System Architecture

At MarketPay, we are proud of our technology and believe it to be the best available in our business. Our facilities, networks, hardware and software are all selected for their ability to deliver speed, security, and reliability, so that our users get the finest performance available.

The MarketPay data center

Our servers are located in a highly secure, state-of-the-art facility that’s built to withstand hurricanes, earthquakes, lightning, power outages, and telecommunications service interruptions. Biometric hand scans control access to the facility, while sensor-driven cameras monitor all activity around the doors, cages, and cabinets. Redundant high-speed connections to Tier 1 internet backbone providers, coupled with live 24x7x365 network engineers, guarantee 100% uptime to our network.

High-speed servers and networks

Each year, we add new hardware to the MarketPay network of web servers, data base servers, and load balancers, implementing the latest technology as it becomes available. In 2008, we introduced brand new IBM System x3950 M2 servers, the industry leading 64-bit Intel Xeon-based solution. These new servers have up to 16 quad core 64 bit hyper threaded processors, 1024 Gb of memory and 28 PCI-E slots across 4 chassis, high availability through component redundancy across and within expansion chassis, run time replacement of server chassis, memory, disk drives, fans and PCI components, predictive failure analysis and substantive failure diagnosis, all with advanced vectored cooling and power consumption. The break-through memory mirroring, rerouting and chip kill correction for multiple failures is unrivaled in the industry.

Enterprise Linux OS

Our systems are built on an EAL4-certified version of the Linux operating system, approved for use by US government agencies for mission-critical and command-and-control operations. There’s nothing “micro” or “soft” in MarketPay’s architecture, ensuring that your confidential information stays protected from hackers, worms, and viruses.

High-availability web server

MarketPay utilizes AOL’s multithreaded web server, used in the world’s busiest production environments. Our users never have to “wait in line” for web pages or data requests, as this layer effeciently manages all user and database connections.

High-performance data base

The data base engine behind MarketPay is an ACID-compliant enterprise ORDBMS based on technology originally developed at UC-Berkeley. Designed for high volume environments and boasting a legendary reputation for reliability and stability, our programs take full advantage of state-of-the-art technologies like the new 64-bit processors, which are twice as fast as today’s more commonly used standard.

Storage Area Network

Designed to handle very large data transfers, our storage area network (SAN) uses multiple disk arrays and Fibre Channel interconnection technology scalable up to 14.4 TB of hot swappable SAS or 12.9 TB SATA. High availability is achieved through redundant chassis, redundant power supplies, redundant controllers and flexible raid configurations. Performance isachieved through a 4 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) interface, ultra high performance 15,000 rpm drives and advanced caching.

More details about our system architecture are available upon request.