MicroStrategy Becomes First IBM Business Intelligence Partner To Earn Validation And Registration In Netfinity ClusterProven Program

MicroStrategy Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of Intelligent E-Business software, has become IBM's first business intelligence partner to receive ClusterProven validation and registration on the Netfinity platform. As a member of ClusterProven, MicroStrategy will be able to integrate Netfinity's clustering strategies into its intelligence solutions.

By achieving ClusterProven validation, MicroStrategy has verified that solutions developed with its MicroStrategy 6 product line maintain fluid performance during planned and unplanned downtime. This capability enhances an organization's ability to perform mission-critical activities, such as customer relationship marketing initiatives and supply-chain management processing.

"We are witnessing an increasing number of companies pursuing sophisticated e-business strategies based on our technology," said Sanju K. Bansal, Chief Operating Officer of MicroStrategy Incorporated. "Our relationship with IBM allows MicroStrategy to leverage the Netfinity platform to support the e-business objectives of our clients, enabling the deployment of comprehensive, reliable solutions."

"We're excited that MicroStrategy has completed validation and has officially become a member of the IBM Netfinity ClusterProven program," said Sandy Carter, Director of Netfinity Partners in Development. "With ClusterProven, organizations can have confidence that they're getting registered, highly available solutions so that they can concentrate on their business, and not on their clustering configurations."

Netfinity Cluster Server supports load-balancing to maintain equilibrium in processing environments. Should a server become disabled or inundated with end user requests, Cluster Server's load-balancing feature automatically reroutes query processing to other servers within the system.