3Tera Adds Application Monitoring and Multi-CPU Scalability to AppLogic Utility Computing Platform for SaaS and Web 2.0 Customers.ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- 3Tera, Inc., the innovator of grid computing grid computing, the concurrent application of the processing and data storage resources of many computers in a network to a single problem. It also can be used for load balancing as well as high availability by employing multiple computers—typically personal and utility computing (1) Pay-per-usage processing provided by a service organization that uses its own computers and facilities. Customers access the computers via a private network or over the Internet and are charged according to how much computing time they use, such as CPU seconds, minutes or hours. services for online applications, announced today availability of release 2.0 of their award-winning AppLogic grid operating system--which adds comprehensive application monitoring and support for multiple CPUs per appliance. Release 2.0 presents SaaS and Web 2.0 providers with greater scalability, improved resource utilization, unprecedented visibility and control over application performance. AppLogic eliminates the need for co-location, private racks and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality by enabling the assembly, deployment and management of infrastructure and applications using only a browser and basic IT skills. Vlad Miloushev, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , 3Tera, said, "While a lot of people are beginning to talk about cloud computing (1) Running applications in or from network servers. Computing "in the cloud" may refer to a company's own network, but often refers to the Internet and the use of Web browser-based or rich client applications. , we already have users in production. AppLogic 2.0 extends the limits of utility computing by providing unparalleled transparency and control of application operation. SaaS and Web 2.0 providers can leverage these capabilities to constantly monitor application performance, network response time, resource usage and many other critical variables from anywhere in the world--using only a browser." Jeremy Suo-Antilla, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , Layered Technologies, added, "3Tera's latest version of AppLogic introduces an even greater level of application control for our virtual private datacenter clients. We're pleased that AppLogic is evolving in ways that increasingly enable SaaS and Web 2.0 providers to grow and self manage their virtual datacenter environments, allowing for quicker turnaround of ideas into viable products and better utilization of their datacenter infrastructure to meet their personal or business needs." Albert Wu, CTO, SilkFair--which is already using AppLogic--commented, "3Tera is setting the direction for utility computing. AppLogic has already proven invaluable to our business when it enabled us to migrate to a new datacenter with a single command. We're excited to start working with AppLogic 2.0 as soon as possible, since it greatly enhances manageability of grid applications and paves the way for further scalability. The point-and-click assembly of custom monitoring dashboards with a view into each individual component will be extremely helpful--not only in operation, but also in development and testing. The SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. support within virtual appliances, especially for scaling MySQL, will greatly enhance the performance and reduce complexity." "AppLogic has really impressed me. The way the system works has helped us move our roll-out plans forward," said Mark Morgan Mark Morgan is a video game music composer who has produced the soundtracks of various Interplay computer games. Discography
Pricing and Availability "Utility computing is quickly becoming a popular way to run new online services; we're seeing significant interest in AppLogic 2.0 from both new and existing customers," said Bert Armijo, VP of Product Management, 3Tera. "In order to provide the best possible support, we're opening the first phase of our 2.0 Beta program to only fifty qualified users, who'll receive a special promotional rate for the duration of the program." Starting today customers can sign up for the limited AppLogic 2.0 Beta program at http://www.3tera.com/applogic20beta.html. The first fifty users will get a Virtual Private Datacenter with 8 CPUs, 16GB RAM, 6TB Storage (before mirroring) and 8TB of monthly transfer at 3tera's partner The GridLayer (www.thegridlayer.com) for only $1249/month, a 50% discount off the regular price. New Features in AppLogic 2.0 * Application Monitoring provides unprecedented visibility into the operation and performance of customer applications. Every element of the application can be monitored simply by adding counters to a custom dashboard using the new monitoring GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. . Hundreds of variables are available as visual graphs that display the values of selected counters within the appliances. * Multi-CPU support allows running SMP virtual appliances for processor-intensive software components like databases or JVMs. Each appliance can now have as little as 1% of a CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. and as much as 4 CPUs--a 400X range of resource utilization, allowing users to finely tune their application performance. * Pre-packaged clustered LAMP stack See LAMP. infrastructure helps new users get a quick start. By simply adding the application code they can have a full-featured, scalable online application, complete with monitoring that can be scaled in production from a single CPU to more than 32 without modification. * GUI enhancements include a web shell for accessing both virtual appliance and grid controller command line interfaces as well as balloon connections for easier infrastructure editing. * A complete list of new features is available at http://www.3tera.com/applogic20.html. 3Tera, Inc. is an innovator of grid and utility computing, simplifying the deployment and scaling of Web applications. Named a 2007 Category Breaker by NetworkWorld magazine, 3Tera's AppLogic grid operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. enables hosting providers to offer the first true utility computing services that completely remove the cost and complexity associated with infrastructure. The operating system converts hosted commodity servers into scalable grids on which users can visually operate deploy and scale transactional Web applications without any modification of code. Software-as-a-Service providers, Web 2.0 companies, enterprises and open source developers can now get new online services quickly to market by utilizing resources from commodity hosting providers on a pay-as-you-go basis Pay-as-you-go basis A method of paying income tax in which the employer deducts a portion of an employee's monthly salary to remit to the IRS. , while maintaining complete control of applications including visual operation, scaling and on-demand resource provisioning. 3Tera is a privately-held company headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California Aliso Viejo is a city in Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, Aliso Viejo population was 40,166. Aliso Viejo became Orange County's 34th city on July 1, 2001, and has been the only city in Orange County to incorporate since 2000. with R&D facilities in Silicon Valley, Israel and Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. . For more information about 3Tera and its solutions, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.3tera.com. 3Tera, the 3Tera logo, and AppLogic are trademarks or registered trademarks of 3Tera, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other company names and marks belong to their respective owners. |
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