SGI and SuSE to bring high-availability functionality to LinuxHannover 28 Feb 00 IRIS FailSafe running on Linux will enable a user to link two or more servers together so that one transparently picks up the computing load should the other fail. An IRIS FailSafe cluster running on Linux will remove any single point of failure and allow applications to increase availability to the level required for mission-critical data center operations. This failover capability is an important component of the maturation of Linux in an enterprise computing environment. In addition to the resulting product, the two companies will bring valuable expertise to the Open Source community through their combined experience and talent. SGI has extensive knowledge of high-availability technology and has focused on advancing open source technology for several years. SuSE Linux AG also has long-standing experience and credibility with Linux and the Open Source Software community. With input and cooperation from the Open Source Software community, SGI and SuSE expect to have software available by the second half of 2000. Since working with the Linux community is key to the project's success, SGI intends to release to open source a version of IRIS FailSafe software for Linux shortly after the project begins. SGI and SuSE will also actively support software developers in integrating and testing their code in this high-availability environment.
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