Optaros Inc., an open source software consulting and integration firm, today announced a partnership with LogicBlaze, Inc., a leading provider of open source solutions for business integration. The alliance helps Optaros offer best-fit solutions to companies searching for cost-effective, enterprise-class SOA platforms. The partnership coincides with the recent announcement of LogicBlaze FUSE, one of the industry´s first SOA platforms provided as an open source distribution.

“The goal of this partnership is to accelerate the successful adoption of SOA by combining our open source, LogicBlaze FUSE platform with enterprise-class professional consulting services and capabilities,” said Winston Damarillo, executive chairman of LogicBlaze. “Together, LogicBlaze´s open source technology and Optaros´ open source expertise enable organizations to meet the technical and business objectives of SOA for high transaction-volume integration and enhanced Web 2.0 capabilities.”

LogicBlaze FUSE provides a complete runtime environment for SOA, offering a high-performance, reliable and scalable environment for Web services, composite applications and event-driven business processes. LogicBlaze customers will benefit by having access to an additional set of expert consulting and systems integration services, including architecture strategy, design, implementation and customization. Optaros´s deep industry knowledge enables enterprises to develop scalable, manageable business solutions based on the most open, standards-compliant and cost-effective technology available.

“Our partnership with LogicBlaze further solidifies Optaros´s presence in the SOA market and helps us to introduce our unique methodology and open source projects to customers without added complexity and expense,” said Adam Michelson, director of SOA and enterprise architecture at Optaros. “This partnership brings together leading industry practitioners, who together can deliver the highest quality solutions.”

About Optaros Optaros is a consulting and systems integration firm that helps enterprises solve IT business problems by providing services and solutions that maximize the benefits of open source software. Bringing together experts in creating enterprise IT solutions and experts in the power of open source, Optaros plans and builds business systems that give you better value today and increased control in the future. For more about Optaros, go to www.optaros.com

About LogicBlaze LogicBlaze, Inc. provides development, services and support for LogicBlaze FUSE, the open source SOA platform. Incorporating proven technologies including the Apache Incubator´s ActiveMQ messaging platform and the Apache Incubator´s ServiceMix enterprise service bus, LogicBlaze´s open, standards-based platform gives IT organizations a reliable, scalable and manageable environment for SOA. LogicBlaze is based in Marina del Rey, California. For further information about LogicBlaze´s applications development, training, services and support options, please visit www.logicblaze.com