OpenLogic Introduces Free BlueGlue Starter Edition

Broomfield, COLO June 28, 2005 OpenLogic, Inc., the leading provider of software and services that enable development and IT organizations to easily create and manage their own integrated, commercial-grade Open Source environments, announced today the availability of a Free BlueGlue Starter Edition based around Eclipse and over 20 best-of-breed Eclipse Plug-ins.

BlueGlue is the first software that automates the reliable installation, configuration, integration, test and maintenance of certified and supported stacks built from customer-specified combinations of over 120 leading Open Source projects. It helps customers substantially reduce management costs and complexity when using Open Source software.

The BlueGlue Eclipse Starter Edition

The free BlueGlue Eclipse Starter Edition combines the popular Eclipse IDE and a collection of over 20 of the most popular Eclipse Open Source Plug-ins that support top projects like JBoss, MySQL, Struts, PHP, and many more. It provides the easiest way to install, configure, integrate, test and manage Eclipse with top plug-ins in a fully-integrated, conflict-free development environment. The Starter Edition includes BlueGlue?s useful knowledgebase and documentation.

The BlueGlue Eclipse Starter Edition can be downloaded for free from OpenLogic?s website at www.openlogic.com. It will also be available from VA Softwares Eclipse TechForge site. OpenLogic and VA Software are partnering to provide a wider range of useful tools for Open Source developers.

?For developers new to Eclipse and Open Source, this is an ideal way to accelerate productivity and learning,? said Andy Grolnick, OpenLogics Vice President of Marketing. ?If you?re an Eclipse veteran, BlueGlue makes integrating and managing Eclipse with top plug-ins easy and automatic.? Open Source Upgrade Path

For developers wanting to expand their leverage of best of breed Open Source tools beyond Eclipse, they can upgrade to the complete BlueGlue Open Source Infrastructure Management Suite.

OpenLogic Open Source Made Easy

OpenLogic is the leading provider of software and services that enable development and IT organizations to easily create and manage their own integrated, commercial-grade open source environments. Its BlueGlue Open Source Infrastructure Management Suite is the first software that automates the reliable installation, configuration, integration, test and maintenance of certified and supported stacks built from customer-specified combinations of over 125 leading open source projects. BlueGlue includes a robust knowledge base, professional documentation and over 15 sample applications to accelerate development and learning. As a result, customers benefit from the quality, choice and cost benefits of open source software without having to compromise on interoperability, dependability or management costs. For more on OpenLogic and BlueGlue, go to www.openlogic.com.

Bret Clement

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