3Tera Announces AppLogic, the Industry's First Grid Operating System for Utility Computing.ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- AppLogic Enables Hosting Providers to Offer True 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; Allows Web 2.0 and SaaS Companies to Cost-effectively Speed Web Applications to Market 3Tera, Inc., the innovator of grid and utility computing solutions for online services, today announced the release of AppLogic 1.2, the industry's first 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. designed to enable utility computing for transactional Web applications. AppLogic allows hosting providers to offer the first true utility computing services by converting commodity servers into fully scalable shared grids that are easy to manage. The system enables existing software to be packaged into completely self-contained, portable applications that can be easily deployed and scaled to dozens of servers on demand on any AppLogic grid, anywhere in the world. As a result, open source developers, Web 2.0 and SaaS companies can rapidly deploy Web applications without owning and operating hardware infrastructure, and pay only for the resources they actually use. "AppLogic allows hosting providers to move to a utility model by enabling them to host transactional and streaming Web applications on a grid. The applications become highly available and scalable for the first time, giving both hosting providers and developers a significant competitive advantage and dramatically simplifying operations," said Bert Armijo, vice president, Marketing, 3Tera, Inc. "AppLogic gives anyone with a browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used and basic IT skills the ability to visually assemble, deploy, manage and scale N-tier Web applications in minutes, effectively removing the time, cost and complexity barriers associated with bringing Internet-scale services to market." Key to the capabilities AppLogic provides is leveraging the company's breakthrough disposable infrastructure technology. Disposable infrastructure enables traditional appliances such as firewalls, load balancers, application servers and storage to become an integral part of the Web application. Users visually assemble the infrastructure required to deploy and scale their applications. When an application starts, all required infrastructure is created automatically on the grid, maintained while needed, and disposed dis·pose v. dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·es v.tr. 1. To place or set in a particular order; arrange. 2. of when the application is stopped. As a result, each application includes everything required to run on a grid of commodity servers. This enables applications to be replicated complete with their data and content, scaled from a fraction of a server up to the whole grid, and even migrated to another grid, anywhere in the world, in minutes. The system handles server and storage failures without loss of data, permits hardware resources to be added or removed dynamically, and allows the grid and all applications to be managed remotely through an interactive Web interface. "Unlike existing virtualized IT service delivery platforms that are cobbled cob·ble 1 n. 1. A cobblestone. 2. Geology A rock fragment between 64 and 256 millimeters in diameter, especially one that has been naturally rounded. 3. cobbles See cob coal. tr. together using disparate software and hardware solutions, AppLogic is a single system that enables us to host N-tier applications without adding new infrastructure or IT staff," said John Keagy, president & 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. , UtilityServe. "AppLogic allowed us to provide new utility services to our customers within 30 days, and they are assured of a high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. solution that enables them to effortlessly ef·fort·less adj. Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort. See Synonyms at easy. ef  fort·less·ly adv. and cost-effectively scale their applications as usage grows." "Our Web 2.0 and SaaS customers want to focus on developing their services and growing their business, rather than on operating and maintaining IT infrastructure," said Todd Todd , Sir Alexander Robertus 1907-1997. British chemist. He won a 1957 Nobel Prize for his study of nucleic acids and nucleotide structures. Abrams, president, Layered Technologies. "AppLogic enables our customers to deploy new releases easily, scale instantly to meet business demands, and pay only for the memory resources their running applications use, providing them with remarkable agility and making unused capacity and over-provisioning a thing of the past." About the AppLogic Grid Operating System AppLogic is the first and only grid operating system designed to run and scale existing transactional Web applications. The system enables hosting providers to offer the industry's first true utility computing services. AppLogic is based on scalable grid architecture, advanced virtualization technologies See VT. See also virtualization. and 3Tera's ground-breaking disposable infrastructure. AppLogic converts existing commodity servers into scalable shared grids that are easy to manage. Disposable infrastructure packages applications and the infrastructure required to run them into self-contained and portable entities. As a result, AppLogic enables users to easily deploy existing Web applications on a grid, instantiate In object technology, to create an object of a specific class. See instance. instantiate - instantiation and scale them without modification, and without requiring a SAN or other shared storage. By completely separating software from the hardware infrastructure traditionally needed to run it, AppLogic is enabling the first true utility services to be offered. AppLogic provides an AJAX-based visual interface and a scriptable shell, allowing users to deploy, scale and manage applications with ease. The system includes ready to deploy applications such as SugarCRM, Bugzilla, TWiki and SiteKreator, as well as a catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. of pre-packaged and supported disposable infrastructure components that make it easy to build, deploy, and monitor N-tier applications, all from a single interface. Availability 3Tera's AppLogic grid operating system is available now for existing customers to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. , and prospective users can sign up for a free 30 day evaluation at http://www.3tera.com. Enabling a true utility services model, the AppLogic operating system meters the memory resources used by running applications, with pricing starting at $0.07 per Gigabyte/hour. Customers can start from a single server, and can add servers to the grid as they need more resources. Basic support, catalog updates and software upgrades are included. About 3Tera, Inc. 3Tera, Inc. is the innovator of grid and utility computing solutions that simplify the deployment, operation and scaling of online services. The company's breakthrough AppLogic grid operating system allows hosting providers to offer true utility computing that enables anyone with a browser and basic IT skills to operate dozens of servers, and hundreds of online applications, without owning and operating hardware infrastructure. 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 United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. Other marks belong to their respective owners. |
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