eZ Systems goes “full cloud”

eZ Systems goes „full cloud“

eZ Systems releases new eZ Cloud Edition with the support of Ixonos

Skien, Norway – February 7 2012 – The demand for flexible and reliable cloud solutions in the area of content management will continue its steady rise in 2012. The Norwegian software vendor eZ Systems (www.ez.no) is keeping up with the trend: eZ Systems, in cooperation with the Finland-based cloud solutions provider Ixonos (www.ixonos.com), begins distributing the cloud edition of its award-winning open source web content management platform eZ Publish by the 1st of February 2012, and adds the new eZ Cloud Elastic to its range of products. eZ Cloud Elastic enables customers and eZ Service Partners to automatically receive the cloud resources they require, such as the necessary frontend-servers, depending on their needs and their user traffic. This way, eZ Systems and Ixonos will be able to offer customised cloud-based content management solutions to their customers.

The upcoming cloud edition is based on the most recent release of eZ Publish Enterprise. With the support of Ixonos Elastic Cloud, running on top of Red Hat Cloud (www.redhat.com), eZ Systems will be able to offer customers of the Cloud Edition the same level of quality and support they know from eZ Publish Enterprise. It includes service, assistance during the implementation and updates on a regular basis. This way, eZ Systems ensures stability of its product while continuing innovation. The international eZ Partners network offers its customers high quality options to carry out projects in time and in budget. The eZ Service Partners assist customers in all important aspects, such as implementation, consulting and support. Via the integrated eZ Market, users are able to enhance their content management requirements with several certified apps, extensions or connectors.

CEO Gabriele Viebach is confident that the collaboration with Ixonos is most promising: „We are glad to have gained a service-oriented partner with Ixonos, which has many years of experience in the areas of cloud and hosting services as well as software development. Their extensive multichannel expertise and state-of-the-art data processing centre complete the excellent company profile. Together, we are able to offer our customers a high degree of service and support.“

Teppo Kuisma, head of Ixonos‘ Online Solutions business unit agrees: „We are looking forward to collaborating with eZ Systems, which is a world leading provider of open source content management solutions. Working together to provide enterprise content management from the cloud, we will ease and speed up the implementation and use of these services to eZ Systems‘ customers, Service Partners and developers alike.“

About eZ Systems: Founded in 1999, eZ Systems is the creator of eZ Publish, the award winning Open Source Web Content Management Platform, run by more than 250,000 installations in over 160 countries. eZ empowers digital business with a platform that not only enables organizations to manage content across multiple sites in many languages but also ensures that the information is delivered regardless of the channel. The result – right content, right time, right experience. The core element of the product is based on the open source paradigm enriched by enterprise services and completed by the eZ market offerings, resulting into enterprise grade subscription offerings with high-quality assurance, software maintenance and support services.

eZ Systems is trusted by well-known brands worldwide across a wide range of industries. Its customers include: CNBC, T-Mobile, France Telecom, Orange, BPCE, Clearchannel, Random House, EMI Music, Lagardère Active, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal Asia, UBM, Oslo Stock Exchange, Harvard University and MIT, United States Navy and French Ministry of Defense.

About Ixonos: Ixonos (www.ixonos.com) is a creative mobile solutions company. We develop wireless technologies, software and solutions for connected devices and mobile services. Together with our corporate customers, we design products and services that let consumers enjoy inspiring mobile experiences. We enhance the competitiveness of our customer companies by enabling superior user experiences as well as faster time-to-market for their devices and services. We have offices in Finland, China, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, Slovakia, South Korea and the U.S. Ixonos Plc is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. In 2010, the company’s turnover was 84.9 million euros and its operating profit was 5.3 million euros.

Additional information: eZ Systems Headquarters, Klostergata 30, N-3732 Skien, Norway, Tel. +47 35587020, email: info@ez.no, Web: www.ez.no