Zenossians,

As we approach the lazy days of summer, the Zenoss development team has been anything but lazy. Zenoss 2.0 was released this month to a hugely positive reception. We are very proud of our progress and want to thank you for all your encouragement and feedback.

Zenoss Core 2.0 Now Available

Zenoss Core 2.0 was released on June 11th. The new version of Zenoss Core is the first commercial open source IT management solution to include a configuration management database (CMDB), and adds several other features that should help simplify management tasks.

Configuration Management Enhancements

• Better mixing of auto-discovery and manually-populated information
• Ability to specify required configuration elements through “Locking”

User Interface Enhancements

• Updated AJAX GUI streamlines information access
• Expanded web-based administration makes Zenoss Core easier to use and configure through the GUI

Platform Enhancements to Address the Needs of Large Deployments

• Collectors can be securely deployed in a distributed model
• Improved Performance and scalability of collection tier

Native Windows Collection (WMI) from a Linux Host

• Cross-platform collection from a single linux server
• Simplifies deployment (no need for windows proxy)

Packaging System for Rules & Extensions (”ZenPacks”)

• Framework for encapsulating and distributing rules & extensions for Zenoss Core

Zenoss Enterprise 2.0 - Coming Soon!

We are just about to launch updates to Zenoss Enterprise. In addition to world class support services and IP assurance, the next version of our commercial offering includes several features that may save you time and provide deeper visibility, including:

• Synthetic Transactions for Web Apps
• Multi-Instance Dashboard
• Certified Application Monitors for MS Exchange & SQLServer
• Direct collection of Windows Performance Counters
• Hardware Appliance

With this launch approaching quickly we are offering a 20% reduction in the annual subscription fees and the ability to lock in your subscription rate for Enterprise Edition today. Act now and you will get the high quality, high value Zenoss subscription services with an even lower cost of ownership!! This offer ends June 30th so contact us immediately to take advantage of this pre-release offer for Zenoss Enterprise Edition.

Get Training on Zenoss Products

Zenoss Administrator Training Course- Annapolis , MD - July 24-25, 2007

Learn Zenoss from the experts by attending this 2-day, hands-on training course. Zenoss’ experienced trainers deliver the knowledge necessary to successfully deploy and maintain your Zenoss instance. Training is held at the Zenoss, Inc. headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland. For more information, email training@zenoss.com or view our product offering.

Additional Platform Support

We would love to extend support for additional platforms and Linux distributions. Currently, we have a very ambitious German team (Stefano, Fabio, and Bernd) working to make Zenoss available on Debian Linux. If you have interest in helping port Zenoss to another operating system we will be glad to help you make Zenoss more readily available to users of other operating systems. Let us know if you are interested in porting Zenoss to Gentoo Linux, OpenSolaris, BSD or another operating system.

Zenoss in the News

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

News Articles

• NetworkWorld - Zenoss boosts open source management software
• eWeek - Zenoss Grows with Open Source Management
• Infoworld - Zenoss : Bringing open source to enteprise management
• Information Week - High Five: Bill Karpovich, CEO of Zenoss

Blog Mentions

• bzed.de - hacking at debconf
• OpenXtra Blog - “New wave” Windows support
• ZDNet (Dana Blankenhorn) - is Zenoss ambition justified?
• Latin Tech Talk - Sistemas de Monitoreo de redes
• Computer Business Review Online (Matt Aslett) - Zenoss Updates Open Source Management Offering

We Want You… To Join the Zenoss Team!

Zenoss is hiring sharp technical staff to serve our rapidly-growing list of clients. If you think you are interested please visit our careers page . 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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