rPath Launches rBuilder Platform for Enabling Software as a Service for On-Premise Applications; rBuilder Provides a Unique Platform to Create and Maintain Linux Software Appliances.RALEIGH, N.C. -- rPath today announced the general availability 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. , rBuilder, the first platform for creating and maintaining Linux software appliances. Software appliances give customers the benefit of the application without the hassles of integration and 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. maintenance - the hallmark of Software as a Service (SaaS). rBuilder transforms Linux from being just another port for application developers to being a strategic element of a subscription business model. "rBuilder provides a platform that allows application developers to control their operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. , eliminating the expensive engineering cycles associated with multi-platform support." said Erik Troan Erik W. Troan is one of the original authors of RPM Package Manager and the first engineer of Red Hat. He has since left Red Hat and co-founded rPath, where he is currently the CTO. At rPath, he was an original author of and current maintainer of conary. , rPath founder and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. . "Now more resources can be devoted to new feature development rather than platform support." "With software appliances, application providers can deliver the benefits of the application without the hassles of software integration," said Tony Lock, chief analyst with Bloor Research. "Software appliances provide customers with the simplicity and value of software-as-a-service but with the comfort of on-premise application deployment." rBuilder can create application images for installation on industry standard hardware or for virtualized environments such as VMware virtual machines. "VMware is enabling customers to experience the benefits of applications without the hassles of installation and configuration," said Dan Chu, senior director of developer and ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. solutions. "We are excited about the potential for rPath's rBuilder to increase the variety and scope of applications available as virtual appliances for our products." rBuilder customers are already seeing great success with the solution. Digium the original creator of Asterisk(TM) and pioneer of open source telephony See Asterisk PBX and OpenMoko. , began working with rPath for its next version of Asterisk Business Edition. "rPath will enable us to provide our users with a more customized, easier-to-install version of Asterisk Business Edition," said Jim Webster, director of software technologies at Digium. "Not only did the rPath solution save us development time, it will also have a positive impact on our support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services ." For commercial entities interested in building software appliances, rBuilder is available by contacting rPath. For those interested in building freely available software appliances, a free version of rPath's rBuilder is available online at www.rpath.com. About rPath rPath provides rBuilder and rPath Linux, the first platform for creating and maintaining software appliances. Using rPath's technology, application developers can evolve their business from delivering an application to providing a complete solution via software appliances. For customers, software appliances bring the simplicity and value of Software as a Service (SaaS) to on-premise application deployments. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. Raleigh (IPA: /ˈrɑli/, ral-ee) is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County. . For more information, please visit: http://www.rpath.com |
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