Hello, everyone --we are live: - NASDAQ GlobeNewswire http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/10/22/675288/10103791/en/Announcing-Apache-tm-CloudStack-tm-v4-4-1.html - ASF Foundation blog http://s.apache.org/5vS - @TheASF Twitter feed https://twitter.com/TheASF/status/524862808790679552
...plus [email protected] and our dedicated media/analyst list. This will also appear on the apache.org homepage during the next auto-update, which should take place within the hour. Thanks to all involved for your help, and congratulations on the release! -Sally ________________________________ From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; [email protected] Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 19:16 Subject: Re: FINAL CALL: Apache CloudStack v4.4.1 announcement [was Re: 4.4.1] Let's be delighted. Thanks, Mark! -Sally [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and brevity] ----- Reply message ----- From: "Mark R. Hinkle" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>, "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: FINAL CALL: Apache CloudStack v4.4.1 announcement [was Re: 4.4.1] Date: Tue, Oct 21, 2014 18:49 I know we are delighted and excited but this is a rather awkward quote. How about excited or delighted but not both? We are delighted and excited to be releasing version 4.4.1 of Apache CloudStack, Mark On Oct 21, 2014, at 6:27 PM, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: OK, I have sign-off from Giles. Below is the final version. > > >I'll drop you a note when we go live tomorrow. > > >Thanks, everyone! > > >= = = > > >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. > > >"We are delighted and excited to be releasing version 4.4.1 of Apache >CloudStack," said Giles Sirett, member of the Apache CloudStack Project >Management Committee. "This latest version of CloudStack reflects months of >hard work by our diverse developer community and brings even more features to >help our service-provider and enterprise users enhance their cloud platforms. >Apache CloudStack continues to grow in both deployments and developer >community size, and is the platform of choice for thousands of organisations >that need to build IaaS environments quickly and securely with a proven, >production-grade, technology." > > >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 >athttp://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: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 18:08 >Subject: Re: FINAL CALL: Apache CloudStack v4.4.1 announcement [was Re: 4.4.1] > > > >Thanks so much, Giles! > > >Can you please confirm your title, both at $dayjob as well as with the ASF >--e.g., are you a member of the Apache CloudStack PMC or are you a Committer? >(We'll need to include some sort of Apache affiliation here, as it's a project >announcment, originating from the ASF) > > >Also, I've edited the quote to read: > > >"We are delighted and excited to be releasing version 4.4.1 of Apache >CloudStack," said Giles Sirett, TITLE. "This latest version of CloudStack >reflects months of hard work by our diverse developer community and brings >even more features to help our service-provider and enterprise users enhance >their cloud platforms. Apache CloudStack continues to grow in both deployments >and developer community size, and is the platform of choice for thousands of >organisations that need to build IaaS environments quickly and securely with a >proven, production-grade, technology." > > >I presume you're OK with this, yes? > > >Many thanks again, >Sally > > > >________________________________ >From: Giles Sirett <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 17:27 >Subject: FW: FINAL CALL: Apache CloudStack v4.4.1 announcement [was Re: 4.4.1] > > > > >Sally > >Getting late here, but this should do (feel free to hack/edit) > > >We are delighted and excited to be releasing version 4.4.1 of Apache >CloudStack. This latest version of CloudStack reflects months of hard work by >our diverse developer community and brings even more features to help our >service-provider and enterprise users enhance their public, private or hybrid >cloud platforms. Despite not always grabbing the headlines, Apache CloudStack >continues to grow in both deployments and developer community size. CloudStack >is already in use in thousands of organisations and continues to be the >platform of choice for organisations that need to build IaaS environments >quickly and securely with a proven, production-grade, technology. > > > > >Kind Regards >Giles > >D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 >[email protected] > > > >From: Sally Khudairi [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: 21 October 2014 22:02 >To: Giles Sirett >Subject: Re: FINAL CALL: Apache CloudStack v4.4.1 announcement [was Re: 4.4.1] > >Yes --of course! No rush, Giles! > >I really appreciate you pulling this rabbit out of your hat :-) > >-Sally > > > >________________________________ > >From: Giles Sirett <[email protected]> >To: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 17:00 >Subject: Re: FINAL CALL: Apache CloudStack v4.4.1 announcement [was Re: 4.4.1] > >10 mins >Kind Regards >Giles > >D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 >[email protected] > > >On 21 Oct 2014, at 22:00, "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> wrote: >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 >>athttp://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 >>fromhttp://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) >>> >> >Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services > >IaaS Cloud Design & Build >CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework >CloudStack Consulting >CloudStack Infrastructure Support >CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses > >This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended >solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. 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