Press Release

Thought Leaders to Reveal Grid and Utility Computing's Impact on the Data Center

IT Pundit Nicholas Carr, 3Tera and Layered Technologies to Demonstrate
Real-world Advantages of Utility Computing During Live Webinar

Aliso Viejo, Calif.—April 10, 2007—3Tera, Inc., the leading innovator of grid computing and utility computingservices for online applications, announced today tIT pundit and acclaimed author Nicholas Carr, Bert Armijo, co-founder and vice president, 3Tera and Todd Abrams, president and COO, Layered Technologies, will discuss the changes, advantages and impact that new grid technology and utility computing are bringing to the data center during a Webinar entitled "Grid and Utility Computing-Ready for Prime Time?".

The Webinar and live technology demonstration will take place on Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 at 1:00-3:00pm EDT, and is free to attend. CIOs, CTOs, managers of IT operations and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies are encouraged to register for the Webinar at http://www.xtalks.com/gridcomputing0704.ashx.

Webinar attendees will learn how recent advances in grid technology have enabled the first true utility computing services. For the first time, companies can build, deploy and scale complex online systems without owning or operating a single server. This advanced-yet simple-approach allows enterprises to efficiently and cost-effectively regain control of their IT platforms and application delivery. SaaS companies, Web 2.0 companies, and forward-looking enterprises are already taking advantage of this new business model.

Register for the "Grid and Utility Computing-Ready for Prime Time?" Webinar today to hear the industry's foremost thought leaders explain how to leverage utility computing to eliminate the cost and hardware barriers associated with bringing transactional Web applications to market, and see first-hand how to scale online services to meet demand using only a browser.

What: Live Webinar: "Grid and Utility Computing-Ready for Prime Time?"
When: Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 - 1:00-3:00pm EDT
Who:
  • Nicholas Carr, former Executive Editor, Harvard Business Review
    and author of the book "Does IT Matter? Information Technology and the Corrosion of Competitive Advantage"
  • Bert Armijo, Co-founder and Vice President, Product Management, 3Tera, Inc.
  • Todd Abrams, President and COO, Layered Technologies
  • Vlad Miloushev, president & CEO, 3Tera, Inc.
Learn:
  • Why delivering online services that align with business needs is no longer a time consuming,complex and budget-intensive undertaking
  • How leveraging a hosted grid infrastructure of standard commodity servers allows enterprises to focus on delivering new online applications, and meet business objectives without the hassle of buying, installing and managing hardware in-house
  • Why utility computing is not about managed services and high consultant fees, but about a clear and transparent pay-as-you-go model
Register: http://www.xtalks.com/gridcomputing0704.ashx

About 3Tera, Inc.
3Tera, Inc. is the leading innovator of grid and utility computing, simplifying the deployment and scaling of Web applications. Named a 2007 Category Breaker by NetworkWorld magazine, 3Tera's AppLogic grid operating system enables the first true utility computing services that completely remove the cost and complexity associated with infrastructure. The operating system converts commodity servers into scalable grids on which users can visually operate deploy and scale transactional Web applications without any modification of code. Software-as-a-Service providers, Web 2.0 companies, enterprises and open source developers can now get new online services quickly to market by utilizing resources from commodity hosting providers on a pay-as-you-go basis, while maintaining complete control of applications including visual operation, scaling and on-demand resource provisioning using only a browser. For more information, visit www.3tera.com.
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