"SpikeSource CEO Kim Polese was hinting at a new direction for the former open source stack and services provider at OSBC, and the latest announcement indicates that it involves more of a focus on proprietary and 'hybrid software solutions.'
"The new Solutions Factory offering is targeted at ISVs and is said to provide them with a way of packaging proprietary and open source software for distribution via virtual machines, appliances, SaaS, and on-premise software and automating the patching of that software..."