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  • TechWell Announces the Full Program for STAREAST 2016

    The Premier Event for Software Testing and QA Professionals to be Held in Orlando, Florida

    Jacksonville, Florida (PRWEB) February 03, 2016

    TechWell Corporation, an industry leader in software development conferences and training, has announced the full program for STAREAST, one of the longest-running, and most respected conferences on software testing and quality assurance, to be held May 1–6, 2016 at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld® in Orlando, FL.

    The week-long conference will feature over 100 learning and networking opportunities and covers a wide variety of some of the most in-demand topics: Test Management, Test Techniques, Test Automation, Agile Testing, DevOps & Testing, Testing the Internet of Things, Mobile Testing, Testing Metrics, Cloud Testing, and Performance Testing to name a few.

    Attendees can build a customized week of learning with a variety of topics available through pre-conference training classes, full- and half-day tutorials, testing-oriented concurrent sessions, and keynote presentations.

    One of the most popular features of STAREAST remains the top-notch keynote presentations.

    This year’s keynote speakers include renowned testing professionals: Keith Klain, David Dang, Lee Copeland, Isabel Evans, and Dawn Haynes. “The keynotes will allow attendees to gain insight into the evolution of the software testing profession and lessons learned along the way,” said Allison Wade, President, TechWell Corp.

    Keynote presentations include compelling topics like Lessons Learned in (Selling) Software Testing, Open Source Test Automation: Riding the Second Wave, The Evolution of a Software Tester: From Novice to Practitioner, Telling Our Testing Stories, and Lightning Strikes the Keynotes.

    STAREAST will also feature a Women Who Test full-day event on Friday, May 6 during the conference. Women Who Test was introduced at last year’s STARWEST conference in Anaheim and received rave reviews by the participants. This program will cover testing topics and will support both women’s personal and career journeys. The Women Who Test event covers prominent topics for female test/qa professionals, including: reengineering your life, growing your personal brand, setting goals, discovering your career superpowers, and how to problem-solve as a female in the tech industry where the ratio of men to women is drastically outnumbered at 7:3.

    For more information on STAREAST and access to the full conference program, visithttps://stareast.techwell.com.

    ABOUT TECHWELL CORPORATION:

    TechWell—through its conferences, training, consulting, community websites, and online resources—helps people and organizations develop and deliver great software. For more information, visithttp://www.techwell.com.

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  • Lexumo Funded to Secure IoT and Embedded Devices, Critical Infrastructure, and Enterprise Applications from Widespread Open Source Vulnerabilities

    New cloud platform leverages “Big Code” analytics to continuously search, index and monitor code for open source vulnerabilities such as Heartbleed and Shellshock.

    Cambridge, Massachusetts – February 1, 2016 – Lexumo, developer of the world’s first automated cloud-based service for continuously monitoring software for vulnerable open source components, has closed $4.89M in seed funding from Accomplice, .406 Ventures, and Draper. Lexumo continuously searches and indexes software to immediately identify publicly-known open source vulnerabilities that can cause theft of sensitive data, failure of critical systems, and brand damage.  Lexumo’s cloud-based service integrates transparently with existing software development workflows, does not require access to source code, and provides specific, actionable recommendations for remediation.  Lexumo’s new funding will be used to further develop and commercialize the platform and build the company’s sales and marketing teams.

    “To gain speed and agility, the vast majority of development organizations today assemble software from reusable software ‘building blocks’ which are downloaded from open source repositories.  Yet many of these components contain published vulnerabilities which are extensively described in public forums and vulnerability databases – providing cyber attackers with a clear roadmap to attack critical systems, devices, and enterprise applications,” said Brad Gaynor, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Lexumo.  “The funding is a validation of our scalable, cloud-based approach to identifying and eliminating open source vulnerabilities in a new and innovative way.”

    According to industry analysts, open source software (OSS) is now used for mission-critical IT by 95 percent of all mainstream IT organizations, as well as in 85 percent of all commercial software packages.  Yet, in 2014, there were approximately 52 million downloads of vulnerable components from the Central Repository, which supplies widely-used shareable components developed by open source organizations such as The Apache Software Foundation, Atlassian, RedHat (JBoss), and Oracle (Java).  When these vulnerable components are integrated into a company’s software, their products and applications are at risk.

