Zenossians,Welcome to the second edition of the Zenoss Community Newsletter. The theme of this issue is community. We want to invite you to get involved. Zenoss Core is community-powered IT management thanks to your feedback and contributions. Your help is the key to making Zenoss the best open source monitoring platform.

New Community Portal

You may have noticed that the Zenoss Community portal has a new look. We have made a huge number of improvements to help you get the most out of the Zenoss Core Community:

• User Profiles - We are hoping to get to know you better, please take a moment to fill out your community profile so we can better communicate with you. Your profile is also the place to manage your mailing list and forum preferences.
• Searchable HTML Documentation - Now you can read the Zenoss User’s Guide online and all of our documentation is now searchable.
• Zenoss Kudos - You have been extremely generous with your praise, we appreciate it because it helps let other potential users know that Zenoss Core is an excellent systems monitoring platform. If you have more to add let us know.

Red Hat Exchange (RHX)

Zenoss is proud to be chosen as a leader in enterprise-ready open source to partner with Red Hat on their ground-breaking open source market place: Red Hat Exchange (RHX).

Zenoss was invited to be a part of the launch of the Red Hat Exchange because Zenoss is recognized as a leader in a growing and important category of open source - IT management.

Zenoss participated because we believe that it is good for customers to be able to get support and services for multiple open source products from a single trusted source. Also, customers often struggle with finding the open source applications that are truly ready for enterprise deployment.

One feature of the Red Hat Exchange is to include reviews of the applications. Please feel free to login and tell other users about your Zenoss Core experience.

• Add a Zenoss Core Review at RHX
• Read the Press Release
• Read the Zenoss RHX FAQ

Zenoss Core 2.0 Beta

Zenoss Core 2.0 went into beta earlier this month. We have created a Zenoss Core 2.0 Beta home page with all the details. The features to look forward to in Zenoss 2.0 include:

• Zenwin Ported to Linux - Zenoss Core no longer needs to run Zenwin (the WMI Service information collector) on a Windows host. For release 2.0 we have ported WMI functionality to Linux using Samba 4. As a result Zenwin will now run natively on a Linux host.
• ZenPacks - ZenPacks are packaged groupings of performance and modeling templates for specific device types or groups. Basically, if it is not discoverable, it is “packable”. Any configurable items within Zenoss can be packaged and exported into a ZenPack.
• User Interface Improved Look and Feel - The entire interface has been updated and changed to create an easier to use and more customizable user experience. There are dialogs, and improved feedback to users for confirmation of actions.
• Added Network Auto-Discovery to UI - Network auto-discovery and modeling of devices has now been integrated into that UI eliminating the need for command line usage.
• Faster SNMP Collection - We’ve turbocharged the ability to collect network data via SNMP. If you want the techno-jargon about refactoring and asynchronous NetSNMP bindings read the release notes.

Please visit our bug and features tracking database to provide your input for this upcoming version.

Zenoss in the News

Zenoss had received numerous news mentions and blog mentions this month, here are some of the highlights:
News Articles

• ServerWatch - Tip of the Trade: Zenoss
• Linux.com - Zenoss builds competitive advantage with open source
• CRN - Open-Source IT Management Vendor Turns to Channel

Blog Mentions

• SingleHop Blog - Zenoss makes project of the month
• WebAJ.com - How to setup an environmental monitor in Zenoss…
• SharedBook Blog - Enterprise Systems Management

Thanks for your interest and support. Please keep telling us what you think we want to make managing your IT infrastructure less hassle and more fun!

We Want You… To Join the Zenoss Team!

Zenoss is hiring bright, intelligent technical staff to better serve our customers. If you think you got what it takes then visit our careers site. Currently we have the following opening:

• Consulting Technical Engineer – You will be on the front lines helping to provide installation and technical support to our commercial clients. The ideal candidates will have experience in the implementation of enterprise network monitoring systems. This position will require approximately 40% travel to various client locations. Apply Today.

Thanks for your interest and support. Please keep telling us what you think we want to make managing your IT infrastructure less hassle and more fun!

Best Regards,
The Zenoss Team

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