Zope Corp CEO to speak at Novell and Forrester Conferences

Wednesday February 4th, 2004, 8:00am ET

FREDERICKSBURG, VA -(MarketWire)-Feb. 4, 2004 - Zope Corporation, the leader in open source content management is pleased to announce the participation of its CEO, Robert Page in two premier business technology conferences this March in California. Each conference focuses on maximizing ROI utilizing open source software in business.

Rob will speak at the Open Source Business Conference, OSBC2004 (San Francisco) March 17th on "Embracing Commoditization: Or How I Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Open Source Model". Novell Vice Chairman, Office of the CEO Chris Stone will deliver the Keynote: "Selling Choice: Combining Open and Closed Source to Maximize Customer Choice." Speakers

David Williams, Manager of Web Technology at AARP (a customer of Zope Corporation), will co-present with Rob at the Forrester Technology Leadership Forum on March 22nd. Conference Agenda

The trend toward using open source software in the enterprise is growing rapidly. Please join us at both of these leading-edge conferences to learn how you can put this power to use in your enterprise.

About Zope Corporation

Zope Corporation, the leading provider of Enterprise Content Management solutions based on the open source Zope application server, rapidly creates and deploys high-performance, scalable systems. Source code is included, giving clients complete control over their software. Fortune 1000 companies, newspapers, broadcast media, telecoms, government agencies, military and educational institutions are among its clients. Products include Zope4Media, Zope4Intranets, Zope Replication Services (ZRS), Zope Managed Hosting (ZMH), Zope Registration Manager (ZRM). Zope Corporation is backed by Opticality Ventures. Fredericksburg, VA 540-361-1720 www.zope.com .

CONTACT:
Lois Snitkoff
Zope Corporation
540-361-1720
lois@zope.com

Source: Zope Corporation

Using Zope Corporation to enhance our web platform was an attractive option for us, because the flexibility and the Open Source nature of the software allowed for easier integration, as well as easier project collaboration between the two groups involved. This is important when you are building capabilities such as a rule-based personalization engine, for which Zope clearly understood our expectations, and delivered in a timely and cost effective manner.
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