SA Forum Advances COTS Ecosystem with New Application Webcast Series

First Application Webcast Provides Application Developers with Insight into
Principles of Service Availability and the Role of the SA Forum

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(Business Wire)--
The Service Availability Forum (SA Forum), the leader in developing open
specifications for carrier-grade service availability, today announced the
availability of the first in a series of Application Webcasts designed to
educate viewers on implementing open specifications for carrier-grade and
mission-critical applications and systems.

The new educational series will benefit a range of viewers, from seasoned
application developers to high availability novices. The first Webcast provides
a high level overview of Service Availability principles, a perspective of where
the SA Forum fits in the marketplace and provides an introduction to the SA
Forum itself, giving viewers a foundation for the rest of the series. Future
topics will include key points on conducting technical evaluations, the business
case for adopting SA Forum specifications and case studies of successful
applications based on open specifications.

"With a robust catalog of specifications, the SA Forum is expanding its focus on
educating application developers on how best to leverage open specifications for
their work," said Asif Naseem, SA Forum President. "Enabling real-world,
successful applications based on the specifications will accelerate industry
acceptance and spur growth in the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) ecosystem."

"As the SA Forum matures as an organization, it is providing a valuable
educational resource to help navigate high-availability and service-availability
issues so developers can focus their time and effort on developing applications
that can leverage SA Forum solutions," said Eric Heikkila, Director of the
Embedded Hardware & Systems Practice, VDC Research Group.

The Webcast series is launching in conjunction with the new SA Forum Web site,
which improves ease-of-use and site navigation for users. Click here for more
information on the Webcast series and to download the first Webcast.

About the Service Availability Forum

The Service Availability Forum is a consortium that develops, publishes,
educates on and promotes open specifications for carrier-grade and
mission-critical systems. SA Forum specifications enable COTS ecosystems for
highly available platforms, streamline development and accelerate time to
market. Service Availability Forum membership offers the opportunity to help
frame and implement the Service Availability solution. For more information,
visit www.saforum.org.

SA Forum PR
Lori Zielinski, 503-619-0852
lzielinski@nereus-worldwide.com
or
Sara Belkowitz, 503-619-0861
sbelkowitz@nereus-worldwide.com

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