    Originally developed at Draper with DARPA funding, Lexumo’s “Big Code” technology combines big data analytics with software analysis techniques for the first time.  This unique approach uses indexed search techniques to continuously identify deep commonalities between the hundreds of millions of lines of open source code available today and the software used in a particular system, device or application.  It then identifies exactly which open source components and versions are present in the code – with a high level of granularity and accuracy.  Drill-downs provide detailed information about each vulnerability and its location in the code, along with automatically-generated instructions to patch them.

    Lexumo’s cloud-based service is easy to use and does not slow down development because it integrates with existing build and ticketing systems, and no developer interaction is required to analyze the code.

    “The premise of Lexumo’s Big Code technology is ambitious and its implementation is both elegant and impressive, which is a reflection of the team’s deep domain expertise and passion for solving security-related problems,” said Jeff Fagnan, General Partner at Accomplice.  “The Lexumo platform makes it incredibly simple for software developers to securely use open source software, raising the bar for application security.”

    “Security for the Internet of Things has been largely overlooked and, given the pace of IoT deployments, it presents a massive risk to technology developers, businesses and consumers,” said Maria Cirino, Managing Partner at .406 Ventures.  “Recent research cites that security solutions for IoT are at least two years away, but Lexumo has the right technology and business model to tackle this problem today.”

    “The IoT is vulnerable because humans are fallible,” said Kaigham J. Gabriel, president and CEO of Draper and former acting director of DARPA. “The Lexumo team applied automated big data analysis to eliminate open-source security vulnerabilities across all sectors of critical national infrastructure and commercial enterprises. The team built the first implementation of the initial concept at Draper, and we are thrilled to spin out Lexumo.”

    About Accomplice

    Accomplice (FKA Atlas Venture) is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startup companies, with specialties in cybersecurity, eSports, data analytics, SMB class software, emerging hardware platforms, and marketplaces. Our partners are Jeff Fagnan, Christopher P. Lynch, and Ryan Moore. For more information, visit www.accomplice.co.

    About 406 Ventures

    .406 Ventures is an early stage technology venture capital firm investing in enterprise technology companies founded by visionary entrepreneurs. .406 Ventures was founded in 2005 and has ~$600M under management. The .406 Ventures team is comprised of entrepreneurs and operators who became investors to apply real world experience and strong company-building skills to create value for entrepreneurs and LPs. The firm leads, or co-leads, first institutional investment rounds in market-changing Enterprise IT companies and world-class operators, who move quickly and embody successful entrepreneurial DNA with their passion, creativity and endurance. www.406ventures.com

    About Draper

    As a not-for-profit engineering research and development company, Draper focuses on the design, development and deployment of advanced technological solutions for the world’s most challenging and important problems. We provide engineering services directly to government, industry, and academia; work on teams as prime contractor or subcontractor; and participate as a collaborator in consortia. We provide unbiased assessments of technology or systems designed or recommended by other organizations — custom designed, as well as commercial-off-the-shelf.  www.draper.com

    About Lexumo

    Lexumo protects the world’s open source software.  Originally developed with DARPA funding, Lexumo’s Big Code technology combines big data analytics, machine learning and software analysis to detect vulnerabilities in software built with open source.  Lexumo’s automated cloud-based service continuously searches, indexes and monitors open source code and known vulnerabilities to provide the fastest, most effective way for identifying and patching even the most recently discovered security threats.  For more information about how Lexumo secures open source software used in IoT and embedded devices, critical infrastructure, and enterprise applications, visit https://lexumo.com.

  • Jelastic is Now Available on MoldData Cloud

    Jelastic and MoldData Cloud has partnered to enable DevOps with the containerized PaaS and meet the requirements of each specific business in the Republic of Moldova

    Palo Alto, Calif (PRWEB) February 02, 2016

    Jelastic, Inc., the first DevOps PaaS with native PHP 7 support within the cloud market today announced MoldData Cloud as their new partner, that is headquartered in the Republic of Moldova.

    Dorian Bodiu, CTO of S.E. MoldData about their cooperation with Jelastic:

    “We consider Jelastic as the best platform for us to satisfy the highest demands and needs of our customers. Jelastic is the production-ready solution with support of Docker containers technology, that enables DevOps to build, ship and run distributed applications anywhere. That is why this technology is taken as the main basis for the future business strategy of MoldData. From now MoldData will provide autoscaling feature, – the best argument for the customers who want to pay only for what they consume.”

    Jelastic enables the DevOps teams to easily create, test and run their projects using the advanced and user-friendly cloud platform. Developers also get the full package of advantages from Docker containers, such as smart distribution of containers, automatic vertical and horizontal scaling, full isolation and security as well as high availability. Jelastic is designed to provide the absolute ease of use for developers to create, run and scale applications in the cloud environment.

