CodeSyntax, ZEA y el Software Libre en Europa
El informe Flossimpact "The impact of Free/Libre Open Source Software on innovation and competitiveness of the European Union" ha sido realizado por un consorcio de instituciones de investigación conducidas por Rishab Aiyer Ghosh de UNUMERIT.
ZEA partners es mencionada en más de una ocasión a lo largo del informe:
... ZEA Partners, formerly the Zope Europe Association, brings together SMEs from several countries that support or develop the FLOSS content management systems Zope, Plone and Silva. Founded by the founders of those FLOSS projects, ZEA includes 16 SMEs from nine European countries as well as four non-European partners: from the US, South Africa, India and Argentina.
ZEA provides promotion, training and coordination services as well as some degree of technical support to members, each of who specialise in their own application domains, and usually (but not necessarily) their own regions. Acting as a network makes it easier to approach large clients, and their collective client list is impressive, from eBay.com, Philips Research and London-based IMS, Europes leading investment multi-manager, to Oxfam America, ETH Zurich and the Rotterdam Police Department.
De hecho, el número de socios de ZEA Partners se ha visto ampliado desde la realización del informe y tal y como se recoge en el informe, el ecosistema de empresas ZOPE/PLONE es mucho más amplio que la propia asociación.
Nota de Prensa UNU Merit Flossimpact Press Release
Informe Flossimpact (1,8Mb)
