LAS VEGAS, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CA WORLD -- CA
Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) today unveiled new features and
functionality to the Cloud Commons® ecosystem including the new
Cloud Commons Marketplace that facilitates the buying and selling
of cloud services and content, and the Cloud Commons Developer
Studio, for planning, building and testing cloud-based software
solutions.
The Cloud Commons ecosystem is a thriving community of more than
3,000 members. Current Marketplace cloud solutions span hosted CA
AppLogic® grids, Microsoft® based appliances, cloud control panels,
virtual desktop and mobile hosting, and other vertical industry
applications. Vendors include DNS Europe, ScaleMatrix, Radix
Technologies, Acolyst, GigaSpaces Technologies and CorePlus.
Customers can also purchase CA Technologies enterprise-class
products such as CA ARCserve®, CA Service Desk Manager, and CA
Oblicore Guarantee™ software, which have been configured as "cloud
appliances" to run on CA AppLogic clouds.
"We've taken significant steps to advance Cloud Commons and make
it the singular destination site for anyone using or interested in
using cloud solutions," said Adam
Famularo, general manager, Enterprise and Cloud Solutions,
CA Technologies. "Unlike other cloud service directories, Cloud
Commons Marketplace allows users to aggregate cloud solutions and
offers a seamless purchase experience between ISVs, service
providers and enterprises. It addresses a critical need by helping
the end user identify and buy the right cloud solution from the
right cloud vendor, hosted by the right cloud service
provider."
The Cloud Commons Marketplace
Buyers and sellers of cloud solutions and services use the Cloud
Commons Marketplace to compare, procure, manage, and sell ongoing
subscription-based cloud solutions, services and content. The
Marketplace provides ISVs a new channel distribution opportunity
and inbound marketing tool, while service providers can easily add
to their service catalog, aggregate richer solutions and reach new
customers with more robust offerings. Enterprise IT professionals
can use the Marketplace to research and identify optimal services,
deployment models and providers, as well as, purchase services
seamlessly, all from one online location.
"We have a lot of great services that we want to make quickly
and easily available to new customers that may not know about us,
or know how to find us," said Mark
Ortenzi, CEO of ScaleMatrix. "Unlike other product directory
sites, the Cloud Commons Marketplace is a one-stop shop where
potential customers can evaluate and buy cloud services, have
access to a wealth of knowledge and tap into resources all from a
single location. This also gives other managed service providers
the ability to buy cloud services to add to their service
portfolio, and market and distribute them to our end users—with the
transaction happening seamlessly on the backend. We can also manage
customer accounts and collaborate with our partners and customers.
It's a win-win for us as we accelerate our expansion into the cloud
space."
Marketplace capabilities include:
- Software vendors and service providers can submit
software-as-a-service (SaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS), or
infrastructure-as-service (IaaS) solutions and related content for
distribution.
- ISVs, service providers, or individual developers can offer
their products or integrated solutions as CA AppLogic
appliances.
- Service providers can purchase new cloud solutions from ISVs to
expand their portfolios.
- Enterprise customers can purchase cloud solutions to use
directly in their own private cloud, or opt for a hosted version
through a Cloud Commons service provider.
- Ecosystem vendors can take advantage of built-in portfolio
management and customer management capabilities.
- Buyers can use the Service Measurement Index to help identify
which solutions will best meet their unique needs.
The Cloud Commons Developer Studio
Developers and ISVs can use the Cloud Commons Developer Studio
to create cloud ready IT solutions designed for both public and
private cloud environments at no cost, using the CA AppLogic
platform. It facilitates collaboration and development projects
with tools for developers who want to plan, build and test
cloud-based software projects.
"Cloud computing represents new territory for many application
and service developers, and finding resources to build and test new
projects isn't easy," said Nati
Shalom, founder and CTO, GigaSpaces. "We're really eager to
take advantage of the collaboration tools, free access to test
grids and other perks that the Developer Studio offers – so we can
speed time-to-market for new IT services in the cloud."
Developer Studio capabilities include:
- Members can collaborate and manage software projects using the
Cloud Commons WorkBench based on FusionForge software.
- ISVs and developers can prepare their applications to run in
the cloud using the CA AppLogic software developers' kit, and test
their applications in the cloud using Cloud Commons' Grid
Scheduler.
- These powerful tools help developers and ISVs prepare new cloud
services for the open market.
Today's announcement supports customers as they transition from
simply managing IT to delivering business services. CA Technologies
applies a unique value roadmap to each customer's business goals to
deliver Business Service Innovation: new levels of speed,
innovation, performance and cost/risk efficiencies.
Learn more and register for the Cloud Commons ecosystem at
http://www.cloudcommons.com.
About the Cloud Commons Ecosystem
The Cloud Commons ecosystem delivers comprehensive resources for
helping to accelerate the understanding, development and adoption
of cloud computing. Service providers, software vendors,
developers, enterprises, and other IT professionals join to derive
and deliver business value through cloud computing. The ecosystem
combines a knowledge-based interactive community, cloud development
tools, cloud test grid, and an online marketplace for cloud
solutions. Members can learn best practices and approaches for
adopting cloud, speed the development of software projects that use
cloud, and simplify the process of buying, selling, and hosting
cloud solutions.
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mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies
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deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies innovative
products and services provide the insight and control essential for
IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the
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