BitNami Stacks Now Available as Amazon Machine Images

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 11, 2009

BitNami.org, a website that simplifies the deployment of popular open source web applications, announced today that it has released all of the BitNami Stacks as Amazon Machine Images, or “AMIs”. Now, users can deploy applications like Alfresco, WordPress, JasperSoft and Joomla! on the Amazon Elastic Compute (EC2). EC2 allows users to run applications on infrastructure rented from Amazon and pay only for the time and bandwidth they use.

Since 2007, BitNami has been providing pre-configured, ready to run software bundles, called “Stacks”, for wikis, blogs, customer relationship management, bug-tracking and other applications. Until now, the Stacks have been available in two formats: self-contained installers or virtual machines. The new BitNami AMIs offer users a third deployment option, Amazon’s EC2, so they only pay for the compute time that the application is actually running without any upfront cost. All three options options completely automate the installation and configuration of an application and its dependencies.

“Jaspersoft is very pleased that BitRock chose JasperServer as the basis for BitNami’s only BI Solution”, said Mike Moody, Sr. Vice President, Product Development and Customer Support, Jaspersoft. “BitRock’s extensive experience in creating installers for a variety of configurations, including Native, Virtual and Cloud environments, greatly simplifies the process of installing and deploying JasperServer. BitRock and Jaspersoft have maintained a strong partnership over the last 3 years and we continue to rely on BitRock’s installer technology in our own native product releases.”

“The cloud offers users a great way to run applications for testing, development, scaling and more,” shared Erica Brescia, CEO of BitRock, the company sponsoring BitNami. “The BitNami AMIs provide ready-to-run images that can be deployed on EC2 in an instant, with no set up or configuration required.”

To learn more, visit: http://bitnami.org/learn_more/cloud_images

About BitNami:

BitNami.org is dedicated to increasing the adoption of open source software. Each BitNami Stack contains an open source application and all the software it requires to run, which are wrapped in an easy to use installer, virtual appliance or cloud image. This allows users to get up and running with open source applications for blogging, content management, wikis and more in just a few minutes.

For additional information, downloads and more visit http://www.bitnami.org.

BitRock and BitNami are registered trademarks of BitRock Incorporated. Alfresco is a registered trademark of Alfresco Incorporated. JasperSoft and JasperServer are registered trademarks of JasperSoft Incorporated. Amazon is a registered trademark of Amazon Incorporated. Elastic Compute Cloud and EC2 are registered trademarks of Amazon Web Services LLC.

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BitNami Stacks Now Available as Amazon Machine Images

ICanLocalize Combines Human Translation with Machine Intelligence

(PRWEB) March 26, 2012

ICanLocalize, provider of software localization and translation, has officially launched its new machine intelligence system for software localization.

The machine intelligence system detects problematic text and helps clients to clarify it, before and during the localization process. This streamlines translation, and improves the efficiency and quality of software localization.

Amir Helzer, CTO of ICanLocalize explains:

We translate dozens of apps every week, as well as our own system and tools. The problem of ambiguous text is always popping up, so we decided to find a solution that would work from the ground up. Our research found that mobile apps often include cryptic texts which translators cant understand. This causes long delays and frustration to both clients and translators. We knew that what was needed was a tool that identifies such text and has a mechanism for clients to explain them, before translators begin.

The results of using machine intelligence to locate and clarify ambiguous text has been amazing. In just two months, there has been a 40% increase in translator productivity, project deadlines have shrank and translation quality is increased.

Amir continues:

When you translate an app into 15 languages, the last thing that you need to have is 15 different translators ask the same question. Clients can be slow to respond and translators have to guess the meaning of text. By highlighting unclear content and guiding clients through it, weve solved the problem. Now, clients explain everything in a few minutes and projects run uninterrupted.

ICanLocalizes machine intelligence system now runs by default on every software localization project. It identifies texts that include placeholders or unclear words and lets clients enter their description. The client can either select the correct meaning from the suggestion-wizard or enter a text description manually.

When translators receive the text for translation, it comes with the clients comments, letting the translator complete the work without any interruption.

At the end of the translation process the client is encouraged to let translators review the final results in the application. This final step helps translators perfect their work and deliver native-looking apps in their chosen language.

About ICanLocalize

ICanLocalize is a leader in software localization and website translation. It runs in self-service mode, allowing clients to set up their own translation projects and contract professional, certified, translators from within ICanLocalize. The system can automatically handle iOS apps, Android apps and other popular software formats. In addition, it also connects seamlessly to WordPress and Drupal websites.

You can learn more about ICanLocalize and start translation projects at: http://www.icanlocalize.com

ICanLocalize Combines Human Translation with Machine Intelligence

"Backup Time Machine To Cloud" Guide Released by Cloud Storage Reviews

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) November 14, 2012

Cloud Storage Reviews (http://cloudstoragereviews.co) releases guide on how to backup an Apple Time Machine external hard drive to a cloud service provider. The new guide gives people information regarding three popular methods of using Time Machine to backup to the cloud: IDrive, Dolly Drive and Transmit.

The guide explains that IDrive is an online backup company that offers one of the best and most straightforward ways to backup Time Machine. It makes an exact copy of the Time Machine drive and moves it to the cloud. It allows the user to rest assured that the hard drive is backed up in two places. The guide goes on to say that people can order a replacement hard drive which is delivered by mail. In the case of a computer hard drive and Time Machine failure, having a physical hard drive delivered over night cuts down on restore time.

Next up is Dolly Drive. Dolly Drive is a company that has software designed specifically for Apple computers. Within the software, customers can use the “Cloud Backup” option to backup entire hard drives. It works much like the way Time Machine works for Apple computers except Dolly Drive stores the data in the cloud.

Lastly, the guide brings up Transmit. Traditionally, Transmit is an FTP client, but one of it’s new features is the ability to sync local drives with cloud storage. The guide explains that you can purchase Transmit and configure your own cloud storage like Amazon S3 to backup to.

Steven Johnson, site administrator, said, “We just purchased a new computer at the office and because of the information kept on it, we can’t take any chances. We like the way Time Machine works so we simply want the ability to restore our Time Machine from the cloud if we need to. We think IDrive is the easiest solution for this.” (IDriveSync Review Released)

About Cloud Storage Reviews — Cloud Storage Reviews, established in 2010, is owned and managed by Intown Web Design of Atlanta, GA. The site was created as a place for cloud storage users to post reviews and learn about the best cloud backup companies. It is a website that helps to the cloud storage community.

About Intown Web Design (http://www.intownwebdesign.com) — Located in Atlanta, Ga, they are a web design and development firm with a focus on creating functional websites for business. Clients range from startups to corporations traded on the NYSE. Founded in 2007, with a specialty in open source technologies including PHP, Joomla and WordPress. They have continued to expand their expertise into improving site performance, usability and search engine rankings.

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