    “We are excited to expand Jelastic Ecosystem with MoldData Cloud, providing the ultimate containerized PaaS to web developers in the Republic of Moldova. Flexible pricing and high performance of MoldData Cloud in combination with Jelastic global technology provide new opportunities and high level of automation for DevOps teams within the local data center.” declared Ruslan Synytsky, Jelastic CEO

    MoldData Cloud customers value the personalized approach, as well as the high level of service and the best pricing offering within the market. Company offers a lot of services, as Virtual servers, Virtual datacenter, Web projects consulting, Dedicated Servers, Domain registration, Managed hosting, Server Management, Support center and Backup. The location of MoldData Cloud data center will ensure providing services in accordance with national standards of data protection and security, and with 24/7 technical support. Among the chief goals of MoldData are: performance optimization of users` applications and providing the highly qualified services. They are working with each customer directly to identify the size and type of project, its needs and the potential growth in order to meet the requirements of each specific business.

    With MoldData Cloud solution, developers can value all the benefits of DevOps PaaS, such as:

    • Automatic Horizontal and Vertical Scaling
    • High-Availability
    • Advanced Docker Support
    • Zero-code-changes
    • Clustered Solutions with Multi-Nodes
    • Application Lifecycle Management,
    • Custom and Jelastic SSL
    • SSH Access and open API
    • Marketplace (one-click installation of the most popular applications)

    About Jelastic

    Jelastic is an enterprise DevOps PaaS for containers deployed on bare metal hardware or any cloud IaaS. Jelastic customers and partners, such as ISVs, hosting service providers, systems integrators, outsourcing companies, DevOps teams and enterprises, can choose between Public, Private, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud options. The platform provides certified containers for Java, PHP, Ruby, Node.js, Python and .NET and the ability to use custom Docker containers. Jelastic offers agile deployment models without coding to proprietary APIs, flexible automatic scaling for stateless and stateful applications, collaboration, access control, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery, built-in billing and business analytics tools, while driving down TCO with high density and hardware utilization. Jelastic multi-cloud functionality enables customers to achieve high-availability through geo-distribution across different data centers or clouds, easily relocate the projects to the superior hardware with the help of live environment migration, choose between higher quality or more cost affordable hardware and host applications with the trusted cloud vendors. For more information, visit us at http://www.jelastic.com

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  • DevOps Twitter Fun and a Free T-shirt

    DevOps Twitter Fun and a Free T-shirt

    After the holidays and New Year, the team here at devopsy.kinsta.cloud decided to shake things up a bit and  have fun some fun with on social media. Starting today we are going to run what we think are three pretty cool contests to post some DevOps fun through Twitter. We will select the best to win a devopsy.kinsta.cloud t-shirt and other cool swag.

    These opportunities will be pushed out via Twitter; to win you must follow us @DevOpsDotCom, follow instructions, tweet out your submission using applicable hashtags (#) and answer emails asking for required information (such as address to send materials).

    The promotions are:

    Meme Monday: Today we introduce #DevOpsMemeMonday. Below is an example of our meme for the week, the infamous “Be Like Bob,” or in this instance, don’t be like Bob. We will supply a meme with no text writing on it, with a description of any rules that could be applied to the contest. It is then up to you, our followers to create a meme that best follows the rules. Up to five winners will be selected based on humor, cleverness and the best incorporation of DevOps. Submissions will be accepted through Twitter by tweeting @DevOpsDotcom and using the hashtag #DevOpsMM.

    Example:

    belikebob

    We have also courteously provided a blank canvas for you to create your meme here, which you can download by right-clicking and selecting “save as.”  You can then use https://imgflip.com/memegenerator to create your meme, or simply do it in photoshop.  Once you create your meme, don’t forget to submit it to us by tweeting @DevOpsDotCom with the hashtag #DevOpsMM.

    Throwback Thursday: This will be an open contest with no picture or text provided; however, these can be done through picture, text or whatever means you choose to express your creativity. The only instructions are to represent how DevOps has changed over the years, as well as how DevOps has changed IT over the years—hence, “Throwback Thursday.” Submissions will be accepted through Twitter by tweeting @DevOpsDotcom and using the hashtag #DevOpsTBT.

    Example: Remember when a computer was the size of a house #DevOpsTBT

    Freestyle Friday: This also will be an open contest with no picture or text provided; however, these can be done through picture, text or whatever means you choose too express your creativity. The only instructions are to create a short rhyme or rap about DevOps—hence, “Freestyle Friday.” Submissions will be accepted through Twitter by tweeting @DevOpsDotcom and using the hashtag #DevOpsFreestyleFriday.

