TEXAS, USA: AT&T today announced the launch of AT&T Cloud Architect, an innovative suite of flexible, integrated cloud services for developers and internet-centric businesses that allows users to build an online business or run an application quickly with low operating costs.

This was announced at the sixth annual AT&T Developer Summit, -- one day before the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The platform will support near-real time ordering, provisioning and scaling, in a fully customizable cloud environment, said a press release.

OS development options will include LAMP for CentOS, Debian, Fedora and RedHat, as well as Windows Server options. In the future, AT&T will add a full API framework to enable developers to fully tap into AT&T's dynamic cloud.

"We understand that developers' cloud needs differ significantly from those of AT&T Business Solution's more traditional customers such as CIOs and IT managers," said AT&T Chief Technology Officer John Donovan.

"Developers need the reliability and stability of our differentiated cloud too, but first and foremost, they need flexibility, affordability and speed in turning up new services. This is what AT&T Cloud Architect offers," added Donovan.

Collaboration is the Key
Throughout the summit, AT&T leaders have emphasized that collaboration with the developer community is essential to creating the most innovative applications and best customer experiences.

"In a very direct way, we are in this together," Christopher said. "Enabling developers to innovate is the best way we know to both drive growth – and improve our customers' mobile broadband experience."