for i5/OS environments that can optimize any application running on the iSeries, and provide unprecedented systems management. Vision Solutions Data Manager automates the modeling, testing, purging and archiving activities for IBM iSeries applications. Vision Solutions Integrator provides real-time, transactional data replication, transformation and filtering across multiple operating systems and databases.
CustomerCare Support Services
Vision Solutions is the only System i HA provider with a certified call center and has earned Support Center Practices (SCP) Certification. Concurrent with enhancing its technology product solutions, Vision Solutions has deployed an innovative customer service offering that enables customers to receive tailored support based on their unique requirements. In situations where a large segment of our customer base might be affected by a natural disaster, Vision Solutions has the procedures and bandwidth to see our customers through.
Vision Solutions' CustomerCare Support Plans are built around proactive business improvement services that help ensure continuous HA, and are focused on immediate access, fast response and timely resolution.
June 27 Webinar
On Tuesday, June 27, Vision Solutions will present the latest in its series of webcasts jointly produced with iSeries Network. "HA Software in Action: Demo Time!" offering a unique demo-based format, will be held at 11:00 am Eastern and 1:00 pm Eastern Time, on Tuesday, June 27, 2006. The webinar will demonstrate key HA features for SMBs and for global enterprises as well as systems management tools to optimize these environments. To register, go to www.visionsolutions.com.
About Vision Solutions
Vision Solutions, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., is a leading high availability solution provider to the Global 5000. With more than 2,000 customers and 12,000 licenses worldwide, the company works closely with a worldwide network of channel partners and IBM to deliver its industry-leading ORION(tm) software, services and support for protecting mission-critical applications and information from planned and unplanned downtime. Vision Solutions is a member of the publicly traded IDION group of companies (JSE:IDI). For more information on Vision Solutions, please visit the company's website at www.visionsolutions.com.