    Example: Bob is stuck in his old ways, he doesn’t like to continuously deliver. He’ll be rethinking his outdated behavior when he’s sent downriver. #DevOpsFF

  • Save the Date for Sirius Madness!

    Sirius to host sixth-annual technology conference in Charlotte, North Carolina

    Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) January 29, 2016

    Charlotte, NC – 29 January, 2016 – Registration is open and the agenda finalized for the sixth-annual Sirius Madness event, the Carolinas’ premier technology conference. Hosted by Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc. (Sirius), the conference combines the excitement of college basketball, St. Patrick’s Day, and all-star partners showcasing their innovative technologies. This year, Sirius Madness will be held on March 17, 2016 at the Westin Charlotte in North Carolina.

    The 2016 Sirius Madness is expected to be the biggest yet, with an estimated 50 breakout sessions ranging from solutions-focused presentations and panel discussions to technical deep dives and much more. Sirius Madness was designed to provide rich technical content in a casual and fun atmosphere. After reviewing a record number of submissions, the Madness panel of industry experts selected what they view as the best content for 2016. “We’re very happy to keep Madness going!” said Jason Nash, ‎Sirius director of Next Generation Architectures. “This year we’ll have over 50 sessions from the kind of industry leaders that attendees have come to expect.”

    The Madness technical sessions will cover today’s most relevant IT topics, including DevOps; private, hybrid and public cloud; end-user computing; security; and more. “We are also very happy to have Gene Kim, co-author of The Phoenix Project, as the keynote speaker,” Nash said. “Many in our industry have read this book, and found similarities in their own challenges as IT departments undergo transformation.”

    Visit the 2016 Sirius Madness microsite to check out the full agenda, register, and take advantage of discounted hotel blocks. The first 500 to register will get a free Madness T-shirt. Hotel rooms at various hotels are blocked for discounts until February 23, 2016.

    Special thanks to our sponsors! Among them are: EMC, VMware, Cisco, Citrix and IBM, Bit9 + Carbon Black, Blue Coat Systems, Dell, F5 Systems, Intel, Lenovo, Nutanix, Palo Alto, PernixData, Recovery Pointe Systems, RES Software, Splunk, VCE, Alert Logic, CA Technologies, Catalogic Software, Commscope, CyberArk, Liquidware Labs, Red Hat, RSA, Solutionary, Super Micro Computer, Inc., Trend Micro, Varonis Systems, Veeam Software, Winthrop Resources and Zerto Ltd.

    About Sirius Computer Solutions: Sirius is a national integrator of technology-based business solutions that span the data center and lines of business. Built on products and services from the world’s top technology companies, Sirius solutions are installed, configured and supported by our dedicated teams of highly certified experts. Sirius is focused on helping organizations of all sizes reduce cost and complexity, improve service levels, and minimize risk through the implementation of strategic solutions that include cloud, analytics, mobility, security, IT infrastructure optimization and more.

    For more information about Sirius, visit http://www.siriuscom.com.

    Contact Information: Jessica Carter, Marketing Manager, Sirius Computer Solutions

    Phone: 919-475-3200; E-mail: jessica(dot)carter(at)siriuscom(dot)com

    Vin Tugade, Corporate Communications Manager, Sirius Computer Solutions

    Phone: 801-964-4906; E-mail: vinia(dot)tugade(at)siriuscom(dot)com

    All brand, service and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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  • CloudBees Signs 13 New Reselling and Services Partners in Q4 2015

    New Partners Reflect Growing Demand for Jenkins-Powered Continuous Delivery Around the World;

    New Portal Designed to Drive Partner Profitability and Customer Success

    SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CloudBees, Inc., the enterprise Jenkins company and continuous delivery (CD) leader, today announced rapid growth in its partner community in Q4 of 2015. The growth of the reselling and services partner ecosystem in Q4 alone was nearly 50 percent and facilitates ready-access to more Jenkins-related services and CloudBees products in all global regions. To support the growing partner community, the company launched a new partner portal to provide greater access to CloudBees resources.

    New CloudBees partners reflect growing demand for #Jenkins powered CD around the world!

    New reseller, services and training partners were brought on-board during the final three months of 2015. New additions included two global services partners, two partners in the U.S. federal government sector, four partners for expanded coverage in the Asia/Pacific region and five new partners in Canada and the U.S.

