3Tera, a provider of cloud computing technology and utility computing services, today announced that Bill Coleman has joined its advisory board. A technology luminary and Silicon Valley veteran for over 30 years, Coleman will provide strategic insight and guidance to 3Tera's management team as it positions the company to further pursue the enterprise and service provider markets.

"I firmly believe that 3Tera's cloud computing technology and vision will drive fundamental change to the next generation of information technology," said Coleman. "I am excited to be a part of this and to share my views and expertise, helping 3Tera position itself best to lead the cloud adoption in the enterprise."

"Having Bill Coleman join our advisory board is a testimony to how much 3Tera has accomplished," said Barry X Lynn, Chairman and CEO, 3Tera, Inc. "Bill's insights into large scale corporate IT while at Sun and BEA will be extremely valuable to us as we continue to be lead of the cloud computing market. We are thrilled to be working with him and seek his advice."

About Bill Coleman

Bill Coleman has more than 30 years of corporate and entrepreneurial leadership experience. Most recently he was founder and CEO of Cassatt Corporation, software provider helping make datacenters more efficient and agile, recently acquired by CA. Prior to Cassatt, he founded and was the first chairman and CEO of BEA Systems, the world's leading infrastructure software company. Under his leadership, BEA became the fastest software firm ever to exceed $1 billion in annual revenue. Before BEA, he served as vice president of system software at Sun Microsystems, where his team transformed SunOS into the commercially successful Solaris operating system. While at Sun he also founded Sun's Professional Services Division and co-founded Sun's Federal Division. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the U.S. Air Force Academy and M.S. degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering from Stanford University. He also has an honorary doctorate from the University of Colorado.

About 3Tera, Inc.

3Tera, Inc. is the leading innovator of cloud computing technology and utility computing services, simplifying the deployment and scaling of online applications. Named "Cool Vendor in IT operations, 2008" by Gartner Group, 3Tera offers AppLogic(TM) , the first commercially available cloud computing platform that completely removes the cost and complexity associated with infrastructure. Available both for building in-house private clouds and as a platform for cloud computing services, AppLogic allows IT professionals to develop and deploy online applications in minutes instead of weeks, using only a browser to manage and scale on demand fully distributed systems and deliver security and business continuity for all applications, while fully controlling their cloud computing environment. For more information, visit www.3tera.com

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