# Pipex to provide Sport Relief fundraising websites

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/07/13/pipex-provide-sport-relief-fundraising-websites/
- Published: 2006-07-13T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Comic Relief has chosen Pipex Network Services to provide connectivity, hosting 
and management for the infrastructure that supports its online presence and digital
donations for Sport Relief 2006.
Pipex Network Services will provide a secure, high
capacity network interface and resilient managed hosting solutions to ensure that
the charity will be able to process millions millions of pounds worth of donations
via its sportrelief.com website and interactive TV. Transaction volumes are expected
to peak at £540,000 during the busiest 15 minutes of the live BBC ONE programme 
tomorrow.

Security and continuity measures include multiple layer redundant firewalls and 
VPN access, housing the infrastructure within two data centres located over 250km
apart in a pair of regionally load-balanced web server farms, and implementing full
onsite and offsite backup and failover plans.

Working with Cisco Systems, Oracle and Sun Microsystems to optimise the enterprise-
quality GRID-enabled clustered Oracle 10g database, Pipex will ensure that they 
maximise the site’s potential availability.

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