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First Data, HP deliver configured server solutions for VisionPLUS Flex

Wednesday 5 June 2013 10:07 CET | News

First Data, a global provider of electronic commerce and payment processing services, has selected HP Converged Infrastructure to launch its VisionPLUSFlex solution, which enables financial institutions to process payment portfolios of up to 10 million accounts.

VisionPLUS Flex enables financial institutions to issue and process credit, debit, commercial and prepaid cards, as well as to address closed-end loan account processing on a single platform. Through this collaboration, First Data is now delivering VisionPLUS Flex in an appliance delivery model.

Part of the VisionPLUS product line, the VisionPLUS Flex software integrates First Data-certified solutions to deliver an appliance. HP Converged Infrastructure incorporates open standards-based technologies which deliver architectures integrated across servers, storage, networking, security, power and cooling, leveraging a common management platform.

VisionPLUS Flex, along with HP Converged Infrastructure, is a system running on HP ProLiant servers that is architected to meet the critical performance needs of the payment processing industry, which benefited from beta testing participation by First Data clients, and includes:
• HP BladeSystem - allows insight into the data center by consolidating server, storage, networking and power management into an easily managed unified environment;
• HP 3PAR StorServ 7000 - enables storage management with provisioning and optimization;
• HP 5800 Switch Series - for improved resiliency and performance to ensure business continuity and enhance disaster recovery, while simplifying management with the HP Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) - to allow up to nine locally or geographically distributed interconnected switches to be managed as a single entity;
• HP Virtual Connect Technology - for up to 50 percent savings compared to traditional Ethernet switches, as well as simplified management and flexible bandwidth allocation;
• HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) - to maximize system uptime and server health;
• HP Data Protector Software - to reduce network traffic and enhance storage capacity with improved backup efficiency through HP StoreOnce, HP’s patented data reduction technology;
• HP Proactive Care Service - to avoid potential problems and prevent unplanned downtime with access to advanced technical expertise and end-to-end call ownership, including proactive reports containing data analysis and recommendations;
• HP Installation and Deployment Services - factory preconfiguration option for smooth, efficient infrastructure integration into existing environments.

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