"IBM and SteelEye Technology Inc. today announced that
BBDO INTERACTIVE, a subsidiary of the third largest advertising
agency worldwide, has chosen Linux to develop and host websites and
applications for its clients. BBDO INTERACTIVE is deploying
SteelEye's LifeKeeper clustering software running on Linux-based
IBM® eServer xSeries servers and IBM DB2 Enterprise Edition for
Linux.
"BBDO INTERACTIVE provides complete Web hosting and
infrastructure solutions for customers who require 99.99% and even
higher level availability for their business-critical
applications," said Andreas Walter, IT Manager for BBDO
INTERACTIVE. "The integrated IBM xSeries server solution and
SteelEye LifeKeeper clustering software offerings on Linux provide
us with the ability to rapidly deploy and easily manage our
platforms, all with a price/performance advantage that's
unbeatable."
