I know we are delighted and excited but this is a rather awkward quote. How about excited or delighted but not both?
> We are delighted and excited to be releasing version 4.4.1 of Apache > CloudStack, Mark On Oct 21, 2014, at 6:27 PM, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, I have sign-off from Giles. Below is the final version. > > I'll drop you a note when we go live tomorrow. > > Thanks, everyone! > > = = = > > Announcing Apache™ CloudStack™ v4.4.1 > > Mature, easy-to-deploy Open Source Cloud computing software platform boasts > improved efficiency and performance. > > Forest Hill, MD —22 October 2014— The Apache CloudStack project today > announced the immediate availability of Apache CloudStack v4.4.1, the latest > version of the turnkey Open Source cloud computing software platform used for > creating private-, public-, and hybrid cloud environments. > > Apache CloudStack clouds enable billions of dollars' worth of business > transactions annually across their clouds, and its maturity and stability has > led it to has become the Open Source platform for many service providers to > set up on-demand, elastic public cloud computing services, as well as > enterprises and others to set up a private or hybrid cloud for use by their > own employees. > > "We are delighted and excited to be releasing version 4.4.1 of Apache > CloudStack," said Giles Sirett, member of the Apache CloudStack Project > Management Committee. "This latest version of CloudStack reflects months of > hard work by our diverse developer community and brings even more features to > help our service-provider and enterprise users enhance their cloud platforms. > Apache CloudStack continues to grow in both deployments and developer > community size, and is the platform of choice for thousands of organisations > that need to build IaaS environments quickly and securely with a proven, > production-grade, technology." > > Lauded by Gartner Group, CloudStack includes an intuitive user interface and > rich APIs for managing the compute, networking, software, and storage > infrastructure resources. > > CloudStack v4.4.1 reflects dozens of new features and improvements, including: > > - Improved Storage Management > - Virtual Private Cloud tiers can now span guest networks across > availability zones > - Support for VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler > - Improved Support for Hyper-V Zones, VPC and Storage Migration > > A complete overview of all new enhancements can be found in the project > release notes > athttp://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-release-notes/en/4.4.1/ > > CloudStack has been used by thousands of organizations worldwide and is in > use/production at Alcatel-Lucent, Autodesk, BT Cloud, China Telecom, > DATACAENTER Services, DataPipe, Edmunds.com, Exoscale, GreenQloud, Hokkaido > University, IDC Frontier, Ikoula, KDDI, KT/Korea Telecom, LeaseWeb, NTT, > Orange, PCextreme, Schuberg Philis, Shopzilla, Slovak Telekom, SunGard AS, > Taiwan Mobile, Tata, Trader Media Group, TomTom, University of Melbourne, > University of Sao Paolo, Verizon, WebMD and Zynga, among others. > > CloudStack originated at Cloud.com, which was acquired by Citrix in 2011. > CloudStack was submitted to the Apache Incubator in April 2012 and graduated > as an Apache Software Foundation Top-level Project in March 2013. > > Availability > CloudStack v4.4.1 is available immediately as a free download from > http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html. Apache CloudStack software is > released under the Apache License v2.0. > > Governance and Oversight > Apache CloudStack is overseen by a self-selected team of active contributors > to the project. A Project Management Committee (PMC) guides the Project's > day-to-day operations, including community development and product releases. > > Get Involved! > Apache CloudStack welcomes contribution and community participation through > mailing lists as well as attending face-to-face MeetUps, developer trainings, > and user events. Catch CloudStack in action at the CloudStack Collaboration > Conference, the official user/developer conference of the Apache CloudStack > community, 19-21 November 2014 in Budapest, Hungary @CCCEU14 and > http://cloudstackcollab.org > > About Apache CloudStack > Apache CloudStack is a mature, turnkey integrated Infrastructure-as-a-Service > (IaaS) Open Source software platform that allows users to build feature-rich > public and private cloud environments. Hailed by Gartner Group as "a solid > product", CloudStack includes an intuitive user interface and rich APIs for > managing the compute, networking, software, and storage infrastructure > resources. CloudStack entered the