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TruCluster is a closed-source high-availability clustering solution for the Tru64 UNIX operating system. It was originally developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), but was transferred to Compaq in 1998 when Digital was acquired by the company, which then later merged with Hewlett-Packard (HP).

High-availability clusters are groups of computers that support server applications that can be reliably utilized with a minimum amount of down-time. They operate by using high availability software to harness redundant computers in groups or clusters that provide continued service when system components fail. Without clustering, if a server running a particular application crashes, the application will be unavailable until the crashed server is fixed. HA clustering remedies this situation by detecting hardware/software faults, and immediately restarting the application on another system without requiring administrative intervention, a process known as failover. As part of this process, clustering software may configure the node before starting the application on it. For example, appropriate file systems may need to be imported and mounted, network hardware may have to be configured, and some supporting applications may need to be running as well.

Tru64 UNIX is a discontinued 64-bit UNIX operating system for the Alpha instruction set architecture (ISA), currently owned by Hewlett-Packard (HP). Previously, Tru64 UNIX was a product of Compaq, and before that, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), where it was known as Digital UNIX.

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Most Daring was an American reality television show produced by Nash Entertainment and truTV Original Productions, originally airing on truTV Channel in 7 seasons from September 2007 to July 2010. Initially showing only rescue footage, it later became a companion to the show Most Shocking and like its sister show, it features footage of police chases, daring rescues, auto accidents, and other crazy and outrageous content which sometimes could be scary for some viewers. It bills itself as "The Footage too shocking for Most Shocking."

Storage Hunters is a reality television series featuring a series of staged and scripted storage auctions, created by and starring Sean Kelly. It originally ran in the US from 2011 to 2013 on TruTV and has been shown in the UK on the digital channel Dave. A domestic British version, also featuring Kelly, started broadcasting in 2014 and continued into 2016 with a fifth series that aired in April 2016. There also has been a UK celebrity special which aired in 2015 with all the money each celebrity made going to their chosen charity. The series has also been shown on New Zealand's TV3.

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True Crime is a British television channel owned by Sony Pictures Television. The channel launched free-to-air on Freeview, Freesat and Sky platforms on 4 August 2014, by Turner Broadcasting as TruTV. On 12 February 2019, it rebranded as True Crime.

Teesside TV is a local television station serving Middlesbrough and Teesside and parts of County Durham. The station is owned and operated by Local Television Limited and forms part of a group of eight local TV stations.

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