January 11, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — E-business solutions provider Coyote Point Systems (coyotepoint.com) announced that technology development firm Schematic (schematic.com) has, using the Equalizer E350 load-balancing and traffic management solution in its data center, succeded in providing “five-nines” availability to client Web sites. Since implementing Equalizer, Schematic’s Web hosting service has not experienced any downtime in more than two and a half years.
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As a provider of user interface for television and the Web, Schematic also develops, maintains and hosts enterprise-level Web sites and software tools for companies in a variety of industries, including media and entertainment, healthcare and consumer electronics. Its clients include Microsoft, Nielson, ABC, FOX and Gold’s Gym.
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Schematic designs and hosts Web sites providing everything from e-commerce applications to programming guides for TV networks. The design firm needed a load balancing solution to provide the high availability and resulting business continuity its larger clients required. Schematic chose Coyote Point’s Equalizer technology because of its high availability, ease of use and cost-effectiveness.
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“Using Equalizer has helped us compete on a more even footing with larger design and hosting companies by allowing us to offer the same service level agreements at about a quarter of the price,” says Matthew Rechs, CEO of Schematic. “It gives us a high level of confidence in and control over our clients’ uptime.”
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