    The new CloudBees partner portal, launched this month, provides the CloudBees partner community with a single destination to uncover and manage new opportunities and expand DevOps and enterprise-scale Jenkins business. Exclusively for CloudBees partners, the portal delivers marketing, sales and technical content and tools to help partners architect the best enterprise Jenkins solution for customers, help partners manage opportunities and facilitate the closing of sales.

    “The expansion of our partner ecosystem is a direct result of the global and growing demands for enterprise Jenkins solutions,” said Durga Sammeta, CloudBees senior director, global alliance and channels. “Customers are seeking enterprise Jenkins solutions and trusted advisors who can help them identify and implement continuous delivery in their transformation to a DevOps culture. These partners join CloudBees’ already extensive set of global reseller, services and training partners that enable enterprise software delivery teams to more easily embrace continuous delivery with Jenkins-based solutions.”

    The latest moves follow a series of innovations over the past year in the CloudBees partner program. The company revamped the program in July 2015 to include new tracks for reseller and training partners. By expanding these categories of partners, CloudBees ensured that customers seeking enterprise Jenkins solutions had expanded buying choices from trusted partners in the application development and DevOps sectors.

    New partners recently signed include:

    Global Services Partners:

    • InfoStretch – Global, Platinum Services and Reseller Partner
    • Unisys – Global, Services and Reseller Partner

    Reselling and Services Partners focused on the US Federal Government:

    • KP SOFT – U.S. Federal, Gold Services and Reseller Partner

    Reselling and Services Partners in APAC:

    Reselling and Services Partners in U.S. and Canada:

    Partner Comments:

    “With organizations under pressure to constantly deliver fully-featured, quality software that’s a step above the competition, the need for automation is a critical success factor. We are excited to partner with CloudBees to support customers through their continuous delivery and DevOps transformations.”
    – Adam Edwards, CTO, Middleware360 Solutions

    “U.S. Federal Government Agencies seeking to increase standardization and use of best practices, are turning to DevOps and IT automation solutions. Aurotech is excited to partner with CloudBees to help our government customers re-engineer IT practices.”
    – Imneetpal Brar, DevOps Program Manager, Aurotech

    “For InfoStretch’s enterprise customers, Jenkins is crucial for continuous integration and continuous delivery initiatives. By using the CloudBees Jenkins Platform, our customers’ will evolve their mobile strategy toward quality engineering and greater agility.”
    – Guy Vachtel, Senior Director of Global Partners & Business Development, InfoStretch

    “Alten is thrilled to resell CloudBees’ innovative solutions across the APAC region. Alten’s presence in China, Hong Kong and Korea, in particular, provides our mutual customers with leading edge technology, guidance and expertise in implementing CI and CD initiatives.”
    – Lawrence Kole, Managing Director, ALTEN China

    “It’s fantastic to work with an organization as committed to partnerships as CloudBees. What’s really compelling is to see the resources and investment CloudBees has made in its channel strategy. That aligns well with how we approach partnerships.”
    – Tyler Davey, VP Sales, Architech

    “Jenkins plays a key and essential role and is a recommended best practice to our clients for continuous delivery practices. The advanced enterprise features offered by CloudBees makes Jenkins a natural fit for our customers looking to implement scalable continuous integration and continuous delivery processes across DevOps teams.”
    – Joe Dickman, SVP, Vizuri

    Resources

    About CloudBees
    CloudBees (www.cloudbees.com), the Enterprise Jenkins Company, is the continuous delivery (CD) leader. CloudBees provides solutions that enable DevOps teams to respond rapidly to the software delivery needs of the business. Building on the strength of Jenkins, the world’s most popular open source continuous delivery hub and ecosystem, the CloudBees Jenkins Platform provides a wide range of CD solutions that meet the unique security, scalability and manageability needs of enterprises. The CloudBees Jenkins Platform supports many of the world’s largest and most business-critical deployments.

    Backed by Matrix Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Verizon Ventures, CloudBees was founded in 2010 by former JBoss CTO Sacha Labourey and an elite team of continuous integration, continuous delivery and DevOps professionals. Follow CloudBees onTwitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+.

    Contacts

    PAN Communications
    Katelyn Campbell / Gaby Berkman, +1-617-502-4300
    cloudbees@pancomm.com

  • Black Duck and Forest Technologies announce Strategic DevOps Partnership – See more at: https://www.blackducksoftware.com/news/releases/black-duck-and-forest-technologies-announce-strategic-devops-partnership#sthash.3m72gBvJ.dpuf

    London, UK and Burlington, MA – Jan. 27, 2016 – US-based Black Duck, a global leader in automated solutions for securing and managing open source software, and Forest Technologies, one of London’s leading DevOps consultancies, today announced a strategic partnership through which Forest’s DevOps consulting and enablement experience will support Black Duck’s solutions.

