That's wonderful, Aaron. Thank you so much! Warmly, Sally
>________________________________ > From: Aaron Delp <[email protected]> >To: [email protected]; Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; Mark R. >Hinkle <[email protected]>; Robyn Bergeron <[email protected]>; Daan >Hoogland <[email protected]>; Giles Sirett <[email protected]>; >"[email protected]" <[email protected]>; Pierre-Luc Dion <[email protected]>; ASF >Marketing & Publicity <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, 1 August 2014, 13:46 >Subject: Re: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Announcing CloudStack v4.4 [was Re: press >release for 4.4] > > > >SolidFire is working on a blog post that will accompany this and link back to >it. Look for it shortly after launch as soon as I get it through company edits >on my side. > > > >Aaron Delp > >Cloud Solutions Architect, SolidFire Inc. >e: [email protected] >c: 919-561-7904 >t: @aarondelp >Advancing the way the world uses the cloud™ > > > >This e-mail transmission and any documents, files or previous e-mail messages >attached to it, may be privileged and confidential and is intended only for >the use of the intended recipient of this message. If you are not the intended >recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended >recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, disclosure, retention, >copying, dissemination, distribution or use of any of the information >contained in, or attached to this e-mail transmission is strictly prohibited. >If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify me >by return email or by telephone at the above number and delete the message and >its attachments. > > > > > > >On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > >Hello again! Below is the revised draft in the "CloudStack Project >Announcement" format, and incorporating Mark's edits. >> >> >>Please forward any comments/corrections/additions no later than 6PM ET on >>Monday 4 August, so we can go live the following morning. >> >> >>Thanking you in advance, >>Sally >> >> >>= = = >> >>[APACHE CLOUDSTACK LOGO] >> >> >>Announcing Apache™ CloudStack™ v4.4 >> >> >>Mature, easy-to-deploy Open Source Cloud computing software platform boasts >>improved efficiency and performance. >> >> >>[DATELINE] —05 August 2014—The Apache CloudStack project today announced the >>immediate availability of Apache CloudStack v4.4, the latest version of the >>turnkey Open Source cloud computing software platform used for creating >>private-, public-, and hybrid cloud environments. >> >> >>Apache CloudStack clouds enable billions of dollars' worth of business >>transactions annually across their clouds, and its maturity and stability has >>led it to has become the Open Source platform for many service providers to >>set up on-demand, elastic public cloud computing services, as well as >>enterprises and others to set up a private or hybrid cloud for use by their >>own employees. >> >> >>Lauded by Gartner Group, CloudStack includes an intuitive user interface and >>rich APIs for managing the compute, networking, software, and storage >>infrastructure resources. >> >> >>CloudStack v4.4 reflects dozens of new features and improvements, including: >>-Improved Storage Management >>-Virtual Private Cloud tiers can now span guest networks and availability >>zones >>-Support for VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler >>-Improved Support for Hyper-V Zones, VPC and Storage Migration >> >> >>A complete overview of all new enhancements can be found in the project >>release notes at >>http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-release-notes/en/latest/about.html >> >> >>CloudStack has been used by thousands of organizations worldwide and is in >>use/production at Alcatel-Lucent, Autodesk, BT Cloud, China Telecom, >>DataPipe, Edmunds.com, Exoscale, GreenQloud, Hokkaido University, IDC >>Frontier, Ikoula, KDDI, KT/Korea Telecom, LeaseWeb, NTT, Orange, PCextreme, >>Schuberg Philis, Shopzilla, Slovak Telekom, SunGard AS, Taiwan Mobile, Tata, >>Trader Media Group, TomTom, University of Melbourne, University of Sao Paolo, >>Verizon, WebMD 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 >>CloudStack v4.4 is available immediately as a free download from >>http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html. 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 following events: >> >> >>-20th Japan CloudStack User Group MeetUp, Osaka Prefecture, Japan >>1 August 2014 @cloudstackja | http://lanyrd.com/2014/csstudy20/ >>-CloudOpen North America, Chicago, Illinois, United States >>20-22 August 2014 >>http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/cloudopen-north-america >>-CloudStack Collaboration Conference --the official user/developer conference >>of the Apache CloudStack community-- Budapest, Hungary >>19-21 November 2014 @CCCEU14 | >>http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/cloudstack-collaboration-conference-europe >> >> >>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 >> >> >># # # >> >> >>© 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 R. Hinkle <[email protected]> >>> >>>Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; >>>"[email protected]" <[email protected]>; Robyn >>>Bergeron <[email protected]>; Daan Hoogland <[email protected]>; >>>Giles Sirett <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" >>><[email protected]>; Pierre-Luc Dion <[email protected]>; ASF Marketing & >>>Publicity <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 12:44 >>> >>>Subject: Re: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Announcing CloudStack v4.4 [was Re: press >>>release for 4.4] >>> >>> >>> >>>Perfect. Thank you, Mark! >>> >>> >>>I'll start dovetailing your edits with the CloudStack Announcement format. >>> >>> >>>Warm regards, >>>Sally >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>________________________________ >>>> From: Mark R. Hinkle <[email protected]> >>>>To: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >>>>Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; >>>>"[email protected]" <[email protected]>; Robyn >>>>Bergeron <[email protected]>; Daan Hoogland <[email protected]>; >>>>Giles Sirett <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" >>>><[email protected]>; Pierre-Luc Dion <[email protected]>; ASF Marketing & >>>>Publicity <[email protected]> >>>>Sent: Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 12:37 >>>>Subject: Re: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Announcing CloudStack v4.4 [was Re: press >>>>release for 4.4] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>I think the tone should indicate continued momentum of the ACS project just >>>>because the boilerplate format sometimes makes it hard to stand out. >>>> >>>> >>>>- Apache CloudStack (the project), where the format would follow what I had >>>>created for the CloudMonkey news release; or >>>>Regards, Mark >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>On Jul 30, 2014, at 12:21 PM, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>>Hi there --just checking in to see if there's been any discussion/decision >>>>on this, as it will help drive the proper "tone" for the announcement. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Thanking you in advance, >>>>>Sally >>>>> >>>>>= = = = = >>>>>vox +1 617 921 8656 >>>>>skype sallykhudairi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>________________________________ >>>>>> From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >>>>>>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; >>>>>>Mark R. Hinkle <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" >>>>>><[email protected]>; Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >>>>>>Cc: Robyn Bergeron <[email protected]>; Daan Hoogland >>>>>><[email protected]>; Giles Sirett <[email protected]>; >>>>>>"[email protected]" <[email protected]>; Pierre-Luc Dion >>>>>><[email protected]>; ASF Marketing & Publicity <[email protected]> >>>>>>Sent: Monday, 28 July 2014, 14:54 >>>>>>Subject: Re: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Announcing CloudStack v4.4 [was Re: press >>>>>>release for 4.4] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Just to clarify --we can issue this as an announcement from either: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>- Apache CloudStack (the project), where the format would follow what I >>>>>>had created for the CloudMonkey news release; or >>>>>>- The ASF, where the format would follow our "major Apache project >>>>>>milestones" outline, so the content will have more formal boilerplate, >>>>>>etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Your choice; I'm happy to help either way. Mark's comments on the draft >>>>>>made me realize that I had both hats on during the drafting process. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks for your patience, >>>>>>Sally >>>>>> >>>>>>= = = = = >>>>>>vox +1 617 921 8656 >>>>>>skype sallykhudairi >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>________________________________ >>>>>>> From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >>>>>>>To: Mark R. Hinkle <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" >>>>>>><[email protected]> >>>>>>>Cc: Robyn Bergeron <[email protected]>; >>>>>>>"[email protected]" <[email protected]>; >>>>>>>Daan Hoogland <[email protected]>; Giles Sirett >>>>>>><[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; >>>>>>>Pierre-Luc Dion <[email protected]>; ASF Marketing & Publicity >>>>>>><[email protected]> >>>>>>>Sent: Monday, 28 July 2014, 14:13 >>>>>>>Subject: Re: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Announcing CloudStack v4.4 [was Re: >>>>>>>press release for 4.4] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Thanks, Mark. I appreciate your editorial input! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I'll take a peek and the googledoc and will follow-up online. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Kind regards, >>>>>>>Sally >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>________________________________ >>>>>>>> From: Mark R. Hinkle <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>To: [email protected]; Sally Khudairi >>>>>>>><[email protected]> >>>>>>>>Cc: Robyn Bergeron <[email protected]>; >>>>>>>>"[email protected]" <[email protected]>; >>>>>>>>Daan Hoogland <[email protected]>; Giles Sirett >>>>>>>><[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; >>>>>>>>Pierre-Luc Dion <[email protected]>; ASF Marketing & Publicity >>>>>>>><[email protected]> >>>>>>>>Sent: Monday, 28 July 2014, 14:10 >>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Announcing CloudStack v4.4 [was Re: >>>>>>>>press release for 4.4] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>IMHO the wording is a little awkward given the inputs from so many >>>>>>>>people in working on our messaging. I took a shot at making it read a >>>>>>>>little smoother in this edition. Not a final draft just a more easily >>>>>>>>digested version with my comments and some questions. