Covalent Joins the CoRE Network as a Partner.Simula A simulation language originating in the late 1960s that was used to model the behavior of complex systems. SIMULA was the original object-oriented language. (language) SIMULA - SIMUlation LAnguage. See Lund Simula, SIMULA 67, SIMULA I. Labs' Open Source Distribution Delivery Platform Now Provides Subscription-Based Support for Covalent co·va·lent adj. Of or relating to a chemical bond characterized by one or more pairs of shared electrons. ERS ERS, n.pr See extended rotated side-bent. MARINA DEL RAY, Calif. -- Simula Labs, the delivery platform for open source, today announced that Covalent Technologies, a leading supplier of complete enterprise open source solutions, has joined the Simula Labs CoRE Network as an official partner. The CoRE Network, also formally announced today, is the first distribution and service delivery platform to offer enterprise IT a comprehensive framework for successfully adopting open source projects and processes. Covalent Technologies joins CoRE Network partners LogicBlaze and Mergere to provide single provider support for leading, complementary Java-based enterprise infrastructure solutions. The CoRE Network will distribute and provide support for Covalent Enterprise Ready Server (ERS). Covalent ERS is the first comprehensive enterprise solution for Apache server management, including the Apache HTTP server The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to simply as Apache, is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. Apache was the first viable alternative to the Netscape Communications Corporation web server (currently known as Sun and the Apache Tomcat Apache Tomcat is a web container, or application server developed at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Tomcat implements the Java Servlet and the JavaServer Pages (JSP) specifications from Sun Microsystems, providing an environment for Java code to run in cooperation with a web server. Covalent ERS is the most widely distributed Web infrastructure stack in Fortune 500 enterprises. The CoRE Network is a hosted open source distribution delivery platform that provides enterprises with a complete roadmap for adopting, managing and leveraging open source technologies from leading open source partner companies. The CoRE Network offers developer and production-level support, release maintenance and software life-cycle management best practices for enterprises to easily and rapidly integrate, control and automate hybrid software environments, such as applications with open source and proprietary artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. and components. The CoRE Network also tests, documents and validates open source distributions, offering production-ready, indemnified solutions instrumented for enterprise deployment. "Enterprises have long turned to Covalent ERS to support their mission-critical Web infrastructure requirements," said Mark Brewer, 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. , Covalent Technologies. "Covalent's partnership with Simula Labs and the CoRE Network gives end-users even more choice, and provides the option to adopt a process framework that can help developers build, run and manage on top of Covalent ERS and complementary open source technologies, such as Apache Maven and Apache ServiceMix." "The addition of Covalent to the CoRE Network further validates the need for both a technology and a process framework that enables enterprise IT to evaluate, implement and manage open source-based technologies," said Winston Damarillo, CEO of Simula Labs. "The partnership also gives customers unprecedented, one-stop access to the experts that developed Apache Maven, Apache ServiceMix, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache Tomcat, and the Apache HTTP server. We look forward to broadening enterprise access to trusted and supported open source technologies." About Covalent Technologies Founded in 1998, Covalent Technologies is the most trusted source for complete enterprise open source solutions. The leading provider of products and services for the Apache Tomcat Application Server, Apache Geronimo Application Server, Apache Axis Web Services Framework, and Apache HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. , the world's leading Web server, Covalent is one of the few sources for full commercial support for Apache, Tomcat A popular Java servlet container from the Apache Jakarta project. Tomcat uses the Jasper converter to turn JSPs into servlets for execution. Tomcat is widely used with the JBoss application server. For more information, visit http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat. See Jakarta and JBoss. , Geronimo and Axis on a global basis. Covalent has been the trusted source that Fortune 1000 enterprises turn to when migrating to open source and when deploying new open source initiatives. Covalent currently supports more than 50% of Fortune 500 and 70% of Fortune 100 companies. Customers include, among others: AT&T, Pfizer, Morgan Stanley, National Semiconductor, Texas Instruments, Johnson & Johnson, British Telecom, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , Hallmark Cards, 3M, Siemens, General Electric, and Bear Stearns. Covalent has assembled the deepest talent pool of Apache experts in the industry and is proud to be one of the most distinguished supporters of the Apache Software Foundation (open source, body) Apache Software Foundation - (ASF) An umbrella consortium that manages the development of the Apache web server, dozens of XML- and Java-based projects (under the name Jakarta), the Ant build tool, the Geronimo J2EE server, the SpamAssassin anti-SPAM tool, and (ASF See Windows Media formats. 1. (language) ASF - Algebraic Specification Language. 2. (body) ASF - Analytical Solutions Forum. ), the dominant community for usable open source, and the open source community in general. For more information, visit www.covalent.com. About Simula Labs Simula Labs (http://www.simulalabs.com) is the only company with a proven business model designed to enable IT organizations to rapidly, predictably extract value from open source during the software development process. Through its Community-oriented, Real-time Engineering (CoRE) Network, Simula Labs makes it easy for enterprises to manage the adoption of open-source technologies by collaborating with our customers through the same processes and tools that enable open-source development. Simula Labs offers customers a uniquely-differentiated, subscriber-based model that provides access to expert technical support, custom consulting and ongoing product maintenance for all open source products delivered through the CoRE Network. Simula Labs is based in Marina del Rey, Calif. |
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