Hi Richard, The DuraSpace organization will be launching a hosted DSpace repository called DSpacedirect in the summer. We are currently identifying the use cases and interest in the community. From there we will pick 5-10 initial users to launch the service ( that is underway right now). If all goes smoothly we will do a public launch this summer and update all the information on the website appropriately.
DSpacedirect will be hosted on Amazon, run and managed by DuraSpace. DuraSpace will really only be offering "vanilla" DSpace, so we will not offer any customizations or special support. We are working with our registered service providers to either refer those users, or provide them with whatever added support they need beyond what we can offer. To date we have had unbelievable interest from the broader community both in the USA and abroad, mainly organizations that are not currently using DSpace or have a repository but want to get started providing public access to their content. So we are really excited about the prospect of being able to help this sector of the community that has little to no technical infrastructure and minimal requirements. Hope that helps, MIchele CEO DuraSpace Michele Kimpton Chief Executive Officer DuraSpace organization [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Own the Future-Intel(R) Level Up Game Demo Contest 2013 Rise to greatness in Intel's independent game demo contest. Compete for recognition, cash, and the chance to get your game on Steam. $5K grand prize plus 10 genre and skill prizes. Submit your demo by 6/6/13. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/12124-176961-30367-2 _______________________________________________ Dspace-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-general
