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WorldWinner Delivers Twice as Many Games Each Day With IBM Informix Dynamic Server

Overview Providing the most popular skill-based games, including SCRABBLE Cubes, Bejeweled 2, Zuma and Luxor, and a wide range of tournament options, WorldWinner brings together people who love to play games and thrive on the thrill of competing for cash and prizes. In March 2006, WorldWinner was acquired by FUN Technologies, which also owns SkillJam, another leading provider of online game competitions. Since 2001, IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) database has helped drive the company's business, from handling heavy online transaction processing loads to supporting process replication, backups and recovery so that its online games are continuously available. IDS has helped deliver top-notch performance. It has provided the flexibility and scalability to enable WorldWinner to add games and offer special tournaments and events without having to buy new hardware.

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Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2007
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Application Servers, Linux Server OS, Database Applications

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