High availability (HA) and disaster recovery solutions provider in the IBM System i and System p markets, Vision Solutions, will host a webinar on the benefits of AIX and Vision Solutions' supporting software for companies of all sizes.

The live Disaster Recovery for AIX webcast is cosponsored by IBM and will be held on Tuesday, January 8 at 10 a.m. CST.

Scott Handy, VP of Worldwide Marketing and Strategy, Power Systems at IBM explained, ''AIX, IBM's UNIX operating system, in combination with IBM's virtualization offerings, allows companies to consolidate workloads on fewer servers, increasing efficiency and conserving energy. AIX delivers high levels of security, integration, flexibility and performance, essential for meeting the demands of today's IT environments. AIX 6 recently completed a highly successful open beta program and is now available to customers.''

IBM's Scott Handy is the lead speaker for the event and web seminar attendees will learn to: - Upgrade to Power 6 the easy way - Increase the expandability and profitability of your server - Implement a comprehensive Disaster Recovery and Data Replication Plan with minimum investment and maintenance - Recover large amounts of data in only minutes - Replicate your data to a remote location without downtime - Ensure Business Continuity for your customers, partners and employees

John Gay, senior solutions architect for Vision Solutions, will also speak remaked, ''In addition to highlighting challenges in today's dynamic markets, this event will provide examples of how customers are using AIX for continuous data protection (CDP).''

CDP enables you to reverse data corruption in a fraction of the time and labor required for recovery from tape. It doesn't require planned downtime for backups and recovers data instantly at the push of a button. Whether as a standalone solution or integrated into an HA solution, CDP provides the easiest, most effective protection against the loss of critical data.

Ed Vesely, SVP of Worldwide Marketing at Vision noted, ''This is a unique opportunity to learn how Vision-IBM solutions protect and enhance corporate systems. In today's 24/7 environment, there are ever-growing segments of the market in need of such offerings.''

IBM's AIX operating system provides enterprise-class IT infrastructure for thousands of clients around the world. AIX V6 includes significant new capabilities for virtualization, security enhancements, availability features and manageability.

To better understand IBM AIX operating system and Vision Solutions' software as an essential component of any organization's backup and recovery strategy, tune in to the January 8 event. To receive a free AIX whitepaper and register for the webcast, visit www.dr4aix.com/.

Vision Solutions, Inc. is a provider of high availability, disaster recovery and data management solutions for the IBM System i and System p markets. With a portfolio spanning the industry's most innovative and trusted HA solutions from ORION, MIMIX and iTERA brands, Vision keeps critical business information continuously protected and available. Affordable and easy to use, Vision products help to ensure business continuity, increase productivity, reduce operating costs and satisfy compliance requirements. Vision also offers advanced cluster management and systems management solutions, and support for i5/OS, Windows and AIX; operating environments. As IBM's largest high availability Premier Business Partner, Vision Solutions oversees a global network of business partners and services and support professionals to help our customers achieve their business goals. Privately held by Thoma Cressey Bravo, Inc., Vision Solutions is headquartered in Irvine, California with offices worldwide.