Fujitsu Siemens Computers Products

The SAFE4 Continuous Services Product Set

SAFE4CS is a middleware offering for the implementation and deployment of services with high-available capabilities. It leverages carrier-grade clustering technology, standard management functions and adds an application programming interface for the implementer of non-stop applications and services.

SAFE4CS is designed to meet SA Forum standards and helps solution providers and ISVs to fulfill the ever growing customer needs for "carrier-grade" reliability.

With SAFE4CS taking care of the hard stuff, solution providers and ISVs can concentrate on their core competencies in delivering value generating, high-demand solutions to their customers.

Every application program can be easily adapted to the reliability needs of the service.

Features:

Provides implementations of the published SA Forum Application Interface Specifications AIS-B.01.01: Checkpoint Service, Event Service, Message Service, Cluster Membership, Lock Service, Availability Management Framework (AMF)
Offers high scalability and availability to value generating telecom and E/M-commerce applications through standard, open interfaces
Is based upon standard operating system and cluster technology (Linux, PRIMECLUSTER), supports the standard database system, (SOLID) and runs on a number of server hardware architectures
Leads to optimal TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) for high available services based upon SAFE4CS due to standard hardware (Intel) and software platforms (Linux)
Allows the use of standard development and deployment technologies
Offers sophisticated Software Management via Remote Installation Server, Rolling software upgrade and Online update support
Dramatically reduces implementation complexity due to well designed effective programming and administration interfaces
Saves precious time and money because of the expertise combined with world-wide deployment and maintenance know-how built into SAFE4CS’ functionality

For more details on Fujitsu Siemens Computers products registered with the SA Forum, go to http://www.saforum.org/specification/product_registry_home/Fujitsu_Siemens_Computers.