From: "Devi Gupta" <devi@prolifics.com> To: <lwn@lwn.net> Subject: Premier "Open Source, Enterprise App Dev Env, for Linux" Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 02:14:47 -0500 -------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CollabNet Contact: JYACC Contact: Jacki DeCoster Devi Gupta 415-908-1734 212-267-7722 x3028 jacki@collab.net devi@prolifics.com JYACC, INC. UNVEILS POSSL, THE PREMIER OPEN SOURCE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR THE LINUX ENTERPRISE CollabNet Provides SourceCast Environment for Worldwide Collaborative Software Development for possl.org NEW YORK – October 30, 2000 – JYACC, Inc., an international enterprise software and solutions company, today announced the availability of the source code for its POSSL™ (Panther Open Source Software for Linux) technology and the establishment of a new open source online community, possl.org. CollabNet – a leading provider of collaborative software development platforms and services based on open source tools and principles – is providing its SourceCast environment as the infrastructure for the possl.org community site. POSSL is an enterprise application development environment that simplifies the building of transactional, component-based Web applications. The POSSL technology is based on Pantherä, a proven development environment used by Fortune 500 companies around the globe to build enterprise-level, mission-critical applications. The Panther software, including an Enterprise JavaBean™ (EJB) component builder, is most widely recognized as a development environment for IBM WebSphere Application Server. POSSL’s source code license is modeled after the BSD license; it allows unrestricted use of the POSSL code in both open source and proprietary software. “By initially contributing POSSL to the open source community, we anticipate many future enhancements to the software and look forward to expanded usage of the POSSL development environment for Linux,” said Rich Westle, CEO of JYACC. “The success of Linux has only just begun with applications currently centered primarily on Web servers, e-mail and print servers. With the introduction of POSSL, Linux as a development and deployment platform is positioned to grow rapidly, through the enterprise.” possl.org hosts the source code and open source co-development project for the worldwide POSSL community. possl.org is managed by CollabNet and serves as the coordination point for the development and testing of the software by providing discussion forums, software engineering tools, certified releases and bug tracking. CollabNet is providing its SourceCast collaborative development environment for the site and is working to establish possl.org as an open source virtual community. JYACC’s initial contribution of the POSSL source code to possl.org is only the beginning. An advisory board elected by the possl.org developer community will ultimately manage the site. Among other things, the Advisory Board will direct the activities and resources of the possl.org organization. They will also make decisions on behalf of the developer community and on the technical direction of the POSSL software. “POSSL enables developers of all skill levels to rapidly develop and deliver 2-tier client/server and distributed, component-based Web applications on Linux. For the first time the open source community has access to a Linux-based application development environment, which supports full-scale enterprise computing,” said Karen Sobel Lojeski, COO and Executive VP of Strategic Planning for JYACC. “CollabNet, instrumental in creating the possl.org environment, is providing us with the open source strategy and community development consulting needed to make possl.org successful.” “We are pleased to be working with the JYACC team on possl.org and to be providing our SourceCast environment to a new group of developers,” said Brian Behlendorf, co-founder and CTO, CollabNet. “The possl.org site allows POSSL developers to use an open source approach to create the next generation of enterprise applications. By using CollabNet’s SourceCast platform, the worldwide possl.org community is able to collaborate on new features and enhancements for the POSSL technology.” About JYACC JYACC is an international enterprise software and solutions company based in New York City. With its 22-year success history delivering enterprise-scale systems for customers in finance, telecommunications, healthcare, government, manufacturing and insurance, JYACC has developed best practices, methodologies and technology enablers that help decrease risk in complex software development and deployment investments, decrease time to market and increase success of business strategy execution. JYACC serves more than 4000 customers worldwide, including JP Morgan, Fidelity, Lucent, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Telekom, SNCF, US Department of the Interior, AT&T, DHL, Kraft Foods, NASA, Nortel, Thrifty Car Rental and others. For more information visit http://www.prolifics.com. About CollabNet CollabNet provides companies with tools and services for collaborative software development by combining open source community expertise with business excellence. CollabNet’s offerings include: a developer marketplace, a collaborative development platform with lifecycle management capabilities, and consulting services to facilitate software development across a worldwide community. CollabNet is currently working with customers ranging from Application Service Providers (ASPs) to Internet firms, hardware and software providers to companies from industries such as marketing and publishing. Brian Behlendorf, co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation, founded CollabNet in July 1999. For more information, see http://www.collab.net. # # # CollabNet is a trademark and SourceCast is a service mark of CollabNet, Inc. Panther and POSSL are trademarks of JYACC, Inc. Any other product brand names used are the property of their respective owners. For more information visit the website http://possl.org. To contact possl.org, email info@possl.org or call 800-458-3313 (USA) or 212.267.7722 (International).