Bitrix Strengthens SaaS Offering With Amazon
EC2
Flagship Bitrix Products are now Available for SaaS Deployment at
Amazon Web Services(TM)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia/PRNewswire/ -- Bitrix,
Inc. (http://www.bitrixsoft.com), a technology
trendsetter in business communications solutions, announces the
availability
of Bitrix(R) Virtual Appliance 1.5 for Amazon EC2
(http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/
), a major release of the free virtual platform with that creates an
optimal
performance environment for Bitrix(R) Intranet Portal and Bitrix(R) Site
Manager.
The software underwent a number of significant improvements to
deliver customers more reliability and services while using the
company's
CMS/EMC solutions in Amazon Web Services. Bitrix Virtual Appliance is
based
on a self-updating Fedora Linux operating system, includes the latest
versions of the Bitrix web environment, and features increased system
performance and optimized memory usage. Following the latest Amazon
development initiatives, the software now supports all three datacenter
location regions (US - Standard, US - N. California, EU - Ireland).
The release also includes the beta-version of Amazon EBS
(http://aws.amazon.com/ebs/) storage volume, customized especially for
Bitrix
Virtual Appliance. This feature allows the user to create up to 1TB of
back-up copies of web projects and intranet portals, roll-back projects
to a
specified point in time, protect data for long-term durability and
remain
sure that the data is securely stored and guaranteed by Amazon.
"SaaS deployment provides a wide range of benefits connected
with cost reduction and quality of service," said Dmitry Valyanov,
President
of Bitrix, Inc. "It reduces expenses on high-priced hardware, IT staff
and
the user pays only for the actual software usage time. Moreover,
customers
get the service provider's guarantee for solution availability, security
and
integrity."
Additional Resources
Bitrix Virtual Appliance / Amazon EC2 Edition:
http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?externalID=3394
Bitrix Virtual Appliance / Amazon EBS Edition:
http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?externalID=3395
Installation guide:
http://www.bitrixsoft.com/products/virtual_appliance/amazon_ec2.php#tab-b
va_install-link
Virtual Press Office: http://www.bitrixsoft.com/pressoffice/
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About Bitrix, Inc.
Bitrix is a privately-owned company developing an advanced
business communications platform to bridge SMBs with their customers
(Internet), partners (Extranet) and employees (Intranet). Founded in
1998 and
headquartered in Alexandria, VA, Bitrix now incorporates 70+ staff,
30,000+
customers and 4,000+ partners worldwide. The customer list includes
Hyundai,
Volkswagen, Panasonic, Gazprom, Xerox, PricewaterhouseCoopers, DPD, VTB,
Samsung and Cosmopolitan. Localized into 13 languages, the company's
products
are distinguished for their pioneering technology, unique security
features,
extreme performance capacity and unmatched ease-of-use.
Source: Bitrix, Inc.
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