FastScale: We consider FastScale Stack Manager Workstation Edition to be a logical extension of our FastScale Composer Suite platform. FastScale Stack Manager Workstation Edition targets individual users where our FastScale Composer Suite targets large enterprises. We consider FastScale innovation to be groundbreaking in its ability to automatically build lightweight software stacks and provide the underlying repository infrastructure to managing software environments throughout their lifecycle. The Workstation Edition enables individual VMware administrators, Amazon EC2 administrators, and developers to use and benefit from this powerful technology that was previously available only to large corporate customers. We are very excited about the potential of this.
InfoWorld: People may not know you have a Beta program going on right now. How has the traction been thus far?
FastScale: We just launch the program on April 6th, and the response has been greater than expected. So far, we have seen a great mix of use cases including VMware system administrators interested in running workloads in the cloud, IT architects from large enterprises, developers of cloud solutions, IT users from cloud providers, and even some government users. We will be able to accommodate new users through the end of April, so we hope to keep the positive momentum going.
InfoWorld: What do you see for this year? Or, what's up next for FastScale?
FastScale: We consider 2009 to be a milestone year for FastScale. With the continued growth of our enterprise IT customers, new products targeting individual administrators and developers, new channel and OEM partners, and exciting new offerings for cloud computing, we expect this to be a year of strong growth and significant innovation.
Special thanks to Lynn LeBlanc, CEO of FastScale for taking the time to speak with me.
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