JASE Group Signs NorfolkNavyHomes.com Partnership Agreement with John Berger, Inc.

NORFOLK, VA and CHESAPEAKE, VA – October 29, 2008 – JASE Group, LLC, a leading and ground-breaking marketing and electronic solutions provider, announced the signing of a partnership agreement today with John Berger, Inc. to provide an online presence for its Norfolk (VA) Navy Homes initiative.

The new web portal will expose the organization’s image to the online community while enhancing its trustworthy brand and providing a safe, comfortable all-in-one information resource for incoming U.S. Navy families. The www.norfolknavyhomes.com web portal is due to launch in early 2009.

More information on John Berger, Inc., RE/MAX Allegiance can be found at www.johnberger.net.

More information on JASE Group, LLC can be found at www.jasegroup.com.

JASE CEO Talks to LinuxWorld.com on Linux and Virtualization

JASE Group CEO, Keith Parnell, was recently interviewed by LinuxWorld’s Jim Romeo at a CIO / CTO Roundtable.

CIO Reality Check: Linux and Virtualization

LinuxWorld.com: Do you think of virtualization as a “product” or a feature”?
KP: To our needs [hardware] virtualization is a product. Virtualization will become as much an OEM-produced product as single-partition hardware in days past. Considering virtualization as a feature from a small business standpoint rings of extra or excess costs against limited budgets.

LinuxWorld.com: How seriously are you looking at KVM and Hyper-V?
KP: Microsofts Hyper-V technology launch has been on our radar for quite a few months. Lower overall costs for hardware purchases, server maintenance and system management could open doors weve not been allowed to factor into our current budgeting.

We currently run side-by-side systems with almost identical hardware configurations to accommodate Windows-based web services and applications and separately Linux-based web services and applications. Hyper-V will bring scalability and expandability to the forefront within our small enterprise that before we were not able to afford.

LinuxWorld.com: Are you using virtualization to consolidate the same server images you have had in the past, or to add new capabilities?
KP: Our current plan is to implement Microsofts Hyper-V technology with our next cycle of replacement purchases. Consolidation efficiencies on the X64 platform will allow us explore the possibilities of expansive load balancing that we, as a small business, could not previously justify. Our software engineers will have the ability to take advantage of the virtualization platform, as will the systems administrators in that sharing of disks and resources will encourage not-before-seen efficiencies.

LinuxWorld.com: What applications and workloads do you plan to leave on their own physical hardware?
KP: We have custom-developed several processor and RAM intensive system applications that could possibly cause resource issues at the budget level we would invest in. For this reason these applications would require us to segregate them as independent from our virtualization platform. Thus providing the applications the affordable resources they require.

Dont misunderstand our assessment. We are not insinuating that the virtualization platform could not handle our requirements. We are making a decision that our budgets will not allow us to identify and analyze risk assessment tests with the possibility that our test platforms could not fully and efficiently perform. This is the decision-making environment of the small business CIO. R&D is not a commonly affordable luxury.

LinuxWorld.com: If an ISV supports a software product on Platform X, and you run virtual Platform X on Platform Y, do you still get the same level of support? Are any ISVs making you replicate bugs on physical hardware?
KP: Since we are not currently running hardware virtualization I can only speculate on the reactions to this type of issue from the software vendors. But I do have strong thoughts before venturing down that path.

When we purchase and install software that is guaranteed to function properly on a specified traditional platform, we expect the software to perform as warranted.

As hardware virtualization (such as Hyper-V) becomes more mainstream we also expect the software vendors to accommodate the changes in technology. I can foresee making spec purchases for software against Platform X running on Platform Y. Therefore the software vendors will be responsible for testing their products on the new warranted virtualization platform combinations.

LinuxWorld.com: What are the vendor and open source scenes pushing that you don’t want? What aren’t they pushing that you do want?
KP: Virtualization. Period. Virtualization can bring many great efficiencies to the small business. In my honest opinion, virtualization is not pushed enough. And until virtualization becomes mainstream we will not see these efficiencies produce themselves as major budget influencers. Virtualization technologies, both Microsofts Hyper-V and Suns KVM, should be on the tip of every conversation around scalable network architecture and deployments.

