Phurnace Announces General Availability of Phurnace Deliver 3.6

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June 29, 2009

- Phurnace Software, Inc., the Java application deployment company, today announced the general availability of its newest version, Phurnace Deliver 3.6 and Phurnace WebSphere Portal Deliver 3.6. The latest release focuses on increased ease of use and troubleshooting of environments, including enhanced features specifically developed for IBM WebSphere Portal . Phurnace's products provide IT operations staff with the tools they need to effectively manage large scale enterprise implementations of IBM WebSphere Portal, as well as IBM WebSphere , Oracle WebLogic , and RedHat JBoss web application servers. Accurate configuration and streamlined deployments are some of the most challenging obstacles to successful Portal and web application rollouts.

Phurnace Deliver reduces deployment times and associated costs to create faster, more comprehensive enterprise Java deployments. Phurnace Deliver 3.6 comes with an intuitive and powerful Eclipse RCP user interface, as well as a full command line interface. In addition, Phurnace Deliver has available integrations to popular operations frameworks such as BMC BladeLogic , HP Server Automation , IBM Rational Build Forge , and Electric Cloud ElectricCommander . Phurnace Deliver also integrates easily and quickly into the custom build/roll out process built by their customers.

'The Phurnace Deliver products continue to grow as we add new features and capabilities at a rapid pace. These features are in direct response to customer and prospect requests,' said Larry Warnock, president and CEO of Phurnace Software. 'We have been able to embed the specific configuration knowledge and nuances of each environment that we support into our product. It is an 'admin in a box', if you will. Because of this, we are saving I.T. departments money almost immediately upon using our product.'

The latest release of the company's flagship product, Phurnace Deliver 3.6, provides comprehensive support for IT staff and developers during complex enterprise Java troubleshooting and deployments to decrease errors, streamline implementations, and avoid the downtime and outages that come with manual or script-based processes.

The release includes enhancements for all supported platforms as well as providing unique features for the IBM WebSphere Portal Server including enhanced dependency management, automated archiving, roll backs to specific points in time, and pin-point comparisons between Portal environments.

Phurnace Deliver 3.6 enhancements include:
User interface enhancements including additional process wizards
The ability to perform intelligent 'merges' between Portal environments
Increased support for Virtual Portals
Archiving of live Portals, with 'push button' roll backs
In-depth dependency management of changes, insuring that new items are deployed along with all other relied on and dependant objects
Enhanced support for the IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1 release
Eclipse RCP graphical user interface and command line interface options for all functions
'Phurnace Deliver 3.6 will make a big splash in the IBM WebSphere Portal community,' said Daniel Nelson, vp of products at Phurnace Software. 'We listened to the pain in the community and developed targeted, powerful, specific features for our customers to leverage. Our sales cycle accelerates quickly when we show a portal system administrator how our product makes their life easier.'

About Phurnace Software, Inc.
Phurnace software helps companies drive revenue and dramatically reduce cost by accelerating the deployment of business critical applications into physical environments, virtual images or to cloud computing providers. Leveraging patent-pending technology, Phurnace automates web application deployments - from installation to deployment to upgrades - eliminating manual, error-prone processes and delivering tangible ROI within weeks. Based in Austin, Texas, Phurnace is funded by S3Ventures, DFJ Mercury and other private investors. www.phurnace.com.

Phurnace and the Phurnace flame logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Phurnace Software, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.


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Phurnace Software
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