Thanks Sally. :) On Aug 22, 2016 4:10 AM, "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, everyone --as promised, we are live: > > - NASDAQ GlobeNewswire http://globenewswire.com/news- > release/2016/08/22/865729/0/en/Announcing-Apache-CloudStack-v4-9.html > - ASF "Foundation" blog https://s.apache.org/jU7Q > - @TheASF Twitter feed https://twitter.com/TheASF/ > status/767632557630521346 > > ... as well as to [email protected] and our dedicated media/analyst > list. This will appear on the apache.org homepage and archives during the > next auto-update, which should take place within the next hour. > > Thanks again for all your help, and congratulations on reaching this > milestone! > > Warmly, > Sally > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > *To:* Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>; Apache CloudStack Marketing < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, August 21, 2016 11:42 AM > *Subject:* Re: [FINAL CALL] Re: [draft for review] -4.9 -press release > > ...as well as in one of the quotes. Also fixed. > > -Sally > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > *To:* Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>; Apache CloudStack > Marketing <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, August 21, 2016 11:39 AM > *Subject:* Re: [FINAL CALL] Re: [draft for review] -4.9 -press release > > I just caught a capitalization inconsistency in some of the URLs. Fixed. > > Thanks, > Sally > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > *To:* Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>; Apache CloudStack Marketing < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, August 21, 2016 11:02 AM > *Subject:* Re: [FINAL CALL] Re: [draft for review] -4.9 -press release > > Will caught a double-mention of cloud.ca in the user list, so that will > be fixed. > > Anything else? > > Thanks, > Sally > > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > brevity] > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> > To: "Apache CloudStack Marketing" <[email protected]> > Subject: [FINAL CALL] Re: [draft for review] -4.9 -press release > Date: Sun, Aug 21, 2016 07:20 > > Hello everyone --below is the latest draft. > > We have just under 11 hours to go before I have to lock in the copy and > ramp the announcement up on the newswire for dissemination tomorrow. > > Please forward any final additions/corrections no later than 6PM ET > tonight. Anything coming in after this time can be adjusted in the press > release at blogs.apache.org. Note that, if required, whilst not ideal, we > can also make adjustments online after the press release is live. > > A reminder that there usually is a version of the press release published > on https://blogs.apache.org/cloudstack/ --not sure if someone will be > posting a copy of the announcement (or any supporting documentation) there > as well; I'm planning to publish under the top, "Foundation" level. > > Also, please make sure that there are authorized spokespeople (usually > from the PMC) available for any media/analyst queries. > > Kind thanks, > Sally > > = = = > > DRAFT :: NOT FOR DISSEMINATION > > Announcing Apache® CloudStack™ v4.9 > > Mature, easy-to-deploy Open Source Cloud computing software meets the > demands of the world’s largest Cloud providers > > Forest Hill, MD —22 August 2016— The Apache CloudStack project announced > today the immediate availability of Apache CloudStack v4.9, 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. Its maturity, stability and ease > of deployment has led it to become the Open Source platform of choice for > many service providers offering on-demand, elastic public Cloud computing > services. CloudStack is also leveraged by many enterprises to provide > private or hybrid Clouds for use by their employees. > CloudStack includes an intuitive user interface and rich APIs for managing > the compute, networking, software, and storage infrastructure resources. It > supports a broad range of integration points for both traditional and > Cloud-native workloads. > > "We're delighted to be releasing Apache CloudStack 4.9,” said Will > Stevens, Vice President of Apache CloudStack. "This version brings many new > and exciting features, with the continued emphasis on making Apache > CloudStack the easiest Cloud platform to deploy and most reliable platform > for running IaaS environments. This release is the culmination of many > months of hard work by our diverse developer community." > > CloudStack 4.9 reflects dozens of new features and improvements, including: > > - Out of band power management of hosts through IPMI, iLO, DRAC > - Enhancements to CloudStack networking model including deeper > integration with Nuage VSP SDN > - User defined security roles > - More than 180 minor enhancements and issues fixed > > 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/4.9.0/ > <http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/Cloudstack-release-notes/en/4.9.0/> > Apache CloudStack has been used by thousands of organizations worldwide > and is in use/production at Alcatel-Lucent, Autodesk, BT Cloud, China > Telecom, cloud.ca, Cloudops, Codero Hosting, DataPipe, Exoscale, > Globo.com, GreenQloud, Hokkaido University, IDC Frontier, Ikoula, > Interoute, KDDI, KT/Korea Telecom, LeaseWeb, NTT, Orange, PCextreme, > Schuberg Philis, Shopzilla, Slovak Telekom, Tata, Telia Latvia, Trader > Media Group, TomTom, University of Melbourne, University of Sao Paolo, > Verizon, WebMD and Cloud.ca among many others. A list of known users of the > software can be found at http://cloudstack.apache.org/users.html > "At Codero, we have been running our Public Cloud flawlessly on CloudStack > since 2012 having selected it to power our Public and Hybrid Cloud due to > its amazing stability, ease of use, and versatility," said Emil Sayegh, CEO > and Chairman of Codero Hosting. "We are excited for the release of the next > version of Apache CloudStack with its new features and capabilities that > cement it as the Open Source platform of choice for leading hosting > providers." > > "Apache CloudStack has enabled us at Exoscale to build a public Cloud > infrastructure offering that targets Cloud native teams directly," said > Marc-Aurèle Brothier, Senior Developer at Exoscale. "CloudStack's > flexibility lets us choose standard components for most workloads and then > swap in our own code where our product and customers' needs demand it. > We're excited to have contributed to CloudStack and also for the future of > our CloudStack-based business." > > "Apache CloudStack has been at the very foundation of Telia CLOUDY > SERVICES already for more than 3 years," said Mārtiņš Paurs, CCO of CLOUDY > SERVICES by Telia Latvia. "After starting with regular IaaS services, > during time it has taken over orchestration of Cloud based video > surveillance, CDN and video lifecycle management workloads, all for the > benefit of our customers. And CloudStack does it really well! The ease of > use, stability, professional and community support, powerful features and > scale we can achieve by using CloudStack has turned upside down the way and > pace we innovate together with the very demanding market." > "cloud.ca is an avid supporter of Apache Cloudstack not only because we > value the stability and robustness of the platform, but because we highly > value the power of the Cloudstack community to drive innovation," said Mike > Gero, Vice President of Product & Business Development at cloud.ca. "We > look forward to benefiting from the myriad of improvements and fixes in > Cloudstack 4.9, as well as beginning to work with new features like the > enhanced networking model." > > Availability > CloudStack 4.9 is available immediately as a free download from > http://Cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html > <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. Anybody wishing to get involved in the project > can find out more at http://Cloudstack.apache.org/contribute.html > <http://cloudstack.apache.org/contribute.html> > 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", and "Apache > CloudStack" are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Apache Software > Foundation in the United States and/or other countries. All other brands > and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. > > # # # > > > > > > >
