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Cheers, Sally ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > To: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>; Mark Hinkle > <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 9:42 > Subject: Re: Announcing Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey 5.1.0 > > Hello, everyone --a quick follow-up on this. As promised, below is the > revised > announcement format for CloudStack-originating news. > > I also have this in Word format if anyone's interested. > > Thanks in advance for your help! I'm looking forward to working with you on > the next project announcement --is there anything coming up that we can start > planning for? (Yes, I know there are several events on the calendar...happy > to > help spread the word). > > Chat soon, > Sally > > = = = > > Apache CloudStack™ Announces CloudMonkey v5.1.0 > > Command Line Interface Tool Simplifies CloudStack Configuration and > Management > [DATELINE] —16 May 2014—Apache CloudStack, the mature, Open Source turnkey > software platform used for creating Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud > computing in private-, public-, and hybrid cloud environments, today > announced > Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey v5.1.0, the latest feature release of its > command > line interface tool. > CloudMonkey is written in Python, and can be used both as an interactive > shell > and as a command line tool which simplifies CloudStack c5onfiguration and > management. Features include: > - API Discovery using sync feature, with build time API precaching for > failsafe sync > - Raw API execution support > - Reverse search using Ctrl+R > - Emacs-compatible keybindings > - Pipeable output > - Unix shell execution > - Support to handle asynchronous jobs using user defined blocking or > non-blocking way > - Tabular or JSON output with filtering of table columns > - API parameter value completion > CloudMonkey v5.1.0 is the next feature release of the 5.x line (first > released > on 24 September 2013). Noteworthy improvements include support for: > - version 3 of the CloudStack API signing procedure, adding security by > preventing replay attacks; and > - session-based logins to CloudStack, simplifying initial bootstrap of the > CLI > Apache CloudStack has become the Open Source platform for many service > providers > to set up on-demand, elastic public cloud computing services, as well as > enterprises to set up a private or hybrid cloud for use by their own > employees. > In addition, CloudStack is available to individuals and organizations that > wish > to study and implement an IaaS for personal, educational, and/or production > use. > > Apache CloudStack users power billions of dollars' worth of business > transactions annually across their clouds. > CloudStack is in use/production at Alcatel-Lucent, ASG, Autodesk, BT Cloud, > Bechtle AG, China Telecom, Cloudera, DataPipe, Dell, Digital China Advanced > Systems, Disney, Edmunds.com, GreenQloud, Hokkaido University, Huawei, IDC > Frontier, Ikoula, Juniper Networks, KDDI, KT/Korea Telecom, Kyuden Infocom, > Kyushu University, LeaseWeb, MCPc, Microland Ltd, Nokia, NTT, NVision Group, > Orange, PPTV, Safe Swiss Cloud, Schuberg Philis, ShapeBlue, Shopzilla, Slovak > Telekom, SolidFire Storage, Stratosec, SunGard AS, Taiwan Mobile, Targus > Technologies, Tata, Trader Media Group, TrendMicro/TCloud Computing, TomTom, > University of Melbourne, University of Sao Paolo, Verizon, WebMD, Zenoss, and > Zynga, among others. > CloudStack originated at Cloud.com, which was acquired by Citrix in 2011. > CloudStack was submitted to the Apache Incubator in April 2012 and graduated > as > an Apache Software Foundation Top-level Project in March 2013. > Availability > CloudMonkey v5.1.0 is available immediately as a free download from > http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html. The latest Apache CloudStack > release is v4.3.0, which reflects dozens of new features, bug fixes, and > documentation updates. As with all Apache products, Apache CloudStack > software > is released under the Apache License v2.0. > Governance and Oversight > Apache CloudStack is overseen by a self-selected team of active contributors > to > the project. A Project Management Committee (PMC) guides the Project's > day-to-day operations, including community development and product releases. > Get Involved! > Apache CloudStack welcomes contribution and community participation through > mailing lists as well as attending face-to-face MeetUps, developer trainings, > and user events. Catch CloudStack in action at the CloudStack Collaboration > Conference, the official user/developer conference of the Apache CloudStack > community, taking place November 19-21, 2014, in tandem with ApacheCon > Europe. > To register and for more information, visit > http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/cloudstack-collaboration-conference-europe > > and follow conference updates at @CCCEU14 on Twitter. > About Apache CloudStack > Apache CloudStack is a mature, turnkey integrated Infrastructure-as-a-Service > (IaaS) Open Source software platform that allows users to build feature-rich > public and private cloud environments. Hailed by Gartner Group as "a solid > product", CloudStack includes an intuitive user interface and rich APIs for > managing the compute, networking, software, and storage infrastructure > resources. CloudStack entered the Apache Incubator in April 2012 and became > an > Apache Top-level Project in March 2013. For downloads, documentation, and > ways > to become involved with Apache CloudStack, visit > http://cloudstack.apache.org/ > and https://twitter.com/CloudStack > About The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) > Apache products power half the Internet, exabytes of data, teraflops of > operations, billions of objects, and enhance the lives of countless users and > developers world-wide. Established in 1999 to shepherd, develop, and incubate > Open Source innovations "The Apache Way", the ASF oversees 170+ > projects led by an all-volunteer community of over 400 individual Members and > 3,500 Committers across six continents. For more information, visit > http://www.apache.org/ or follow @TheASF on Twitter. > # # # > © The Apache Software Foundation. "Apache", "CloudStack", > "Apache CloudStack", the Apache CloudStack logo, and the Apache > CloudStack Cloud Monkey logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of The > Apache Software Foundation. All other brands and trademarks are the property > of > their respective owners. > Contacts > Apache CloudStack > [FULL NAME] > [telephone number with country code] > [email protected] > The Apache Software Foundation > Sally Khudairi > +1 617 921 8656 > [email protected] > > > >> ________________________________ > >> From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >> To: Mark Hinkle <[email protected]>; > "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 12:05 >> Subject: Re: Announcing Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey 5.1.0 >> >> >> >> Thanks, Mark. >> >> >> Email server implosions aside, I'd like to correct this, and will have > something for us to work with soon. >> >> >> Cheers, >> Sally >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Mark Hinkle <[email protected]> >>> To: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> >>> Cc: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 11:56 >>> Subject: Re: Announcing Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey 5.1.0 >>> >>> >>> >>> I wouldn’t sweat it, given the current state of the Apache mail servers > it’s unlikely that it ended up in anyone’s inbox anyhow ;) >>> >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> Top-posted for the pleasure of Joe Brockmeier >>> yep I am feeling saucy today >>> >>> >>> On May 21, 2014, at 11:51 AM, Chiradeep Vittal > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Yes, sure. CloudStack CloudMonkey is another release of the CloudStack > project. We just went through the release procedure for 5.1.0, and as part of > the release procedure [1] we send out ANNOUNCE to announce@ , marketing@ , > dev@ > and user@ >>>> [1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/2iNqAg >>>> >>>> From: Sally Khudairi > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> Reply-To: > "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, > Sally Khudairi > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 8:39 AM >>>> To: > "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> Subject: Re: Announcing Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey 5.1.0 >>>> >>>> Wait --what is this? >>>> >>>> Did this go out somewhere? >>>> >>>> Please note that this is not an official ASF (Foundation) press > release, and therefore the ASF boilerplate and format should _not_ be used. >>>> >>>> Chiradeep, if you can kindly shed some light on this, I would > appreciate it. I can also help with creating a communications "kit of > parts" that can be used specifically for CloudStack-originating > announcements etc. >>>> >>>> Thanking you in advance, >>>> Sally >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Chiradeep Vittal > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Friday, 16 May 2014, 2:25 >>>> Subject: Announcing Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey 5.1.0 >>>> >>>> May 16, 2014 - The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the > all-volunteer >>>> developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 170 Open Source > projects and >>>> initiatives, today announced Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey v5.1.0, > the latest >>>> feature release of the CloudStack CloudMonkey command line interface > (CLI). >>>> >>>> Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey is a command line interface (CLI) tool > for >>>> CloudStack written in Python. CloudMonkey can be use both as an > interactive >>>> shell and as a command line tool which simplifies CloudStack > configuration and >>>> management. >>>> >>>> CloudMonkey V5.1.0 is the next feature release of the 5.x line which > first >>>> released on September 24, 2013. Some of the noteworthy new and > improved features >>>> include: >>>> >>>> - Support for version 3 of the CloudStack API signing procedure. > This adds >>>> security by preventing replay attacks. >>>> - Support for using session-based logins to CloudStack. This > simplifies initial >>>> bootstrap of the CLI. >>>> >>>> Downloads and Documentation >>>> >>>> The official source code for the v5.1 release, can be downloaded > from the Apache >>>> CloudStack downloads page at > http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html. A >>>> community maintained distribution is available at the Python Package > Index >>>> (PyPi) at http://pypi.python.org/pypi/cloudmonkey/ >>>> >>>> Availability and Oversight >>>> >>>> As with all Apache products, Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey v5.1.0 is > released >>>> under the Apache License v2.0, and is overseen by a self-selected > team of active >>>> contributors to the project. A Project Management Committee (PMC) > guides the >>>> Project¹s day-to-day operations, including community development and > product >>>> releases. For documentation and ways to become involved with Apache > CloudStack, >>>> visit http://cloudstack.apache.org/ >>>> >>>> About The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) >>>> >>>> Established in 1999, the all-volunteer Foundation oversees more than > one hundred >>>> and seventy leading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP > Server --the >>>> world's most popular Web server software. Through the ASF's > meritocratic process >>>> known as "The Apache Way," more than 400 individual > Members and 3,500 Committers >>>> successfully collaborate to develop freely available > enterprise-grade software, >>>> benefiting millions of users worldwide: thousands of software > solutions are >>>> distributed under the Apache License; and the community actively > participates in >>>> ASF mailing lists, mentoring initiatives, and ApacheCon, the > Foundation's >>>> official user conference, trainings, and expo. The ASF is a US > 501(c)(3) >>>> charitable organization, funded by individual donations and > corporate sponsors >>>> including Budget Direct, Citrix, Cloudera, Comcast, Facebook, > Google, >>>> Hortonworks, HP, Huawei, IBM, InMotion Hosting, Matt Mullenweg, > Microsoft, >>>> Pivotal, Produban, WANdisco, and Yahoo. >>>> >>>> For more information, visit http://www.apache.org/ or follow @TheASF > on Twitter. >>>> >>>> "Apache", "CloudStack", "Apache > CloudStack", and "ApacheCon" are trademarks of >>>> The Apache Software Foundation. All other brands and trademarks are > the property >>>> of their respective owners. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
