Solution From IBM And Vision Solutions Gives Quixtar Capability To Easily Meet Its IBM System i (iSeries) Recovery Time Objective

Quixtar, based in Ada, Michigan, markets products in a business model that allows individuals to become "independent business owners" (IBOs) who can build their own businesses by driving sales to Quixtar.com. IBOs recruit customers, and whenever these parties buy items at Quixtar.com they generate profits for the IBO. IBOs further build their businesses and increase income by sponsoring new IBOs. Essentially, Quixtar follows the same business model pioneered by Amway. Both are owned by Alticor, Inc.

As Quixtar built its e-commerce infrastructure in 2000, the company wanted to ensure Quixtar turned to IBM and Vision Solutions Inc., an IBM Business Partner, headquartered in Irvine, California. The solution includes IBM WebSphere MQ V5.3, IBM WebSphere Application Server V6, IBM System i5 570, IBM DB2 Universal Database for iSeries and MIMIX for WebSphere MQ and MIMIX HA from Vision.

"We already had IBM infrastructure in place, and MIMIX software works seamlessly with IBM technology, so it was a perfect fit," Keselring said. The Vision MIMIX line of products provides a variety of multiplatform data replication and clustering options to meet the needs of information enterprises. Vision is a leading provider of information availability and disaster recovery solutions.