XebiaLabs’ Deployit Highlighted as a Cool Vendor in Gartner Report for Ability to Automate Deployments of Complex Applications across Multi-Platform Environments

Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/04/2011 -- XebiaLabs, the leading provider of Java automation solutions and the creator of Deployit, the only fully self service deployment automation platform that allows fast and accurate Java application deployments, in a few clicks, today announced it was named a "Cool Vendor" in Gartner's "Cool Vendors in Release Management, 2011" report for its ability to automate and accelerate deployments of complex applications across multi-platform environments. XebiaLabs truly embodies a "Cool Vendor," as Gartner defines it, as a company that offers a solution that is both innovative and impactful from a business level, enabling users to do things they couldn't do before.

XebiaLabs' Deployit simplifies and expedites the release of Java applications to market as it removes the need for error prone scripting and middleware expertise. Deployit enhances organizations' ability to work with large numbers of applications and servers, and manages complex, multi-platform environments in a cloud, physical, or virtual environment. "We release a near constant stream of deployments each day, but with the growing complexities of IT environments and immense errors associated with manual deployments, this would not have been possible without XebiaLabs' Deployit," said Ronald Bosch, Web Systems Manager, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. "XebiaLabs is truly transforming release management as we know it. Deployit's ability to auto-discover all the necessary components for a deployment has kept our releases error-free, enabling us to go to market that much sooner with the confidence of delivering a seamless user experience."

The Deployit platform, also, provides additional insight into the deployment process, enabling companies to implement continuous, self-service deployments, allowing some companies to execute multiple deployments simultaneously.

"Many companies are struggling to deploy applications to varied and complex environments, not realizing that there is a simple solution to eliminate this struggle," said Coert Baart, CEO, XebiaLabs. "With Deployit, companies can simplify deployments, accelerate delivery and ensure an overall flawless application deployment process." "We are pleased to see recognition of release management solutions such as Deployit among leading industry analysts, and are excited to see the industry grow as demand for simpler deployments continues to increase," continues Baart.

"As companies race to release products to market faster, to stay competitive, deployment automation becomes less of a luxury and more of necessity," said Oonagh O'Regan, VP of Marketing, XebiaLabs.

Resources

• For more information on XebiaLabs, visit the website and blog

• To learn more about XebiaLabs' deployment automation solution, Deployit, visit XebiaLabs' solution page

• You can also find XebiaLabs on Twitter and YouTube

About XebiaLabs
XebiaLabs is the leading provider of Java automation solutions. XebiaLabs' flagship product, Deployit, automates Java EE deployments in an enterprise environment, allowing organizations to manage their middleware environments by predictably executing and automating their Java application deployments. XebiaLabs was founded in 2008, and currently serves various customers around the world. Headquartered in the Netherlands, XebiaLabs is an international company with development and sales offices in the USA, France, Germany and India. In other countries, XebiaLabs works through a network of local representatives. For more information, please visit www.xebialabs.com or contact one of our offices.

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Deployment Automation Enhances Agile Environments with Faster Time-to-Market and Cost Savings

Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/03/2010 -- XebiaLabs, the deployment automation company for Java applications, today announced that Wilco Koorn, Senior Consultant and Scrum Master at XebiaLabs, will be presenting a paper co-written with Jeff Sutherland, CEO of Scrum, Inc., at the Agile 2010 Conference, August 9-13, at the at Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida.

The session, "Unleash the Agile power: bridge the Gap between Development and Operations," being held at 9:45am EST on Thursday, August 12th in room A-1, will focus on issues many IT organizations face when deploying applications in an Agile environment and how they can be overcome to fully realize Agile's potential.

These issues stem, in part, because within an Agile environment, there are simply more releases to deploy. Due to the nature of Agile, development teams are able to deliver working tested software in much shorter iterations. While this is great for the company, as they can have better flexibility and shorter time to market, it often creates a backlog for operations teams who need to deploy the applications as quickly as they're being delivered.

"Deploying releases manually is a complicated process that is only exacerbated by issues such as virtual sprawl and poor upkeep of scripts and instruction manuals," explains Wilco Koorn, Senior Consultant and Scrum Master, XebiaLabs. "However, having an automated deployment process keeps these frequent releases on schedule and error free. With deployment automation software, IT organizations are able to bridge the gap between development and operations teams, enabling them to maintain the higher productivity levels, shorter time to market, and other advantages Agile brings to a company."

