Appnovation Technologies Joins the Open Virtualization Alliance

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (September 27, 2011) – Appnovation Technologies is pleased to announce that they have become a member of the Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA). The move to join OVA correlates strongly with the company’s dedication to providing open source products to its clientele.

Formed in May of this year, the OVA is a consortium committed to fostering the adoption of open virtualization technologies, including Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM). Founded by technology leaders like BMC Software, HP, IBM, Intel, Red Hat, Inc. and SUSE, the goal of the alliance is to provide education, best practices and technical advice to help businesses understand and evaluate their virtualization options, including open source alternatives such as KVM.

“We are very pleased to welcome Appnovation into the Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA),” said Scott Crenshaw, vice president and general manager, Cloud Business Unit at Red Hat and a founding member of the Open Virtualization Alliance. “The support for the Open Virtualization Alliance from industry leaders and innovators shows the widespread interest in KVM as an open virtualization alternative. KVM delivers leading performance, scalability and security, making it a compelling alternative to proprietary virtualization technologies.”

Appnovation Technologies’ current service array includes open source technologies Drupal, Alfresco and SproutCore. Earlier this year they announced their partnership with Eucalyptus Systems, a founding member of OVA, to add cloud implementation to their services arsenal.

“Becoming a member of OVA was a natural move for us,” says Appnovation CEO Arnold Leung. “We’re committed to providing the best possible open source solutions to our customers and that’s one of the main pillars OVA is built on.”

About Open Virtualization Alliance
The mission of the Open Virtualization Alliance is to foster the adoption of KVM as an open virtualization alternative, accelerate the emergence of an ecosystem of third-party solutions around KVM, increase overall awareness and understanding of KVM, encourage interoperability, promote best practices and highlight examples of customer successes. Founding members of the Open Virtualization Alliance include BMC Software, Eucalyptus Systems, HP, IBM, Intel, Red Hat, Inc. and SUSE.

About Appnovation Technologies Inc.
Appnovation is a Vancouver based IT Services Company specializing in developing web sites and mobile applications using the Drupal, Alfresco and SproutCore technologies. Our Drupal development experience focuses on the development of corporate, community and E-Commerce web sites. Our Alfresco expertise focuses on the creation of content rich web sites with complex publishing controls. Our mobile development experience focuses on using SproutCore and Strobe technologies to deliver both native and HTML5 web applications to any mobile platform including iPad, iPhone, Blackberry and Android devices. (http://www.appnovation.com)

Media Contact:
Isabel da Costa, Marketing Manager
Appnovation Technologies
604-568-0313 ext 112
isabel@appnovation.com
www.appnovation.com

Appnovation builds web, intranet and mobile applications using the open source stack. We specialize in the Drupal, Alfresco and SproutCore platforms. We develop web sites and HTML5 mobile applications that run on Apple, Blackberry, Android and WebOS devices.

Appnovation Technologies Inc.
320-611 Alexander st
Vancouver, BC
V6A 1E1
Isabel Da Costa
Marketing Manager
isabel@appnovation.com
604-568-0313 ext 112

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