Intel Certified Solutions Program Gains Strong Market Momentum

SpikeSource, a company funded by Intel (News - Alert) Capital, announced that the Intel Certified Solutions Program, a new software certification service from Intel Corporation powered by SpikeSource, is gaining strong market acceptance.

 

The program has registered nearly 100 independent software vendor (ISV) applications. The service tests and certifies ISV applications for the standards for security, interoperability, maintainability, and performance on advanced Intel technologies.

 

"We find strong business value in the Intel Certified Solutions Program," comments Brian Gentile, president and CEO, JasperSoft (News - Alert). "As the provider of the most widely used open source business intelligence software in the world, we pride ourselves on the quality of our applications. Certification on Intel multi-core processors helps us differentiate our offering and drive even greater confidence for our customers."

 

Participants in the program have a wide range of proprietary and open source ISVs, from vendors like Symantec and NEC System Technologies to emerging companies like CenterBeam, Concursive (News - Alert), Digium, Entellium, PacketMotion, SixApart, Socialtext and Untangle.

 

“There is a clear market segment need for third party validation of software quality, security, and performance, which ultimately translates into a better experience for consumers and workers,” stated Christos Georgiopoulos, PhD, general manager of Intel's Developer Relations Division. “We have seen a highly diverse set of software vendors embrace this new certification service from Intel and SpikeSource in a very short period of time. We now look forward to enabling the broader ISV community to deliver high quality, trusted solutions that are certified to run well on advanced Intel technologies.”

 

SpikeSource is introducing new capabilities in the Intel Certified Solutions Program for reducing ISV development costs. With this, ISVs can develop their application on a custom-built open source foundation by selecting from components that are tested for security and interoperability.

 

“Through the Intel Certified Solutions Program, Intel and SpikeSource together are enabling ISVs of every kind and size to deliver higher quality, more secure solutions,” stated Kim Polese, CEO of SpikeSource. “The new capabilities we are introducing today are especially valuable to the tens of thousands of small and emerging ISVs—the rapidly expanding ‘long tail’ of the software industry—empowering them to bring new and innovative solutions to the mass market in a cost-effective manner.”

 

The Intel Certified Solutions Program is part of Intel Business Builder, a set of interconnected services for ISVs to grow business. It can help the business through expanded sales reach, compelling product differentiation and reduced development costs.

 

SpikeSource also provides the SpikeSource Solutions Factory, a platform for testing, packaging, distributing, and maintaining software solutions.