A method for providing three-way failover for a database server group includes identifying a master server failure or a master server shutdown, designating a first replication server as a new master server, and copying data from a second replication server to a new replication server while the first...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US20070260696?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20070260696 - System and method for providing three-way failover for a transactional database