VisionWT hosted the first ever eZ publish UK partner conference at their central London offices on 13th April 2007. The turnout was a good one with Gold, Silver and Bronze partners in attendance.
Many issues were discussed to plot the UK actions and direction of eZ publish in the UK. There was a sneak peak at the new eZ publish NOW as well as a in-depth review of the Premium service.
A date was set for June for the next UK partner get together. If you are a partner or customer in the UK and would like to attend the next UK partner day, please contact eZ systems to register your interest.
Last few remaining attendees concluding the day’s discussions
A job well done
Vision with technology was one of the PHP UK Conference 2007 sponsors and is proud that have attended the PHP Conference once again.
Speakers: Rasmus Lerdorf, Cal Evans, Simon Laws and Kevlin Henney & Bill Gaver.
Topics presented:
- Session showing how to build a mashup. By Cal Evans
- Write reusable components with Service Component Architecture and show how to use SCA to produce and consume web services by showing working examples. By Simon Laws
- Object-oriented programming brief and tour of ideas in Object Oriented. By Kevin Henney.
- Use PHP5 to build fast a rich web applications. By Rasmus Lerdorf
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Designing for the curious home. By Bill Gaver
PHP UK Conference 2007 Sponsors
Based on the success of last year’s International Content Management Conference, Tony Wood, Director at VisionWT has been invited back to speak again.
The conference is an annual user conference on content management, intranets, portals and search. VisionWT are leaders in this field and are eZ publish Gold partners.
Other speakers include Ted Nelson, inventor of hypertext. Ted invented the term "hypertext" in 1963 and published it in 1965, and is a pioneer of information technology. Ted is currently a visiting professor at Oxford University.
Key questions and topics
The conference will highlight and discuss the following questions:
"Content Effectiveness"
What content is required to make best use of the Web and related media? How to get everybody trained?
"Improving the intranet"
What are the newest methods and best practices that can be used and applied as practical and long-term improvements?
"Strategic setup"
What are the real value drivers for a Website, intranet or portal? How do these become part of cohesive collaboration and communication toolset?
"Technical Momentum"
Which new technologies and vendors are making an impact? How can you apply these in your projects?
This year the conference will be opened by Nicolai Wammen, Lord Mayor of Aarhus.
The conference will take place in Denmark’s second largest city:
Aarhus, Denmark: November 7th - November 9th, 2006
Further information can be found at www.cmf2006.dk
and you can register for the event at www.cmf2006.dk/registration.
Award-winning VisionWT win website of the year award for ADIFO site at the eZ publish conference 2006.
Building on their success to date VisionWT are proud winners of the at the 2006 eZ publish conference in Skien, Norway. website of the year award
The award for the
ADIFO website reinforces VisionWT's belief that brand development is a key ingredient in the success of eZ projects and web/technical projects as a whole and underlines the commitment for delivering outstanding eZ publish integrated solutions with our clients.
Highlights from this years eZ conference also included:-
The eZ conference awards ceremony
The eZ conference awards, (bringing together the partners of the eZ publish community) was a musical and visual treat. It celebrated the best in technical development and communication and truly brought together all to share ideas, inspiration and creativity.
The VisionWT stand
The VisionWT stand represented the evolution of the VisionWT brand and acted as a focus for brand and technical discussion for VisionWT as a whole and the rapidly evolving open brand community.
The boat trip
A VisionWT boat trip was organised in proud association with their hosting partner Webdeal and sponsored by IBM. Aboard the boat the winner of the VisionWT ipod was announced from a mass of entries from the previous days at the conference.
The swim
In recognition to their integrity, honesty and determination VisionWT's Tony Wood and James Eichhorn ended up in the Skien river to mark the fact that (whilst experiencing 100% growth ) they had not met their target of 200%.
The people
We wish everyone we met at the conference (you know who you are), the eZ publish team and all those behind the scenes all the best. It was you that made it the success it was and we look forward to next year's event already.
In the meantime, look out for further updates and images from the event coming soon.
The VisionWT team
VisionWT have been invited to speak at Denmark's Content Management Conference taking place 8th - 10th November 2005. As premier eZ publish partners, VisionWT have a wealth of knowledge and experience on the ins and out of Content Management Systems (CMS).
The conference brings together a range of expertise including analysts, senior executives, project managers, web and intranet managers and IT professionals.
"Learn new best practices from industry experts, analysts and experienced users. Understand why so many projects still fail and learn how this can be avoided. Hear cases from organisations and listen to vendors duke it out on stage."
Content Management Forum website
Key questions and topics about about CMS to be covered include:
- What are the steps required to avoid failure and execute a successful project?
- What are the roles required inside the organisation and which experiences with these roles exists?
- How to select the right system (open source or commercial) and the right implementation partner
- How to get the most out of the software investment
- How are new best practices, standards and technologies altering the market
Visit http://cmf2005.dk/ for further information or to register for the event.
VisionWT will be at the eZ publish conference in Norway on 2-5 June 2005. As a premier eZ publish partner, Tony Wood of VisionWT will be speaking at the seminar on Friday 3rd June 2005 in the afternoon.
The seminar will cover the multiple language facilities within eZ publish and with the use of a case study will give some tips on good usage and some advice for avoiding some nasty traps.
This presentation will cover all the elements of multi-lingual projects from inception to roll-out.
For more information, visit http://ez.no/camp2005
VisionWT's Tony Wood has been invited by eZ systems as a keynote speaker at the Grenland IT Expo 2005 on 14th and 15th of April in Norway. This event will gather decision makers from all over Norway and Europe.
- Are you in charge of IT procurement?
- Are your budgets tighter than your results?
- Are you under pressure to improve your organization?
- Is continual quality improvement merely a distant dream?
- Do you need updating on goals and external conditions in the IT sector?
- Would you like expert advice from someone who has made successful changes in your industry?
On Thursday the 14th of April to Friday the 15th of April, ICT Grenland gathers decision makers from all over Norway and Europe who have responded positively some of the questions mentioned above. ICT Grenland has put together a program that will help you deal with your challenges and help you reach your goals by solving your day-to-day dilemmas.
eZ systems will will be among the main speakers on the first day of the event, along with Morten Meyer, Cabinet Minister of Modernizing in Norway and Per Morten Hoff, General Secretary of ICT Norway. Take this opportunity to make a better decision tomorrow.
Tony Wood, Director of VisionWT was a guest speaker at the eZ conference 2004 in Norway.
VisionWT are proud supporters of the PHP Conference UK 2006.
The conference will be a chance for all to listen to and discuss PHP issues. Signup for your place today.
