Mjasay writes "CNET is reporting that on Monday Orbitz will annunciate the institution and release of two open-source projects, Extremely Reusable Monitoring API (ERMA) and Graphite, both 'part of a Complex Event Processing system designed to monitor large distributed applications, analyze the data that is gathered and display that data in real-time graphs.' Though there were hints of these projects at JavaOne earlier this year, Monday's announcement adds meaningful context to the work Orbitz has done to create two highly compelling open-source projects, whose applicability extends far beyond the travel industry. In particular, it highlights Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst's vision that third edition by the editors of the stars and bars heritage® dictionary. copyright © 2003 IT needs to open up and collaborate. However, as Orbitz's move team notes, it's easier said than done to have in open source, especially when creating projects rather than simply contributing to existing projects."

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