Emic Application Cluster Partners With Novell to Provide Clustering Solution for SUSE LINUX

Business Wire, August 2, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO -- Emic Networks announces it is now a Novell(R) Technology Partner. The Emic Application Cluster(TM) (EAC(TM)) is a seamless middleware solution that works with Novell's SUSE(TM) LINUX Enterprise Server product line, providing business continuity services that run under SUSE LINUX.

EAC clusters multiple MySQL(R) and Apache Servers, presenting a unified system image. It dynamically shifts server resources, providing high-availability and linear scalability through fast synchronous replication. EAC's core technology is based on IP Layer 2 and 3 clustering, with built-in load balancing, fault management and application level clustering.

"Novell embraces the open source movement, and extending our open, cross-platform computing strategy through technology partners is a key part of our strategy," states Chris Cooper, director of developer services for Novell. "The Emic Application Cluster is a new option for SUSE LINUX users who want to ensure the business continuity of their critical applications."

"Novell has become a leading source of Linux, and we are pleased to provide SUSE LINUX users with a clustering solution," says Eero Teerikorpi, CEO of Emic Networks. "The combination of SUSE LINUX and EAC is very compelling from a TCO perspective, because our clustering solution is only a fifth to a tenth of the cost of a comparable, proprietary solution."

EAC products and services are available worldwide, and may be purchased directly from Emic Networks or through an international network of reseller and systems integration partners.

About Emic Networks

Emic provides an innovative, advanced and cost effective software clustering solution for cornerstone open source business applications. Emic offers a complete suite of high-availability, performance scalability, load-balancing and single-point manageability services for open source 3-tier applications (database, application server, web server). Emic is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. http://www.emicnetworks.com.

Emic Application Cluster and EAC are trademarks of Emic Networks. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MySQL is a registered trademark of MySQL AB in the U.S. and in other countries. Novell is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. SUSE is a registered trademark of SUSE LINUX AG. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.