Alfresco will provide an open source Amazon EC2-ready stack and developer kit for customers and partners to develop, deploy and monetize cloud service architecture content applications on the EC2 platform.

The Alfresco Cloud Developer Program, offering “early adopter” advantages to its partners to deliver cloud-ready content applications for collaboration, document and records management. Alfresco will also offer a subscription for those requiring expert Enterprise 24/7 support.

According to the study “Above the Clouds: a Berkeley View of Cloud Computing,” the cost of cloud computing is one-fifth to one-seventh of that offered to a medium sized data center. By promoting the CMIS standard and making it easy to get on board the cloud, Alfresco is providing a great service to promote the success of their ECM solution. Sounds like a winning combination.

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