Apache Incubator in April 2012 and became > an Apache Top-level Project in March 2013. For downloads, documentation, and > ways to become involved with Apache CloudStack, visit > http://cloudstack.apache.org/ and https://twitter.com/CloudStack > > # # # > > © The Apache Software Foundation. "Apache", "CloudStack", "Apache > CloudStack", the Apache CloudStack logo, and the Apache CloudStack Cloud > Monkey logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of The Apache Software > Foundation. All other brands and trademarks are the property of their > respective owners. > > [MEDIA CONTACT:SALLY] > > From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 18:08 > Subject: Re: FINAL CALL: Apache CloudStack v4.4.1 announcement [was Re: 4.4.1] > > Thanks so much, Giles! > > Can you please confirm your title, both at $dayjob as well as with the ASF > --e.g., are you a member of the Apache CloudStack PMC or are you a Committer? > (We'll need to include some sort of Apache affiliation here, as it's a > project announcment, originating from the ASF) > > Also, I've edited the quote to read: > > "We are delighted and excited to be releasing version 4.4.1 of Apache > CloudStack," said Giles Sirett, TITLE. "This latest version of CloudStack > reflects months of hard work by our diverse developer community and brings > even more features to help our service-provider and enterprise users enhance > their cloud platforms. Apache CloudStack continues to grow in both > deployments and developer community size, and is the platform of choice for > thousands of organisations that need to build IaaS environments quickly and > securely with a proven, production-grade, technology." > > I presume you're OK with this, yes? > > Many thanks again, > Sally > > From: Giles Sirett <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 17:27 > Subject: FW: FINAL CALL: Apache CloudStack v4.4.1 announcement [was Re: 4.4.1] > > > Sally > > Getting late here, but this should do (feel free to hack/edit) > > > We are delighted and excited to be releasing version 4.4.1 of Apache > CloudStack. This latest version of CloudStack reflects months of hard work by > our diverse developer community and brings even more features to help our > service-provider and enterprise users enhance their public, private or hybrid > cloud platforms. Despite not always grabbing the headlines, Apache CloudStack > continues to grow in both deployments and developer community size. > CloudStack is already in use in thousands of organisations and continues to > be the platform of choice for organisations that need to build IaaS > environments quickly and securely with a proven, production-grade, technology. > > > > > Kind Regards > Giles > > D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 > [email protected] > > > > From: Sally Khudairi [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 21 October 2014 22:02 > To: Giles Sirett > Subject: Re: FINAL CALL: Apache CloudStack v4.4.1 announcement [was Re: 4.4.1] > > Yes --of course! No rush, Giles! > > I really appreciate you pulling this rabbit out of your hat :-) > > -Sally > > > From: Giles Sirett <[email protected]> > To: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 17:00 > Subject: Re: FINAL CALL: Apache CloudStack v4.4.1 announcement [was Re: 4.4.1] > > 10 mins > Kind Regards > Giles > > D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 > [email protected] > > > On 21 Oct 2014, at 22:00, "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Sebastien. > > I'm standing by. > > -Sally > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: sebgoa <[email protected]> > To: [email protected]; Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>; > Giles Sirett <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; > "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 16:56 > Subject: Re: FINAL CALL: Apache CloudStack v4.4.1 announcement [was Re: 4.4.1] > > Wait for a quote from Giles, since we did not hear from Hugo. > > might have to hold until tomorrow > > > > > On Oct 21, 2014, at 10:47 PM, Sally Khudairi > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you, Daan. > > OK, we can go without the quote. Below is the final draft. > > Please forward any last changes by 6PM ET today. I'm planning to issue the > announcement at 6AM ET and will notify you when that has happened. > > Many kind thanks, > Sally > > + bcc PMC + press@ teams. > > = = = > > Announcing Apache™ CloudStack™ v4.4.1 > > Mature, easy-to-deploy Open Source Cloud computing software platform boasts > improved efficiency and performance. > > Forest Hill, MD —22 October 2014— The Apache CloudStack project today > announced the immediate availability of Apache CloudStack v4.4.1, the