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LiveCluster advances Grid computing through a number of proprietary technology innovations that enable distributed data caching, high-throughput/low-latency calculations, and guaranteed execution of services. By running LiveCluster on IBM hardware, clients will be able to see how underutilized IT resources can be leveraged to develop new applications, run existing applications, speed tasks and free IT management bandwidth. Additionally, they will witness the unique ability to not only complete computations efficiently, but also perhaps more importantly return the correct data every single time, virtually eliminating data corruption. DataSynapse's LiveCluster solution is installed at IBM's Design Centre for eBusiness on demand in Montpelier, France, where it is available for demonstrations and review by customers, along with other Grid technologies. In addition, IBM sales, technical teams and customers who want to know more about Grid computing can access LiveCluster through the IBM intra-Grid, as well as at IBM's Austin, Texas-based Grid center. "We're delighted to welcome DataSynapse to IBM's European design centre for eBusiness on demand, since one major goal of the Design Centre is to enable customers to view and test the most innovative Grid software on the market before deploying enterprise-wide Grids," said Philippe Bricard, manager of Grid computing solution sales in EMEA, IBM. Since DataSynapse focuses on application layer integration, its solution is complimentary to IBM's Grid efforts." "Availability of DataSynapse's LiveCluster solution at IBM's design center for eBusiness on demand is an important step for the company. By making LiveCluster capabilities widely available through remote demonstrations over the IBM intranet, we can enable customers and partners to easily learn more about our technology." said Willy Ross, Managing Director, EMEA, DataSynapse Inc. Based on open standards including the OGSA, IBM's design centre for eBusiness on demand is made up of Linux clusters running the latest IBM eServer xSeries and eServer pSeries, including the eServer P690 -- previously codenamed Regatta -- IBM's 'Shark' storage and IBM's DB2, Websphere and Tivoli software. IBM's centre for ebusiness on demand will also be linked to the IBM Intra-Grid, a geographically distributed supercomputer that links various IBM development labs in the US, Israel, Switzerland, Japan and England and benefit from global experimentation and prototyping of Grid services and solutions.