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Introducing UForge to the Market : Press Release February 9th 2010

Introducing UForgeA New Factory for Delivering your Applications to the Cloud

Introducing UForgeA New Factory for Delivering your Applications to the Cloud

Introducing UForge to the Market : Press release February 9th 2010Introducing UForge to the Market : Press release February 9th 2010 © UShareSoft – All rights reserved© UShareSoft – All rights reserved

Why This Presentation

• Pre-briefing to UForge market introduction Feb 9th 2010• You have been identified as a Cloud and Virtualization

industry influencer• We have something unique that we would like to present to

you before market launch• We would be delighted to continue to update you on a

regular basis with real time news• Offer you and your community specific access and

privileges to UForge SaaS Platform

Thank you for the time that you are giving us!


UShareSoft• The Appliance Factory Company• Started in 2007• HQ in Europe, ramping up in US and Japan• Team of former experienced Sun and HP professionals• Software automation and product life-cycle for

virtualization & cloud computing• Finished Beta phase in Dec 09, market launch Feb 2010• Award OSEO “Concours de l'Innovation 2008”

“First enterprise platform that hugely simplifies how software appliances are built,

maintained, & deployed ”

“First enterprise platform that hugely simplifies how software appliances are built,

maintained, & deployed ”


The Birth of Software AppliancesA New Approach to Software Delivery Required

Solution ComplexitySolution Complexity Version SprawlVersion SprawlMore FormatsMore Formats

Inconsistent Manual ProcessInconsistent Manual Process TTM Too LongTTM Too Long

“The costs of human resources for producing, operating and maintaining software will soon become prohibitive” Source Forrester March 9, 2009


Market Launch Feb 9th 2010

Introducing UForge & Open Appliance StudioIntroducing UForge & Open Appliance Studio


What is Unique!• Complexity made simple - visual design, build in minutes• No impact to existing applications (instant integration)• OS & Format agnostic > CentOS, Fedora, RedHat, Debian, Ubuntu, Open Solaris

• Integrated qualified open source catalogue, growing every day, 60 projects today

• Full automation with total flexibility for modeling, version control, cloning, and generation of many Cloud & Virtualization formats

• Many unique features such as JeOS, Software Entitlements... • OAS VApps : Making multi-node solution appliances possible


What is unique for ISVs!Without Changes to your Apps go to the Cloud with Unique FeaturesWithout Changes to your Apps go to the Cloud with Unique FeaturesWithout Changes to your Apps go to the Cloud with Unique FeaturesWithout Changes to your Apps go to the Cloud with Unique FeaturesComplexity made Complexity made SimpleSimpleComplexity made Complexity made SimpleSimple

Qualified Open Qualified Open Source CatalogueSource CatalogueQualified Open Qualified Open Source CatalogueSource Catalogue

Scale your Business & Expand Your ChannelsScale your Business & Expand Your ChannelsScale your Business & Expand Your ChannelsScale your Business & Expand Your Channels

14 Standard OS 14 Standard OS VersionsVersions14 Standard OS 14 Standard OS VersionsVersions

Works with Works with Standard AppsStandard AppsWorks with Works with Standard AppsStandard Apps

Granular Factory Granular Factory automationautomationGranular Factory Granular Factory automationautomation

OAS vApps OAS vApps Making Multi-VM Making Multi-VM Solutions Solutions PossiblePossible

OAS vApps OAS vApps Making Multi-VM Making Multi-VM Solutions Solutions PossiblePossible

x10 Deployment Time x10 Deployment Time x10 Deployment Time x10 Deployment Time Build Once, Build Once, Deploy AnywhereDeploy AnywhereBuild Once, Build Once, Deploy AnywhereDeploy Anywhere

Works with any Works with any App to the CloudApp to the CloudWorks with any Works with any App to the CloudApp to the Cloud60% Engineering 60% Engineering SavingsSavings60% Engineering 60% Engineering SavingsSavings

Simple, Predictable & Simple, Predictable & Consistent Consistent DeploymentsDeployments

Simple, Predictable & Simple, Predictable & Consistent Consistent DeploymentsDeployments

Channel Friendly Channel Friendly Business ModelBusiness ModelChannel Friendly Channel Friendly Business ModelBusiness Model


ISV Ramp to the Cloud

Focusing on ISVs, Developers and IT professionalsFocusing on ISVs, Developers and IT professionals


UForge Open Source Catalogue

Major Open Source Operating Systems Supported(Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora & Open Solaris)Major Open Source Operating Systems Supported(Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora & Open Solaris)

60 of the Top Open Source Projects Qualified and Ready to Use60 of the Top Open Source Projects Qualified and Ready to Use


Creating vApps with Open Appliance Studio

Automatically Deploying Distributed Solutions onPhysical, Virtual & Cloud EnvironmentsAutomatically Deploying Distributed Solutions onPhysical, Virtual & Cloud EnvironmentsvApps - IT solutions packaged into a single appliancevApps - IT solutions packaged into a single appliance

Simple. Predictable. Consistent.Simple. Predictable. Consistent.


Growing Partnerships

Strategic Partnerships with Hosting & Cloud Providers Ongoing Strategic Partnerships with Hosting & Cloud Providers Ongoing Engaging with ISVs and Plugging into Open Source CommunitiesEngaging with ISVs and Plugging into Open Source Communities


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