    The partnership enables Forest to address the security, regulatory and risk concerns facing their customers as they continue to embrace open source technologies.  Black Duck solutions can be integrated with existing software development tool chains to automatically inventory the open source in use, map known vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor for newly discovered vulnerabilities, embracing a continuous delivery approach.

    DevOps is among the hottest topics in IT today.  Forest has been helping companies worldwide transform their ability to deliver value to their customers through the adoption of DevOps and Automation for over 12 years.  They have worked across a variety of sectors including retail, telecoms, financial, online gambling and online travel from the biggest enterprises to small start-ups.  This gives them a unique insight into what it takes for companies to successfully adopt a collaborative DevOps culture, and the underlying processes and tools to increase the speed and quality that software and software-related services can be delivered to customers.

    Forest Technologies was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in London with offices in Singapore and more than 100 happy customers worldwide.  For more information, visit www.forest-technologies.co.uk.

    Organizations worldwide use Black Duck’s industry-leading products to secure and manage open source software, eliminating the pain related to security vulnerabilities, open source license compliance and operational risk.

    The company offer subscription-based software products and on-demand audit services. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Burlington, MA, Black Duck is a privately held company with 230+ employees and more than 1,300 customers.

    Black Duck also has offices in Mountain View, CA, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

    “I founded Forest following numerous unhappy interactions as a customer with software vendors and consultancies.  Our team are recruited for their DNA as much as their technical ability because honesty and the desire to go the extra mile are key to delivering what we promised, when we promised it, and within the budget we agreed. Consulting and Training the Forest way.” Andy Cureton, Founder & CEO – Forest Technologies.

    We’re delighted to welcome Forest Technologies to the Black Duck Partner Programme. We look forward to working closely with Forest to help customers use open source to create secure, high-quality software with trust and confidence, through our commitment to delivering the best outcome for our customers. The overall DevOps message is compelling, because many IT organizations want to achieve the scale-out and economies of scale achieved by world-class cloud providers. Black Duck also recently announced the addition of comprehensive container scanning capabilities to its Hub software. DevOps teams will be able to map open source security vulnerabilities for applications, Linux distributions, and other software in Docker and other Linux containers.  Kevin Bland, Director of Channels & Alliances, EMEA – Black Duck Software.

    About Black Duck Software

    Organizations worldwide use Black Duck Software’s industry-leading products to secure and manage open source software, eliminating the pain related to security vulnerabilities, compliance and operational risk. Black Duck is headquartered in Burlington, MA, and has offices in Mountain View, CA, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

    Media Contact:
    Brian Carter, Director of Strategic Communications
    bcarter@blackducksoftware.com
    508-277-7570

    • See more at: https://www.blackducksoftware.com/news/releases/black-duck-and-forest-technologies-announce-strategic-devops-partnership#sthash.3m72gBvJ.dpuf

  • IBM AND CATALOGIC SOFTWARE TO ANNOUNCE JOINT SOLUTIONS FOR HYBRID CLOUD AND DEVOPS IN LIVE ONLINE EVENT FEBRUARY 2ND

    Live Online Event Will Present Details of New Set of Solutions That Combine Catalogic Software’s ECX Data Management Platform With Various IBM Storage Offerings and IBM SoftLayer Cloud

    /EINPresswire.com/ — WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ — (Marketwired) — 01/27/16 — IBM® and Catalogic Software today announced that they will hold a live online event next week to introduce a new series of tested and validated joint solutions for both Hybrid Cloud operations and for DevOps, in addition to other important IT use cases. The event will be carried via live online stream on Tuesday, February 2nd at 11 AM Eastern. The event is open to the public, and available by registering at the following link: http://data.catalogicsoftware.com/en/ibm/catalogic-launch-event-lp-feb-2-2016

    The event will be co-hosted by IBM VP of Storage, Bina Hallman, and Catalogic Software CEO, Ed Walsh. The session will demonstrate how Catalogic’s data management software platform leverages IBM storage to deliver key functionality like self-service provisioning and automation — fundamental attributes of a modern, dynamic infrastructure. This powerful combination allows IT to easily deploy resources and move data in support of operations in the Cloud or in support of DevOps processes.

