FastScale Delivers Enhanced Server Software Management with New Release of FastScale Composer Suite.Latest release of innovative software virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. and provisioning technology provides new features for scalability and usability in large enterprise deployments SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- FastScale(TM) Technology, Inc., a provider of next generation software virtualization and provisioning solutions for enterprise data centers and Web farms, today announced the general availability of the newest version of its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , FastScale Composer(TM) Suite. FastScale Composer Suite fully automates the process of building, deploying and managing server software environments. This new release builds on the company's breakthrough adaptive computing Also known as "reconfigurable computing," it refers to a logic chip that can change its physical circuitry on the fly. Evolved from programmable architectures such as CPLD and FPGA, adaptive computing is an order of magnitude faster in rate of reuse (ROR) and can reconfigure itself in infrastructure with a range of features that help system administrators manage very large numbers of machines and software environments throughout the lifecycle. Ease of use was a primary design consideration of FastScale Composer from the very beginning, and system administrators benefit from the only solution available that completely automates the labor-intensive, error-prone task of building and streamlining server software environments. With FastScale Composer, software environments average 99% smaller than traditional software images, are built on-demand and are deployed to bare-metal servers - from start to finish in less than one minute. Combining flexible, rules-based mapping and automatic patch and configuration management, FastScale Composer Suite is the only software management solution that fully eliminates the golden image and the time-consuming process of building and managing it. "With FastScale Composer Suite everything is completely automated. The full software stack (1) A stack that is implemented in memory rather than in hardware registers. See stack. (2) A generic reference to a set of system programs or a set of application programs that form a complete system. See stack. is built, streamlined and provisioned in seconds," said Steve Zoppi, managing partner of Collabri Group, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . "Whether bringing a large number of new servers online or managing peak loads through rapid server re-purposing, the FastScale technology is an exceptional solution." Features in the new release include: * Increased richness and scalability of Web-based user interface (UI) - incorporating the latest AJAX technology; system administrators benefit from a more dynamic, responsive and interactive UI; a new folder management system and drop-down menus See pull-down menu. drop-down menu - pull-down menu improve how administrators view and manage of large numbers of machines and software environments throughout the lifecycle. * Extensive, scriptable command line interface - enabling users to script workflows and integrate with existing processes in large organizations. * More robust reporting capabilities - offering pre-formatted reports for common system administration functions, eliminating the need to export data to a separate reporting engine. * Deeper hardware discovery - ensuring that when new servers are introduced into the network, they are automatically captured at a more granular level for more precise hardware driver mapping. "This release is focused on large enterprises and the specific usability challenges they face," said Lynn LeBlanc, 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. of FastScale. "The enhancements we implemented in the newest version of FastScale Composer Suite target the needs of system administrators managing thousands of servers and a very dynamic infrastructure." The new release of FastScale Composer Suite available August 31, 2007. Pricing starts at $30,000. For more information, contact sales@fastscale.com or visit www.fastscale.com. About FastScale Composer Suite FastScale Composer Suite is an entirely new approach to managing software environments. Only with FastScale Composer is server software automatically streamlined by an average of 99%, built on-demand and then provisioned to bare metal 1. bare metal - New computer hardware, unadorned with such snares and delusions as an operating system, an HLL, or even assembler. Commonly used in the phrase "programming on the bare metal", which refers to the arduous work of bit bashing needed to create these basic tools servers in seconds. Because FastScale software environments are so compact, the entire server infrastructure is a dynamic pool of compute resources, able to run any application at any time. FastScale Composer Suite is an elegant, scalable solution that reduces systems administration by 75% or more and enables overall server utilization to above 90%. About FastScale Technology FastScale Technology delivers a new generation of software virtualization and provisioning solutions for enterprise-class Web farms and data centers. Through its patent-pending technologies, FastScale enables IT organizations to build, manage and deploy complex and dynamic software environments with unparalleled simplicity, flexibility and security while achieving dramatic lifecycle cost savings and server utilization improvement. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. , FastScale is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. backed by leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] including ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment Ventures, Leapfrog Ventures and Hunt Ventures. For more information, visit www.fastscale.com. |
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