Asia's Bank Sumsel Supports and Protects Its Worldwide Customers With Vision's MIMIX High Availability Solution

Vision Solutions, the foremost high availability and disaster recovery solutionsprovider in IBM Power Systems marketstoday announced BankSumsel, a leading financial resources institution in Indonesia, now relieson MIMIX HA to minimize unplanned network and applicationdowntime while enhancing customer and banking information security. Theaward-winning Vision Solutions' software also assures availability ofbanking services 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.

"With MIMIX HA, we can now focus on providing the best banking services inthe region," says Bank Sumsel's Chief of Technology and Finance Controller,Mr. M. Iskandar. "Thanks to Vision Solutions and our outstandingimplementation team, our systems and servers will always be online torespond to customer needs."

Bank Sumsel serves more than 500,000 customers, has assets exceeding sixtrillion IDR (Indonesian Rupiah) and employs more than 1,000 professionalsthroughout the region. Providing the most modern banking systems for itscustomers, the bank utilizes Vision Solutions' software toensure uninterrupted access to its multiple online and electronic deliverychannels.

- Using the IBM i 550 and i 570 servers as a foundation, Bank Sumselpossesses a robust solution that is scalable and adaptable to anyfuture changes. IBM's server platform is ideally suited for thedeployment of critical applications, offering exceptional businessresiliency and security.

- Bank Sumsel's data centers are linked by Vision Solutions' MIMIX HAsoftware, which provides business continuity virtually eliminatingserver downtime that can paralyze a banking network.

- Vision Solutions' MIMIX HA ensures uninterruptedservice by replicating Bank Sumsel's production environment to itsbackup servers in real-time and with zero data loss.

"The MIMIX HA solution definitely helps reduce downtime, improves ourresponse to branches and maximizes customer satisfaction by ensuring thecontinuous availability of systems responsible for their transactions,"said Bank Sumsel's Chief of Technology and Finance Controller, Mr. M.Iskandar. "This has led to significant revenue improvement, as we can nowfocus on providing the best banking services in the region because oursystems and servers are always available."

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About Vision Solutions

Vision Solutions, Inc. is aleading global provider of high availability, disaster recovery and datamanagement solutions for IBM® Power Systems. With a portfolio spanningthe industry's most innovative and trusted HA technologies from iTERA(TM), MIMIX® and ORION(TM) Solutions, Vision keeps critical businessesinformation continuously protected and available. Affordable and easy touse, Vision products ensure business continuity, increase productivity,reduce operating costs and satisfy compliance requirements. Vision alsooffers advanced cluster management and systems management solutions, andsupport for i, Windows, and AIX operating environments. As IBM's largesthigh availability Premier Business Partner (NYSE: IBM), Vision Solutionsoversees a global network of business partners and services and supportprofessionals to help our customers achieve their business goals. Privatelyheld by Thoma Bravo, Inc., Vision Solutions is headquartered in Irvine,California with offices worldwide.