Shireburn Co. Ltd of Ta' Xbiex has been appointed the distribution partner for Double-Take software.

As organisations become more reliant on their IT systems, Double-Take ensures that, in the event that their Microsoft Windows servers stop running due to server crashes or major disasters like flooding, fire or theft, a copy of their data and applications is continuously maintained on another server, either on or off their premises.

In the event of such situations, Double-Take uses its failover facilities to allow a backup server on or off site, to take up the task of maintaining that business online within minutes rather than the days that it would often take to rebuild and restore the data on a new server through its failover facilities.

Double-Take ensures the continuity of the business, allowing it to service its customers with minimal interruption. It offers replication of both data and availability of applications, and complements an organisation's backup strategy.

Double-Take software is the world's leading product in this field currently protecting over 85,000 servers worldwide. Since business continuity is critical to all organisations, both SMEs and enterprise customers, Double-Take is widely adopted by companies of all sizes.

Through the partnership between Shireburn and Double-Take, organisations in Malta can address issues of business continuity, for which they have a responsibility to their stakeholders and often a legal obligation.

A product launch of Double-Take will be held on May 9 at the Le Méridien, St Julian's. Those interested to attend are invited to send an e-mail to events@shireburn.com.

More information about Double-Take solutions can be found at www.shireburn.com/doubletake or by contacting Shireburn on 2131-9977 or sales@shireburn.com.