Marathon Technologies and 24/7 Uptime Are Just the Ticket for UK E-Commerce and Online Reservation Systems Developer,

BRACKNELL, UNITED KINGDOM and LITTLETON, MA, Dec 14
(MARKET WIRE) --
Interdirect, a full service marketing agency with offices in Manchester
and Milton Keynes, England, today reported that its deployment of
everRun(R) from Marathon Technologies in May 2010 has delivered
continuous, uninterrupted availability of online reservation and
e-commerce systems and web sites it develops and hosts for a range of
companies throughout the UK and Europe. Many of these systems are
integrated with critical third-party sales order processing and financial
applications. 24/7 Uptime, a systems integrator specializing in server
high availability, fault tolerant and disaster recovery software,
provided consulting services, implemented everRun, and provide ongoing
training and technical support.

Because the solutions Interdirect builds are mission-critical, the
company has always directly hosted the shopping, booking and payment
systems and web sites it develops. Interdirect staff manages and maintain
the solutions. Nothing is outsourced. To increase confidence in meeting
its client commitment to uninterrupted application availability,
Interdirect engaged 24/7 Uptime to identify technologies that would
provide a fault tolerant application availability platform. Interdirect
also wanted to reduce power consumption by consolidating servers. After
considering options, Interdirect selected Marathon Technologies for its
compelling price-to-performance ratio, ease of deployment and use, and
flawless track record.

Fault Tolerant Virtual Computing
With everRun, Interdirect can manage
multiple, disparate workloads on just two standard Dell servers, lowering
total cost of ownership, simplifying management, and reducing data center
power consumption. If either server suffers component failure, the
computing environments continue to operate. This level of fault tolerance
allows IT administrators to repair disk failures, network card outages
and other disruptions without downtime.

Application Availability Democratization
Marathon's vision of
application availability is an integrated approach to effectively,
simply, and economically building always on continuous operations into
any organization, regardless of size or staffing levels. The goal is to
ensure ongoing business operations by preventing downtime and data loss,
regardless of localized failures or catastrophic disasters. Historically,
this level of protection was neither economically feasible nor
operationally practical for most organizations, leaving them vulnerable
and at risk for crippling downtime.

Key attributes of everRun MX include:

-- World class application availability through downtime prevention
instead of recovery. Full SMP/multi-core fault tolerant and redundant
operation across servers eliminates risks associated with system/VM
restarts and data recovery.
-- No hardware lock-in. Runs on commodity servers, not specialized
equipment. It immediately leverages hardware innovations while
providing server selection freedom.
-- Natively scales and works with all applications, regardless of
computing demands. Requires no application level customization or
complex scripting routinely found in conventional availability
offerings.
-- Fully automated and self-healing. everRun MX's prevention response
requires no operator intervention, a trademark Marathon capability
ideal for environments where staffing or access is constrained.

Quotes

Nick Mann, managing director at Interdirect:
"We are
extremely impressed with the power and simplicity of the Marathon everRun
solution. This installation has given us increased confidence in our
server hosting platform. The 24/7 Uptime team have been consistently
efficient and have provided us with a very high standard of support
which, in turn, has enabled us to provide a high level of service to our
clients."

Nick Turnbull, vice president of international sales, Marathon
Technologies:
"Interdirect is a perfect example of how Marathon
Technologies applications availability solutions deliver peace of mind
and competitive advantage to businesses across the globe. While we're
naturally pleased to have fully met Interdirect's requirements, we're not
surprised. everRun has a spotless performance record of protecting
applications from downtime in the most demanding IT environments
imaginable."

Chris Robinson, sales & technical director, 24/7 Uptime:
"Our clients
rely on us to prevent application downtime, eliminate data loss and
reduce operational costs. Any downtime has an immediate impact on
productivity and profitability as well as serious knock-on effects in
terms of customer service levels and potential damaged reputation. We
work with our clients to prevent that."

About Interdirect
Interdirect is a vibrant, multi award winning, full
service marketing agency with a national reputation and over fifteen
years' experience delivering imaginative solutions to its clients - from
touch screens to websites, print and PR - on time and within budget.

Interdirect's clients include some of the nation's best known brands and
span sectors as diverse as luxury health spas, shopping centre's,
international airports and professional bodies. Its clients' sectors
might vary, but Interdirect's commitment to creativity and unstinting
dedication to developing technically elegant solutions remains constant.

About 24/7 Uptime
24/7 Uptime specialize in server high availability,
fault tolerant and disaster recovery software solutions. They are
Marathon Elite Partners and the leading high availability experts in the
UK. Client sectors currently include manufacturing, energy, education and
retail. To find out more please visit www.247uptime.co.uk

About Marathon Technologies
Marathon keeps applications running for more
than 3,000 companies in more than 30 countries. From email to electronic
records, factory floors to trading floors, 9-1-1 call centers to
emergency rooms, our everRun(R) application availability software
proactively prevents application downtime. As experts in application
availability, we've applied what we've learned from working with the
world's leading companies and application providers to deliver innovative
software and services that prevent downtime, eliminate data loss and
reduce operational costs. For more information on ensuring non-stop
business operations, please visit us at www.marathontechnologies.com.

Contacts:
United Kingdom
Anna Gueldenhaupt
Racepoint Group Inc.
+44 (0)20 8811 2135
anna.gueldenhaupt@racepointgroup.com

United States
Rob Ciampa
Marathon Technologies
978.489.1202
rciampa@marathontechnologies.com

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