Thanks, Sebastien. I'm standing by.
-Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: sebgoa <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>; Giles Sirett <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 16:56 Subject: Re: FINAL CALL: Apache CloudStack v4.4.1 announcement [was Re: 4.4.1] Wait for a quote from Giles, since we did not hear from Hugo. might have to hold until tomorrow On Oct 21, 2014, at 10:47 PM, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you, Daan. > > OK, we can go without the quote. Below is the final draft. > > Please forward any last changes by 6PM ET today. I'm planning to issue the > announcement at 6AM ET and will notify you when that has happened. > > Many kind thanks, > Sally > > + bcc PMC + press@ teams. > > = = = > > Announcing Apache™ CloudStack™ v4.4.1 > > Mature, easy-to-deploy Open Source Cloud computing software platform boasts > improved efficiency and performance. > > Forest Hill, MD —22 October 2014— The Apache CloudStack project today > announced the immediate availability of Apache CloudStack v4.4.1, 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 v4.4.1 reflects dozens of new features and improvements, including: > > - Improved Storage Management > - Virtual Private Cloud tiers can now span guest networks across 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/4.4.1/ > > CloudStack has been used by thousands of organizations worldwide and is in > use/production at Alcatel-Lucent, Autodesk, BT Cloud, China Telecom, > DATACAENTER Services, 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 v4.4.1 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 CloudStack Collaboration > Conference, the official user/developer conference of the Apache CloudStack > community, 19-21 November 2014 in Budapest, Hungary @CCCEU14 and > http://cloudstackcollab.org > > 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. > > > [MEDIA CONTACT:SALLY] > > ________________________________ > From: Daan Hoogland <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 15:50 > Subject: Re: 4.4.1 > > > > I apped Hugo this afternoon. He is really sunbaked. Maybe we should find a > way to publish without the quote. I know he wouldn't hesitate to give one. > mobile dev with bilingual spelling checker used (read at your own risk)
