OpenLogic Expands Efforts to Help Enterprises Reduce Open Source Risk

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenLogic, Inc., a leading provider of software, stacks and support that enable enterprises to easily deploy and manage customized open source environments, today announced it has extended its long standing relationship with Black Duck software by joining the Black Duck Compliance Vanguard Alliance.

Analysts say enterprise environments are one of the fastest-growing sectors for open source adoption.

"The BlackDuck Compliance Vangaurd Alliance is a great opportunity to proactively work with leading vendors to educate the market on how enterprises can mitigate risks of open source, while still fully realizing the myriad of benefits," said Kim Weins, vice president of marketing at OpenLogic. "Along with our recently announced indemnification coverage, our Policy JumpStart workshop, and our enterprise open source management platform, we now offer companies a variety of options to better control the use of open source in the enterprise."

OpenLogic joins EnterpriseDB, Funambol, GroundWork, JasperSoft, Krugle and Open Country in the Vanguard Alliance. Each company will help with a number of educational and promotional events to help enterprises navigate the legal waters of open source software, including the pending release of the GPL v.3.

OpenLogic has seen significant momentum in the past 6 months, signing on a number of new enterprise customers including Fujitsu SSL and GAI. In addition, OpenLogic has announced a number of new initiatives.

OpenLogic Open Source Indemnification

In October of 2006, OpenLogic launched indemnification available to OpenLogic customers. The indemnification covers all of the open source included in OpenLogic's certified library, currently over 160 projects.

OpenLogic Enterprise-Grade Support

OpenLogic offers its customers enterprise-grade support for more than 160 certified open source products -- providing a single point of contact for enterprise open source issues. OpenLogic handles tier 1 and tier 2 support, while tapping the open source development community through its OpenLogic Expert Community program for help in resolving more complex issues. OpenLogic oversees enterprise issues through the entire process until the issue is resolved, providing enterprises with the commercial-grade service levels they require.

OpenLogic Enterprise 4.0 Provides Enterprise Control and Tracking of Open Source Software

OpenLogic Enterprise 4.0, uses a distributed enterprise architecture to allow enterprises control over the use of open source across the enterprise. OpenLogic Enterprise 4.0 gives enterprises a central repository of approved, certified open source products within the corporate firewall; enables companies to automatically install, configure and integrate this software on remote servers and desktops (using existing software deployment tools if they choose); and provides an audit trail of open source software deployment. Companies can also limit the open source products used in their organization by license-type.

About OpenLogic

OpenLogic is a leading provider of software, stacks and support that enable enterprises to easily customize, deploy and manage commercial-grade open source environments. OpenLogic's software automates the integration and deployment of any combination of 150 pre-certified open source packages along with proprietary or commercial solutions. The OpenLogic solution also mitigates open source legal risks by enabling companies to manage and enforce open source policies. OpenLogic's technical support and update services give enterprises the commercial-grade reliability they demand. OpenLogic is currently used by more than 700 customers worldwide. For more on OpenLogic, go to http://www.openlogic.com/ .

Contact information: Bret Clement Page One PR 303.462.3057 bret@pageonepr.com

OpenLogic, Inc.

CONTACT: Bret Clement, of Page One PR, +1-303-462-3057, or
bret@pageonepr.com, for OpenLogic, inc.

Web site: http://www.openlogic.com/