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-PNizgMsvPLbhKLwXv2ntSQpIbl0PcHp1-ac38nq5Q8/edit?usp=sharing\ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I also think the list of users is too comprehensive I pared that down and put it into a project boilerplate I think we should pare it down farther as I am proud of our users it does make things a bit hard to read. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Regards, Mark >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>On Jul 28, 2014, at 12:58 PM, Sally Khudairi >>>>>>>><[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks, Robyn --having a community-oriented quote would be fantastic, >>>>>>>>> and always a good idea. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> We often use this hook in our call-to-action closings; examples at >>>>>>>>> [1], [2], and [3] are the most recent. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'll see what I can pull up on the Gartner quote. IIRC, it's from a couple of years ago. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheers & chat soon, >>>>>>>>> Sally >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> + apologies for top-posting: running to a meeting and wanted to get >>>>>>>>> this out sooner rather than later. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [1] >>>>>>>>> https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces60 >>>>>>>>> [2] >>>>>>>>> https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces59 >>>>>>>>> [3] >>>>>>>>> https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces58 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> = = = = = >>>>>>>>> vox +1 617 921 8656 >>>>>>>>> skype sallykhudairi >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> From: Robyn Bergeron <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected]; Sally Khudairi >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> Cc: Daan Hoogland <[email protected]>; Giles Sirett >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Pierre-Luc Dion >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>; Apache CloudStack Press Team >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>; ASF Marketing & Publicity >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, 28 July 2014, 12:49 >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Announcing CloudStack v4.4 [was Re: >>>>>>>>>> press release for 4.4] >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>>>> From: "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> To: "Daan Hoogland" <[email protected]>, "Giles Sirett" >>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>, [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>> Cc: [email protected], "Pierre-Luc Dion" >>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>, "Apache CloudStack Press Team" >>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>, "ASF Marketing & Publicity" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 9:04:57 AM >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Announcing CloudStack v4.4 [was Re: >>>>>>>>>>> press release for 4.4] >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hello again! As promised, please review the initial draft below and >>>>>>>>>>> forward >>>>>>>>>>> any comments/corrections/additions. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hugo, I'd also love a quote from you, as well as any supporting quotes from >>>>>>>>>>> the community (let's limit this to no more than 3-5). >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance for your help with this. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> - Sally >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> + copying [email protected] as well as [email protected] to keep >>>>>>>>>>> everyone >>>>>>>>>>> in the loop. I'd like to move the final editing process over to >>>>>>>>>>> press@ once >>>>>>>>>>> comments/quotes are received. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> = = = >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache™ CloudStack™ v4.4 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Mature, easy-to-deploy Open Source IaaS Cloud computing software platform now >>>>>>>>>>> more efficient, with improved storage, monitoring, resource scheduling, >>>>>>>>>>> virtualization, and performance. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Forest Hill, MD –NN August 2014– The Apache Software Foundation >>>>>>>>>>> (ASF), the >>>>>>>>>>> all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 170 >>>>>>>>>>> Open >>>>>>>>>>> Source projects and initiatives, announced today the availability >>>>>>>>>>> of Apache™ >>>>>>>>>>> CloudStack™ v4.4, the mature, Open Source turnkey software platform >>>>>>>>>>> used for >>>>>>>>>>> creating Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud computing in >>>>>>>>>>> private-, >>>>>>>>>>> public-, and hybrid cloud environments. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> "QUOTE," said Hugo Trippaers, Vice President of Apache CloudStack. >>>>>>>>>>> "MORE FROM >>>>>>>>>>> HUGO." >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Not to put words in Hugo's mouth (ha ha) - as he of course may have >>>>>>>>>> his own ideas - but just a suggestion... >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Much of the press release focuses on what's new/features, and that >>>>>>>>>> it's "enterprise ready" with a long list of companies implementing - >>>>>>>>>> and a bit light on the community angle, outside of the info on the >>>>>>>>>> wider apache foundation community. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> While I know it's a bit tricky, given that folks are contributing >>>>>>>>>> "as individuals" - but somehow highlighting that the work in the release continues to reflect the increasing community participation and contributions by a diverse group of developers and operators seems like it might ... highlight a nice unified community feeling :) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Apache CloudStack users power billions of dollars' worth of business >>>>>>>>>>> transactions annually across their clouds, and 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. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Lauded by Gartner Group as "a solid product", >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Is a citation/permission needed for this? (At least, a year, or "in their yearly report," or something a bit more concrete seems like it would have more authenticity.) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -robyn >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> CloudStack v4.4 reflects dozens of new features and improvements, >>>>>>>>>>> including >>>>>>>>>>> root disk resize and storage management, support for DRS VMware and >>>>>>>>>>> Microsoft Windows Hyper-V, Virtual Router notification, and 135 bug >>>>>>>>>>> fixes, >>>>>>>>>>> as detailed in the release notes >>>>>>>>>>> http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-release-notes/en/latest/ >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 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, Exoscale, 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, PCextreme, 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. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> [@@CLOSING QUOTE FROM HUGO.] >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Catch Apache CloudStack in action at the 20th Japan CloudStack User Group >>>>>>>>>>> MeetUp (Osaka Prefecture; 1 August 2014 @cloudstackja, >>>>>>>>>>> http://lanyrd.com/2014/csstudy20/) and CloudStack Collaboration >>>>>>>>>>> Conference, >>>>>>>>>>> the official user/developer conference of the Apache CloudStack >>>>>>>>>>> community >>>>>>>>>>> (Budapest, Hungary, 19-21 November 2014). For more information and >>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>> register, visit >>>>>>>>>>> http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/cloudstack-collaboration-conference-europe >>>>>>>>>>> and follow @CCCEU14 on Twitter. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Availability and Oversight >>>>>>>>>>> CloudStack v4.4 is available immediately as a free download from >>>>>>>>>>> http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html. As with all Apache >>>>>>>>>>> products, >>>>>>>>>>> Apache CloudStack software 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 Project's 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/ and @CloudStack on Twitter. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 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 450 >>>>>>>>>>> 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", "Apache CloudStack", "CloudStack", "ApacheCon", the Apache >>>>>>>>>>> CloudStack logo, and the Apache CloudStack Cloud Monkey logo are >>>>>>>>>>> trademarks >>>>>>>>>>> of The Apache Software Foundation. All other brands and trademarks are the >>>>>>>>>>> property of their respective owners. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> # # # >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> [MEDIA CONTACT -SALLY] >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> To: Daan Hoogland <[email protected]>; Giles Sirett >>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> Cc: "[email protected]" >>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>; >>>>>>>>>>>> Pierre-Luc Dion <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, 28 July 2014, 10:06 >>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: press release for 4.4 >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks so much for the suggestion, Daan. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I can start drafting something this week. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Kind regards, >>>>>>>>>>>> Sally >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> = = = = = >>>>>>>>>>>> vox +1 617 921 8656 >>>>>>>>>>>> skype sallykhudairi >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>> From: Daan Hoogland <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>> To: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>; Giles Sirett >>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc: "[email protected]" >>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>; >>>>>>>>>>>>> Pierre-Luc Dion <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, 28 July 2014, 4:06 >>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: press release for 4.4 >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Sally et al, >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The vp asked me if I could arrange with you to create a press release >>>>>>>>>>>>> that will be inviting to write articles. Pierre-Luc's release >>>>>>>>>>>>> notes >>>>>>>>>>>>> should help with that. I can assist but am not the person to do >>>>>>>>>>>>> this. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>> Daan >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> > > >
