<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; ">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">May 12, 2009</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Contact</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">: Carol Minton Morris, </font><a href="mailto:clt6@cornell.edu"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">clt6@cornell.edu</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">, (607) 255-2702</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Contact</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">: Michele Kimpton, </font><a href="mailto:michele@dspace.org"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">michele@dspace.org</font></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Contact</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">: Sandy Payette, </font><a href="mailto:spayette@fedora-commons.org"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">spayette@fedora-commons.org</font></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Fedora Commons and DSpace Foundation Join Together to Create DuraSpace™ Organization</font></b></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Ithaca, NY, Boston, MA</font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">--- Fedora Commons and the DSpace Foundation, two of the largest providers of open source software for managing and providing access to digital content, have announced today that they will join their organizations to pursue a common mission. </font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Jointly, they will provide leadership and innovation in open source technologies for global communities who manage, preserve, and provide access to digital content.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">The joined organization, named “DuraSpace,” will sustain and grow its flagship repository platforms - Fedora and DSpace.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">DuraSpace will also expand its portfolio by offering new technologies and services that respond to the dynamic environment of the Web and to new requirements from existing and future users.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">DuraSpace will focus on supporting existing communities and will also engage a larger and more diverse group of stakeholders in support of its not-for-profit mission.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">The organization will be led by an executive team consisting of Sandy Payette (Chief Executive Officer), Michele Kimpton (Chief Business Officer), and Brad McLean (Chief Technology Officer) and will operate out of offices in Ithaca, NY and Cambridge, MA. </font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">“This is a great development,” said Clifford Lynch, Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI).</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">“It will focus resources and talent in a way that should really accelerate progress in areas critical to the research, education, and cultural memory communities. </font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">The new emphasis on distributed reliable storage infrastructure services and their integration with repositories is particularly timely. ” </font></p><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Together Fedora and DSpace make up the largest market share of open repositories worldwide, serving over 700 institutions.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">These include organizations committed to the use of open source software solutions for the dissemination and preservation of academic, scientific, and cultural digital content.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">“The joining of DSpace and Fedora Commons is a watershed event for libraries, specifically, and higher education, more generally,” said James Hilton, CIO of the University of Virginia.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">“Separately, these two organizations operated with similar missions and a shared commitment to developing and supporting open technologies. </font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">By bringing together the technical, financial, and community-based resources of the two organizations, their communities gain a robust organization focused on solving the many challenges involved in storing, curating, and preserving digital data and scholarship,” he said.</font></div><h1><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">New Products</font></font></h1><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">DuraSpace will continue to support its existing software platforms, DSpace and Fedora, as well as expand its offerings to support the needs of global information communities.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">The first new technology to emerge will be a Web-based service named “DuraCloud.” </font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">DuraCloud is a hosted service that takes advantage of the cost efficiencies of cloud storage and cloud computing, while adding value to help ensure longevity and re-use of digital content.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">The DuraSpace organization is developing partnerships with commercial cloud providers who offer both storage and computing capabilities.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">The DuraCloud service will be run by the DuraSpace organization.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Its target audiences are organizations responsible for digital preservation and groups creating shared spaces for access and re-use of digital content.</font><span><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">DuraCloud will be accessible directly as a Web service and also via plug-ins to digital repositories including Fedora and DSpace.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">The software developed to support the DuraCloud service will be made available as open source.</font><span><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">An early release of DuraCloud will be available for selected pilot partners in Fall 2009.</font></p><h1><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Key Benefits of the DuraSpace Organization</font></font></h1><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">DuraSpace will support both DSpace and Fedora by working closely with both communities and, when possible, develop synergistic technologies, services, and programs that increase interoperability of the two platforms.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">DuraSpace will also support other open source software projects including the Mulgara semantic store, a scalable RDF database.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">DuraSpace will pursue a mission that extends beyond these existing software platforms.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">This broader mission will include developing open technologies and services for the communities that have developed around these two platforms.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">The organization will also reach out to new communities who manage, preserve, and provide access to digital content.</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">DuraSpace will amplify the value of each individual organization, enabling it to sustain a larger community.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">With both organizations working in unison, there can be significant economies of scale, synergies in developing open technologies and services, and a strong position for long-term sustainability.</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Learn More about DuraSpace</font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">DuraSpace will be represented at the Fourth Annual International Conference on Open Repositories (</font><a href="http://openrepositories.org/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://openrepositories.org/</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">).</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Please check the schedule and visit the Fedora Commons and DSpace information tables at the conference to learn more.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">More information is available at the DuraSpace website (</font><a href="http://duraspace.org/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://duraspace.org/</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">), including Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).</font></div><h1><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">About Fedora Commons</font></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></span></font></h1><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Fedora Commons (</font><a href="http://fedora-commons.org/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://fedora-commons.org/</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">) was established in 2007 as a not-for-profit organization and the home of the Fedora repository software and related open source projects.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Fedora is a robust, integrated, repository system that enables storage, access and management for virtually any kind of digital content.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">The Flexible Extensible Digital Object Repository Architecture (Fedora) was originally designed by Sandy Payette and colleagues at Cornell University and was established as an open source project in 2001 by Cornell and the University of Virginia.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Fedora has a large international user community and is installed worldwide at universities, libraries, research institutions, cultural organizations, and corporations.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">For more information contact Thornton Staples, Director of Community Outreach and Alliances at </font><a href="mailto:tstaples@fedora-commons.org"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">tstaples@fedora-commons.org</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">, or Chris Wilper, Technical Lead at </font><a href="mailto:cwilper@fedora-commons.org"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">cwilper@fedora-commons.org</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Also see: </font><a href="http://fedora-commons.org/confluence/x/KINB"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://fedora-commons.org/confluence/x/KINB</font></a></div><h1><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">About DSpace Foundation</font></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></span></font></h1><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">The DSpace Foundation (</font><a href="http://dspace.org/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://dspace.org/</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">) was formed in 2007 to support the growing global community of institutions using DSpace open source software to manage scholarly works in a digital repository.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">DSpace was jointly developed in 2002 by Hewlett-Packard and the MIT Libraries.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Today, there are over more than 500 organizations worldwide using the software to manage, preserve, and share their scholarly output.</font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">To learn more about DSpace and its community of users visit </font><a href="http://www.dspace.org/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">www.dspace.org</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> or contact Valorie Hollister, Community Outreach Manager at </font><a href="mailto:val@dspace.org"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">val@dspace.org</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">.</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "> </span> </div><div><br></div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Sandy Payette</div><div>Executive Director</div><div>Fedora Commons</div><div><a href="mailto:spayette@fedora-commons.org">spayette@fedora-commons.org</a></div><div><br></div></div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div></body></html>