    The companies are not releasing significant details ahead of the formal announcement, but have revealed that each of the solutions being introduced combines Catalogic’s ECX software based copy data management platform with one of IBM’s primary storage offerings including the Storwize® family of storage arrays, SAN Volume Controller with IBM Spectrum Virtualize™ software, the IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 storage array, and storage software offering IBM Spectrum Protect™.

    Next week’s event will include live demonstrations that showcase how IBM storage can be leveraged as the infrastructure in key use cases. To exemplify the Hybrid Cloud capabilities, one demonstration will show how IBM storage clients can easily extend operations to the public cloud, using ECX’s automation and data management capabilities to orchestrate the process of creating live application environments in IBM’s Public Cloud division, SoftLayer, as well as in Amazon Web Services. A second live demonstration will show how leveraging ECX’s data management allows the IT organization to use IBM storage as the primary infrastructure in a DevOps environment.

    “Together with IBM, we are bringing powerful solutions to market that directly address some of the most pressing challenges that enterprise IT teams have today,” said Walsh. “We knew that a live presentation with detailed demonstrations was the best way to convey the value that these solutions can bring to our clients, and we are thrilled to be joined by Bina Hallman in our live broadcast next week.”

    About Catalogic Software
    Catalogic Software is the market’s leading software provider of intelligent Copy Data solutions. Founded in 1996 and with thousands of customers worldwide, Catalogic’s mission is to enable IT organizations to leverage their copy data, delivering significant reductions to CAPEX and OPEX while providing superior services to the business. With its software products, Catalogic helps clients Manage, Orchestrate and Analyze their Copy Data across their enterprise and cloud in support of mission critical IT functions including disaster recovery, test/dev, DevOps, next generation data protection, and business analytics. Catalogic has a state-of-the-art Partner Program, and its products are sold exclusively through its global network of distributors and value-added resellers. Visit the Catalogic Partner page at www.catalogicsoftware.com/en/partners, and download a free trial version to see the impact of ECX firsthand at: www.catalogicsoftware.com/en/products/trial

    Press Inquiries:

    Joanne Hogue
    Smart Connections PR
    410.658.8246
    Email Contact

  • Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. Addresses IT’s Growing Need For Agility with Release of ActiveBatch Version 10

    Industry’s Most Advanced Workload Automation Solution Adds Capabilities that Cut Workflow Development Time in Half

    MORRISTOWN, NJ – (January 26, 2016) – Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. (ASCI) today announced the availability of ActiveBatch Version 10, a major release of the company’s leading Workload Automation and Job Scheduling Software focused on improving IT performance despite the operational and business complexities impacting today’s IT organization. ActiveBatch Version 10 contains multiple new features that increase efficiency and reduce cost, while also meeting the intensifying demands for improved agility and bimodal deployment.

    “Most IT organizations are facing unprecedented challenges due to the rate of production growth, changing business requirements, stagnating budgets, and a shortage of skilled professionals,” said Jim Manias, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Advanced Systems Concepts. “Our release of ActiveBatch Version 10 redefines IT automation with new automation capabilities that help IT professionals easily handle the core functions they are supporting, which in turn enables them to adapt to new requirements faster and more reliably.”

    Built with an understanding of common business functions, ActiveBatch Version 10 introduces new capabilities that can cut workflow development times by as much as 50%. The benefit of these innovations allow DevOps teams to refocus on critical IT business and operational processes, thereby reducing delays, decreasing errors, and improving the speed at which tasks are released into production.

    Closing the IT Resource Gap

    Among its many improvements, Version 10’s innovative Integrated Jobs Library includes hundreds of production-ready, templated Job Steps that are self-documenting. The library allows developers to assemble jobs and workflows faster  with pre-built logic that eliminate time spent on researching, writing, and testing code. A new Check-Out | Check-In with Collaboration capability lets multiple developers work on the same object(s) simultaneously; upon Check-In, authors can address conflicting changes with ActiveBatch’s built-in Conflict Resolution tool. Pairing this with v10’s new Simulation Mode, developers

    and operations can simulate workflow logic and execution for testing without incurring delays imposed by actually running the job payload.

    Five new views in ActiveBatch Version 10 speed time-to-insight by quickly visualizing activities.

    The newly designed Map View, for example, offers a real-time graphical display and development environment with all workflows and object relationships, while Machine Load View displays a visual heat map to identify heavily used, lightly used and available systems. Gantt, Forecast, and Workflow Optimizer Views also help shorten development time and improve workflow quality. Finally, an upgraded Dashboard provides dynamic visualization of KPIs as well as real-time and historical progress of business and IT workflows.