Others participating at the roundtable were: Clyde Williams, Infrastructure Systems Manager for Southeast Alabama Medical Center a hospital located in Dothan, Alabama; Walt Cornelison, Director of Information Technology for Tropitone Furniture a manufacturer or high-end outdoor furniture located in Irvine, California; Jason Ford, CTO of BlackMesh Hosting and Solution a managed hosting and managed services firm located in Herndon, Virginia.

Read the full CIO / CTO roundtable event here.

JASE Group Announces Come2HamptonRoads.com Web Hosting & Statistical Reporting Agreement with John Berger, Inc.

NORFOLK, VA and CHESAPEAKE, VA – October 22, 2008 — JASE Group, LLC, a leading and ground-breaking marketing and electronic solutions provider, announced a partnership agreement on Wednesday with John Berger, Inc. to provide web hosting and statistical reporting and analysis for its Come2HamptonRoads.com website. The JASE technical team will perform software modifications to ensure seamless code migrations to the new hosting platform within the JASE operations center.

More information on John Berger, Inc., RE/MAX Allegiance and Come2HamptonRoads.com can be found at www.come2hamptonroads.com.

More information on JASE Group, LLC can be found at www.jasegroup.com.

New Job Board introduces Job Seekers to Recruiters through Social Networking

NORFOLK, VA – October 21, 2008 — New job board website introduces job seekers to recruiters through social networking

JASEzone Jobs: http://www.jasezone.com/JASEjobs/

JASEzone Jobs believes that social networking and community involvement can greatly increase the chances of establishing the perfect employer / employee connection. Hence, the power of a jobs board contained within an exciting social community.

For job seekers:
JASEzone Jobs is truly driven to help job seekers find success by assisting in locating the dream job. The website is dedicated to provide job seekers with a state of the art system to help find targeted jobs, create a good resume and build a solid professional network.

JASEzone Jobs is 100% free for job seekers.

For recruiters & employers:
Employers and recruiters spend huge amounts of money to advertise job positions without any means of measuring the effectiveness of their advertisement.

Recruiters can post any number of jobs in JASEzone Jobs for a 30-day period across a multitude of job categories. With just a few clicks, recruiters can browse and keep track of all job applications in real-time to narrow down the group of candidates suitable for posted jobs.

JASEzone Jobs is launching with a special discount for all recruiters and employers. Visit the recruiters’ home page at http://www.jasezone.com/JASEjobs/hire/ to setup an account and receive a 66% introductory discount. Use the discount code GRAND_OPENING until November 15, 2008 to receive the JASEzone Jobs inaugural discount.

JASEzone Jobs: http://www.jasezone.com/JASEjobs/
Job Seekers’ home: http://www.jasezone.com/JASEjobs/find/
Recruiters’ home: http://www.jasezone.com/JASEjobs/hire/

Start networking today!

Project Green Electronics Recycling Event

Press release from the Keep Norfolk Beautiful website:

Saturday, October 11th, 2008
9am-2pm
All area Grand Furniture Store locations

ACCEPTED ITEMS Personal Computers (PCs), Monitors, LCD Screen / Flat Screen Monitors, VCRs, Radios, Stereos, DVD Players, Microwaves, Power Supplies, Rechargeable Batteries, Vacuums, Banking Equipment, Telephones, Pagers, Networking Equipment, Laptops, Keyboards, Mice, Power Cables, Medical Equipment (Non-Hazardous), Printers, Copy Machines, Fax Machines, Cell Phones, Transformers, Scanners, Portable Electronic Devices, Servers, HUBS, Ink Cartridges, Toner Cartridges, Remotes, Modems, Projectors, Cameras, Televisions (Processing Charge).

FREE TV recycling to first 100 cars!

UNACCEPTED ITEMS Refrigerators, Washer Machines, Clothes Dryers, Dish Washers, Mercury Containing Devices (Thermometers, Fire Alarms), Hazardous Chemicals / Materials, Light Bulbs, Florescent Tubes, Bio-Waste Please Contact CRS About Items Not Listed.

Click here for a Grand Furniture location near you.

Click here or contact Keep Norfolk Beautiful at 441-1347 for details.