GemStone Systems, the leading provider of data infrastructure technologies, today announced that bet365, one of the largest and most consolidated online sportsbooks, poker sites and online casino operators in Europe, has implemented GemFire’s management solution as part of its IT infrastructure expansion and to prop up the company's growth. GemFire will let bet365 to process thousands of transactions reliably and without failure in the case of an adversity or unforeseen events.

"Working with the GemFire engineers, GemStone proved that its technology had the scale, flexibility and reliability to make our systems our strength. They were responsive to our demands at every step of the selection and testing process, and I am confident that GemFire will enable us to scale our data infrastructure to meet the growing demands of our business. I look forward to working with them as we roll out the platform and continue to provide our customers with the online gambling experience they demand." Martin Davies, chief technology officer for bet365.com.

After a careful evaluation process, bet365 decided to integrate GemFire platform thanks to its ability to process the volume of transactions needed to fulfill the customers’ demand. In addition, GemFire provided the resiliency to ensure that in the case of an unforeseen event or disaster impacting bet365's data infrastructure, which guarantees that no transactions would be lost and the company's customers would receive the same quality service expected from a respectable company such as bet365.com.

"Any company that relies on enormous stores of data requires fast, reliable processing of that data in order to turn it from a business necessity into a business advantage. bet365 now joins more than 200 firms worldwide that have successfully achieved this. Our GemFire platform will enable them to realize the tangible benefits that result from optimizing their data infrastructure to support the growth of their business, and we look forward to working with them in their continued success." said Richard Lamb, President, GemStone.

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