Schooner Information Technology Named to VentureWire’s FASTech 50 List of Most Innovative Technology Start-ups
Leading High-Availability Database Provider Recognized by Dow Jones and Top Venture Capitalists
SUNNYVALE, Calif., September 14, 2011 — Schooner Information Technology, Inc., which develops and markets high-availability (HA) MySQL software distributions for mission-critical applications, today announced that the company has been named one of Dow Jones VentureWire's FASTech 50, which recognizes the most innovative and investment-worthy technology start-ups. Schooner was selected from more than 2,000 nominations of venture-backed companies by the editors of Dow Jones VentureWire and a board of leading venture capitalists.
As part of the FASTech 50, Schooner CEO Jerry Rudisin will discuss Schooner's innovative HA, high-performance distribution of MySQL for demanding mission-critical applications at the Dow Jones FASTech conference, November 8–9 in Redwood City, Calif.
"Schooner's inclusion in this year's FASTech 50 further validates our company and our unique approach to solving some of the biggest technological challenges facing today's datacenters — namely, ensuring the kind of high-service availability with high performance that critical IT services demand," said Jerry Rudisin, chief executive officer for Schooner Information Technology. "Schooner has an outstanding team, strong investor support, and a breakthrough solution, and we continue to achieve remarkable results for our customers. We appreciate the recognition from the Dow Jones editors, the venture capital community, and all those who voted for us to become a FASTech 50 company."
The company's flagship product, Schooner MySQL® with Active Cluster, delivers to enterprises running MySQL databases for mission-critical operations the kind of high availability, great performance, and easy scalability they require. Datacenters running Schooner MySQL with Active Cluster experience none of the downtime that loses revenue, customers, and reputation.
"Venture capitalists are always searching for start-ups that are developing truly original technology with the potential to transform the marketplace," said Scott Austin, editor of Dow Jones VentureWire. "The FASTech 50 cuts through the clutter of 'me-too' start-ups to highlight companies developing the most innovative and investment-worthy technologies."
About Schooner Information Technology
Schooner provides high-availability MySQL software distributions for demanding mission-critical applications. Schooner MySQL with Active Cluster includes high-performance replication that guarantees no lost or stale data, provides instant automated failover and recovery, and simplifies cluster administration. Schooner software gets the most out of HDDs and SANs and even more from flash memory or Flashcache, enabling dramatic datacenter footprint reductions and less sharding. Customers rely on Schooner to slash the downtime that costs revenue, customers, and reputation, and to cut spending on servers and the power, pipe, and people to run them. For more information, visit www.schoonerinfotech.com.
About Dow Jones FASTech
Dow Jones VentureWireFASTech, November 8-9 in Redwood City, Calif., will assess the dynamics driving innovation and success in the technology industry through exclusive interviews, analysis driven by Dow Jones editors, and presentations from the most investment-worthy start-ups pre-screened by leading venture capitalists. To register, visit http://fastech.dowjones.com/., visit fastech.dowjones.com.
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