GroundWork Open Source Launches MonitoringForge.org

First Website to Provide Unified Hub for Open Source Monitoring Developers and
IT Administrators
SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--
GroundWork Open Source, Inc. (GWOS, www.gwos.com), the leader in commercial open
source systems and network management software, today announced the launch of
www.MonitoringForge.org, the epicenter of all open source projects that relate
to IT monitoring.

MonitoringForge is designed to appeal to IT administrators who want to compare
and understand the differences between various open source monitoring tools and
plugins available today, facilitating the selection of open source monitoring
software over proprietary offerings.

Additionally, MonitoringForge provides a unified, professional project and
plugin listing for all open source solutions involving monitoring. This web
platform is designed to give the project developer control of how their material
is presented and managed.

For fledgling open source projects or plugins that have no community websites,
MonitoringForge can be configured to run all of their project elements
including:

* Download package management supporting a variety of iterations
* Subversioning tracking and code submission enabling a multi-developer practice

* Open source licensing management
* Project review and rankings by users sharing first hand experiences
* Q&A, roadmap and bug tracking connecting user feedback directly to the
developers
* Screenshot gallery to preview the application
* Wiki, documentation, newsfeeds and forums to share best practices
* Meta-tagging and search friendly descriptions for easy identification
* Project based security so the project admin can choose if the project is
publicly available, private, and who are the contributors

For mature, open source projects that have existing community sites,
MonitoringForge can become a "pass-through" traffic aggregator, sending users to
the project`s originating sites. This "pass-through" feature reduces developer
maintenance of multiple sites and lowers the confusion for users on the latest
activity.

"MonitoringForge is the rising tide that raises all ships. Inspired by IT admins
who search multiple discussion boards or project developer sites trying to find
answers and insight, MonitoringForge is the first website to fulfill a real need
for an open source monitoring hub connecting tools with users and advice," said
Tara Spalding, vice president of Marketing for GWOS. "All projects are welcome
on MonitoringForge. The more participation, the better understanding users will
have of what open source monitoring can do."

The beta site publicly launches with more than 1,700 open source projects and
plugins, giving users have an immediate ready-to-go toolset when they visit
MonitoringForge. MonitoringForge intends to have community driven governance,
and is immediately assembling an advisory board to further harden the agnostic
approach for project presentation and participation.

About MonitoringForge.org

MonitoringForge.org (www.monitoringforge.org) is the epicenter of all open
source projects that relate to IT monitoring. Any participant, project or
company is welcome to contribute to the MonitoringForge community. As the first
Website to provide a common community for core developers of IT monitoring,
MonitoringForge believes users can inspire an open standard and cross platform
integration, so that network and systems monitoring tools becomes more efficient
and less expensive.

About GroundWork Open Source (GWOS)

San Francisco-based GWOS (http://www.gwos.com) is the market leader in
commercial open source network and systems management software, delivering
enterprise-class network, system and application management solutions at a
fraction of the cost of proprietary solutions.

GWOS's best of breed approach gives customers the flexibility to use diverse
open source and proprietary technologies together under a unified interface,
allowing users to leverage the advantages of open source while simultaneously
preserving existing investments in legacy management tools. GWOS`s solutions are
in use at organizations like Crocs, National Australia Bank, Siemens, Travel
Click and World Bank.

GroundWork Open Source
David Dennis, 415-992-4501
ddennis@gwos.com

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