SteelEye Delivers LifeKeeper for Linux/Oracle 8i

SteelEye Technology Inc, a leading provider of reliability platforms for Linux-based eBusiness applications, announced the release of a High Availability (HA) Database Server Solution for Oracle 8i. Combined with Oracle 8i, SteelEye's LifeKeeper for Linux clustering software provides enterprises with a cost-effective solution for ensuring high availability of business-critical applications running on Oracle 8i database servers.

Enterprise environments rely on Oracle 8i database solutions for business-critical applications with dynamic data content such as data warehouses, ecommerce applications, financial systems, supply-chain management, and business intelligence systems. To ensure maximum uptime and utmost data accessibility of these applications, SteelEye's LifeKeeper for Linux HA clustering software monitors system and application health, maintains client connectivity, and provides continuous data access, regardless of where the clients reside -- on the Internet, corporate intranet, or extranet. With intelligent failover and multiple fault-detection mechanisms for detecting and recovering from hardware, component or application faults, the SteelEye HA Server Solution for Oracle 8i prevents system or application failures.

"By combining SteelEye's LifeKeeper for Linux solution with our strong technical expertise in implementing clustered environments, our ISP customers can be confident they are investing in a reliable database server solution for Oracle 8i to support their business-critical applications," said Kush Hathi, CEO of SoftNet Solutions.

Key features of the SteelEye HA Database Server Solution for Oracle 8i include: an active/active configuration, which offers customers a higher return on investment by eliminating the need for idle backup servers; significantly reduced staffing requirements through an easy-to-use centralized Java GUI; and support for shared storage configurations.

"Business-critical applications must be reliable. Unavailable business processes often result in revenue losses of millions of dollars per hour," said Boris Geller, vice president of marketing at SteelEye Technology Inc. "Until now, ensuring 24x7x365 availability for business-critical applications has required high costs, high numbers of redundant systems, and a dedicated IT staff. Our HA database server solution delivers maximum uptime for Oracle 8i applications while enabling enterprise IT managers to keep a tight rein on costs. The result is a lower total cost of ownership and a higher level of service."

Solution Availability:

The SteelEye HA Database Server solution for Oracle 8i is available now on Red Hat 6.1. Call the number below for information regarding Caldera and other Linux distributions. SteelEye's solution includes LifeKeeper for Linux 3.0, an Oracle 8i Application Recovery Kit, and premium 24x7 technical support for one year. Also included is an Open Source Software Development kit (SDK) that allows users to build Application Recovery Kits for custom applications. For more information, contact SteelEye at 887-319-0108, option 1.

About SteelEye Technology Inc

SteelEye Technology Inc provides reliability platforms for Linux-based enterprise E-Commerce applications. SteelEye Technology's flagship product, LifeKeeper, has been installed in multi-platform environments at hundreds of enterprise servers at Fortune 500 companies, including Chase Manhattan Bank and AT&T Corporation. The company is privately held and has received venture financing from Venrock Associates. SteelEye Technology Inc is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. and is on the Web at www.steeleye.com.

Contact Karin Walsh of Nadel Phelan Inc, 831-440-2401 or karin@nadelphelan.com for SteelEye Technology Inc or Lonnie Sue Sutton of SteelEye Technology Inc, 650-237-2412, lonniesue@steeleye.com.