Quixtar Wins IBM System i Innovation Award in Business Resiliency
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Quixtar recently was honored by IBM for using IBM's System i platform in an innovative fashion to help ensure that applications critical to the performance of http://www.quixtar.com are always up and running. The availability of quixtar.com is essential to the success of hundreds of thousands of Independent Business Owners (IBOs) across the U.S. and Canada who market products and manage their businesses via the site. Since 1999, IBOs have generated more than $5.7 billion in sales at quixtar.com. Their efforts have made Quixtar the number one retailer in the online Health & Beauty category based on sales, and 14th among all e-commerce sites, according to Internet Retailer's "Top 400 Guide." The IBM System i is an integrated business system including hardware, middleware, storage and security. The "all-in-one" System i platform embraces open standards and can run i5/OS, Windows(1), Linux and AIX 5L operating environments simultaneously so clients can simplify their IT environment and reinvest those savings in business innovation. Quixtar consolidated its operating environment onto two System i 570s located five miles apart that use Lakeview MIMIX for object and data replication between the systems. Quixtar also relies on IBM WebSphere MQ to relocate inquiries from its website so they can be processed by the backup system during peak hours, eliminating downtime. Quixtar received the IBM System i Innovation Award in the Business Resiliency category. "It's an honor to be recognized by IBM, an IT leader and a valued partner," says Heather Anderson, Chief Information Officer for Quixtar. "We are in the business of helping IBOs build successful businesses and we couldn't do that effectively without the support of the cutting-edge technology IBM provides." About Quixtar Inc. Quixtar Inc. (http://www.quixtar-inc.com ), a subsidiary of Alticor Inc., is a business opportunity company that offers entrepreneurs the ability to have a web-based business of their own. Through Quixtar's Independent Business Ownership Plan, individuals are rewarded for product sales resulting from their business-building efforts. Since 1999, Independent Business Owners powered by Quixtar have generated more than $5.7 billion in sales, earning in excess of $1.7 billion in bonuses and other incentives. Their efforts have made Quixtar the number one retailer in the online Health & Beauty category based on sales, and 14th among all e- commerce sites, according to Internet Retailer's "Top 400 Guide." Based near Grand Rapids, Mich., Quixtar currently supports independent businesses in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and various trust territories and independent island nations in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and Caribbean Sea. Quixtar Canada Corp. headquarters are located in London, Ont., Canada. Related Links IBM.com (http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/19483.wss ) |
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