    Reducing Automation Complexity

    Most organizations struggle with a combination of three to eight separate automation tools. ActiveBatch Version 10 helps reduce that number to one, due to its cross-platform architecture and robust Jobs Library. Furthermore, its innovative predictive analytics and intelligent automation technology lets it anticipate upcoming computing needs, then assemble and later disassemble the exact mix of real, virtual and cloud resources required for the task, on the fly.

    To further simplify developer workloads, ActiveBatch Version 10 now offers REST support in addition to other API Interfaces. This makes it easier for users to create lightweight, dynamic and end-to-end workflows across mobile apps, social networking sites, mashup tools and automated business processes.

    Availability

    ActiveBatch Version 10 is now available for licensing as well as by automatic upgrade for companies participating in ASCI’s ActiveBatch Version Upgrade program. For more information, log on to www.advsyscon.com.

    About Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.:

    Founded in 1981, Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. has developed cutting-edge products across the breadth of customer markets for over 30 years. Advanced Systems Concepts offers many software products and options for users of Windows, UNIX, Linux, HP OpenVMS and NSK systems as well as IBM z/OS, AIX, i5OS and SCO UNIX. With a worldwide base of customers in over 46 countries, Advanced Systems Concepts helps companies respond to increasingly complex business needs with a leading edge IT Automation solution that improves business performance and IT operations. 

  • Tenable Network Security Supports Microsoft Azure, Securing Cloud Environments at the Speed of DevOps

    Leading developer of next-generation cybersecurity software now provides enhanced security visibility across three major cloud environments with release of Nessus for Microsoft Azure

    Columbia, MD (PRWEB) January 26, 2016

    Tenable Network Security®, Inc., the leader in continuous network monitoring®, today announced that its popular vulnerability management platform, Nessus®, delivers enhanced security visibility and system hardening for Microsoft Azure cloud environments. Tenable now provides the broadest cloud coverage available with support for three major cloud environments – Azure, Amazon Web Services and Rackspace.

    “The foundation of strong cloud security starts with knowing which assets are running in the cloud,” said Ron Gula, CEO, Tenable Network Security. “As the first to extend its comprehensive vulnerability management software to Azure users, Tenable makes it easy for organizations to embrace the cloud by identifying any known threats or vulnerabilities and remediating them before it’s too late.”

    Cloud has given rise to DevOps and enabled organizations to save time and money by improving development speed and automation. Through continuous delivery, Tenable’s solutions audit and assess Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, giving organizations complete visibility into their on-premises, cloud or hybrid environments. With Tenable, Azure users also gain enhanced visibility into which assets, workloads and applications are running in the cloud, and can easily detect and identify misconfigured or vulnerable systems to quickly remediate threats and remove security weaknesses.

    For increased flexibility, Azure users can also take advantage of Nessus Agents. Agents perform localized assessments on virtual systems and portable devices such as laptops, remote or difficult-to-scan systems, and send the data back to a central platform via Nessus Cloud or Nessus Manager. Additional capabilities include advanced vulnerability analytics, reporting and dashboards that provide organizations with a consolidated view of data across the entire IT environment.

    “We are delighted that Tenable Nessus is now available on the Microsoft Azure platform,” said Nicole Herskowitz, senior director of product marketing, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Corp. “Tenable helps our customers address the growing challenges facing their business-critical cloud environments.”

    For more information about using Tenable’s Nessus technology to secure your cloud infrastructure, visit http://www.tenable.com/integrations/microsoft/azure.

    To learn more about reducing your attack surface in the cloud with Tenable, check out the below resources:
    Auditing Microsoft Azure with Nessus v6.5
    Top Recommendations for Securing Microsoft Azure Deployment
    New in Nessus 6.5
    Cloud-based Security Solutions: Leveraging Expertise
    About Tenable Network Security

    Tenable Network Security provides continuous network monitoring to identify vulnerabilities, reduce risk, ensure compliance and respond to threats. Our family of products includes SecurityCenter Continuous View™, which provides the most comprehensive and integrated view of network health, and Nessus®, the global standard in detecting and assessing network data. Tenable is relied upon by many of the world’s largest corporations, not-for-profit organizations and public sector agencies, including the entire U.S. Department of Defense. For more information, please visit tenable.com.

    Contact Information:

    Andrew Flick

    Tenable Network Security

    aflick (at) tenable (dot) com

    (410) 872-0555 x559

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