latest > version of the turnkey Open Source cloud computing software platform used for > creating private-, public-, and hybrid cloud environments. > > Apache CloudStack clouds enable billions of dollars' worth of business > transactions annually across their clouds, and its maturity and stability has > led it to has become the Open Source platform for many service providers to > set up on-demand, elastic public cloud computing services, as well as > enterprises and others to set up a private or hybrid cloud for use by their > own employees. > > Lauded by Gartner Group, CloudStack includes an intuitive user interface and > rich APIs for managing the compute, networking, software, and storage > infrastructure resources. > > CloudStack v4.4.1 reflects dozens of new features and improvements, including: > > - Improved Storage Management > - Virtual Private Cloud tiers can now span guest networks across availability > zones > - Support for VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler > - Improved Support for Hyper-V Zones, VPC and Storage Migration > > A complete overview of all new enhancements can be found in the project > release notes > athttp://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-release-notes/en/4.4.1/ > > CloudStack has been used by thousands of organizations worldwide and is in > use/production at Alcatel-Lucent, Autodesk, BT Cloud, China Telecom, > DATACAENTER Services, DataPipe, Edmunds.com, Exoscale, GreenQloud, Hokkaido > University, IDC Frontier, Ikoula, KDDI, KT/Korea Telecom, LeaseWeb, NTT, > Orange, PCextreme, Schuberg Philis, Shopzilla, Slovak Telekom, SunGard AS, > Taiwan Mobile, Tata, Trader Media Group, TomTom, University of Melbourne, > University of Sao Paolo, Verizon, WebMD and Zynga, among others. > > CloudStack originated at Cloud.com, which was acquired by Citrix in 2011. > CloudStack was submitted to the Apache Incubator in April 2012 and graduated > as an Apache Software Foundation Top-level Project in March 2013. > > Availability > CloudStack v4.4.1 is available immediately as a free download > fromhttp://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html. Apache CloudStack software > is released under the Apache License v2.0. > > Governance and Oversight > Apache CloudStack is overseen by a self-selected team of active contributors > to the project. A Project Management Committee (PMC) guides the Project's > day-to-day operations, including community development and product releases. > > Get Involved! > Apache CloudStack welcomes contribution and community participation through > mailing lists as well as attending face-to-face MeetUps, developer trainings, > and user events. Catch CloudStack in action at the CloudStack Collaboration > Conference, the official user/developer conference of the Apache CloudStack > community, 19-21 November 2014 in Budapest, Hungary @CCCEU14 and > http://cloudstackcollab.org > > About Apache CloudStack > Apache CloudStack is a mature, turnkey integrated Infrastructure-as-a-Service > (IaaS) Open Source software platform that allows users to build feature-rich > public and private cloud environments. Hailed by Gartner Group as "a solid > product", CloudStack includes an intuitive user interface and rich APIs for > managing the compute, networking, software, and storage infrastructure > resources. CloudStack entered the Apache Incubator in April 2012 and became > an Apache Top-level Project in March 2013. For downloads, documentation, and > ways to become involved with Apache CloudStack, visit > http://cloudstack.apache.org/and https://twitter.com/CloudStack > > # # # > > © The Apache Software Foundation. "Apache", "CloudStack", "Apache > CloudStack", the Apache CloudStack logo, and the Apache CloudStack Cloud > Monkey logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of The Apache Software > Foundation. All other brands and trademarks are the property of their > respective owners. > > > [MEDIA CONTACT:SALLY] > > ________________________________ > From: Daan Hoogland <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 15:50 > Subject: Re: 4.4.1 > > > > I apped Hugo this afternoon. He is really sunbaked. Maybe we should find a > way to publish without the quote. I know he wouldn't hesitate to give one. > mobile dev with bilingual spelling checker used (read at your own risk) > > > Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services > > IaaS Cloud Design & Build > CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework > CloudStack Consulting > CloudStack Infrastructure Support > CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended > solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. 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