Through potential hurricanes, icebergs and tidal waves, Tandem is bringing a full regatta of hardware, software and networking technology to the high seas. Or so reads the opening stanza to Tandem Computer Inc’s new web site, built to cover the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. We saw a clear opportunity to show that the company’s technology truly delivers high-availability, scalability and reliability, even under the most extreme conditions, said Enrico Pesatori, Tandem’s president. Visitors to the site may therefore be puzzled to encounter the following message, The Active Race Viewer will not be available until we complete a server upgrade, now in progress. Thank you for your patience.