As part of the session, a case study of KLM/Air France will demonstrate how seamless deployments and major cost savings were achieved by implementing a self-service change control process for development still under full control of operations.

If you are a member of the press interested in learning more about this, please contact Meredith L. Eaton via email at xebialabs@marchpr.com, or phone at (617) 960-9877.

Resources
• For more information on XebiaLabs, visit the website and blog
• To learn more about XebiaLabs' deployment automation solution, Deployit, visit XebiaLabs' product page
• You can also find XebiaLabs on Twitter and YouTube

About XebiaLabs
The mission of XebiaLabs is to make life of IT Operations and Development easier and more productive by working smarter. XebiaLabs is the leading provider of deployment automation solutions. With its flagship product Deployit, XebiaLabs automates Java EE deployments in an enterprise environment. Deployit allows organizations to manage their middleware environments by predictably executing and automating their Java application deployments. XebiaLabs was founded in 2008, and currently serves various customers around the world. Headquartered in the Netherlands, XebiaLabs is an international company with development and sales offices in the USA, France, Germany and India. In other countries, XebiaLabs works through a network of local representatives. For more information, please visit http://www.xebialabs.com or contact one of our offices.

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XebiaLabs and CM Crossroads Discuss How Deployment Automation Speeds Up Your Agile Development

Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/14/2010 -- XebiaLabs, the deployment automation company for Java applications, is sponsoring and presenting a webcast on How Deployment Automation Speeds Up Your Agile Development with CM Crossroads this Thursday, June 17, at 1pm EST. Andrew Phillips, VP of Product Development at XebiaLabs, and Bob Aiello, Editor-in-Chief of CM Crossroads, will discuss the issues IT organizations face when deploying applications in an Agile environment.

Due to the nature of Agile, development teams are able to deliver working tested software in much shorter iterations. Companies, therefore, experience greater flexibility, better fit to business needs, higher technical quality, and a shorter time to market, so long as they can deploy the applications as quickly as they're being delivered.

"As more and more development teams continue to embrace Agile practices, operations teams also need to embrace a new form of deployment through automation in order to keep up with the more frequent deliverables and avoid a backlog of software packages," said Andrew Phillips, VP of Product Development at XebiaLabs. "With deployment automation software, IT organizations are able to bridge the gap between development and operations teams, creating much higher productivity levels and a more seamless time to market."

Before Agile, releases usually took place every two to three months; whereas, now, it's not uncommon for them to happen every two to three weeks. This creates a nearly steady stream of software packages that the operations teams have to deploy to the production environments. Having an automated deployment process keeps these frequent releases on schedule and error free.

"This discussion is a hot topic in the industry right now," said Bob Aiello, Editor-in-Chief of CM Crossroads and author of CM Best Practices, published by Addison-Wesley. "With the level of productivity and quality gains companies are seeing by transitioning to Agile, it's important they feel confident their operations teams can keep up. This discussion should shed light on issues and questions IT organizations have about deployment automation and how they can continue to safely and reliably deploy their software components in an Agile environment."

Click here to register and join the discussion on June 17 at 1pm EST.

Resources
• For more information on CM Crossroads, visit their website
• For more information on XebiaLabs, visit their website and blog
• For more information on their deployment automation solution, Deployit, visit XebiaLabs' product page
• You can also find XebiaLabs on Twitter and YouTube

About XebiaLabs
The mission of XebiaLabs is to make life of IT Operations and Development easier and more productive by working smarter. XebiaLabs is the leading provider of deployment automation solutions. With its flagship product Deployit, XebiaLabs automates Java EE deployments in an enterprise environment. Deployit allows organizations to manage their middleware environments by predictably executing and automating their Java application deployments. XebiaLabs was founded in 2008, and currently serves various customers around the world. Headquartered in the Netherlands, XebiaLabs is an international company with development and sales offices in the USA, France, Germany and India. In other countries, XebiaLabs works through a network of local representatives. For more information, please visit www.xebialabs.com or contact one of our offices.

Press Inquiries
Meredith L. Eaton
March Communications
+1 617-960-9877
xebialabs@marchpr.com

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm