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Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 07:28:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: Animesh <animesh@apache.org>
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Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Apache CloudStack 4.2.0 Released
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=A0=0A=A0=0AThe Apache CloudStack project is excited to announce the=0A4.2 =
feature release of the CloudStack cloud orchestration platform. This is the=
=0Anext feature release of the 4.0 branch which first released on November =
6, 2012=0Awith the 4.1 release on June 5. This is the second major release =
from Apache=0ACloudStack since its graduation from the Apache Incubator on =
March 20th. =0A=0AThis release represents over six months of work from the=
=0AApache CloudStack community with 57 new and 29 improved features being=
=0Aprovided. Many new features incorporate contributions from major corpora=
tions=0Aand support for industry standards. New integrated support of the C=
isco UCS=0Acompute chassis, SolidFire storage arrays, and the S3 storage pr=
otocol are just=0Aa few of the features available in this release.=0A=0A## =
Documentation=0AThe 4.2 release includes over 160 issues from 4.1.0 and=0A4=
.1.1 were fixed [1]; including fixes for swift support, fixes to documentat=
ion,=0Aand more. Please see the Release Notes [2]=A0for a full list of corr=
ected issues and=0Aupgrade instructions. =0A=0AThe official installation, a=
dministration and API=0Adocumentation for each release are available on our=
 Documentation Page [3].=0A=0A## Downloads=0AThe official source code for t=
he 4.2 release can be=0Adownloaded from our Downloads Page [4].=0A=0AIn add=
ition to the official source code release,=0Aindividual contributors have a=
lso made convenience binaries available on the=0AApache CloudStack download=
 page.=0A=0A## Apache CloudStack=0AApache CloudStack is an integrated=0AInf=
rastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) software platform that allows users to buil=
d=0Afeature-rich public and private cloud environments. CloudStack includes=
 an=0Aintuitive user interface and rich APIs for managing the compute, netw=
orking,=0Asoftware, and storage infrastructure resources. The project becam=
e an Apache=0Atop level project in March 2013.=0A=0AFor additional marketin=
g or communications information,=0Aplease contact the marketing mailing lis=
t [5].=0A=0ATo learn how to join and contribute to the Apache=0ACloudStack =
community please visit our website [6].=0A=0A[1] https://issues.apache.org/=
jira/issues/#?filter=3D12324870=0A[2] http://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/en-=
US/Apache_CloudStack/4.2.0/html/Release_Notes/index.html=0A[3] http://cloud=
stack.apache.org/docs/en-US/index.html=0A[4] http://cloudstack.apache.org/d=
ownloads.html=0A[5] mailto:marketing@cloudstack.apache.org=0A[6] http://clo=
udstack.apache.org/contribute.html=0A=0A-----------------------------------=
-----------------------------=0AAnimesh Chaturvedi=0ACommitter Apache Cloud=
Stack=0Aanimesh@apache.org=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =A0