Press Release Source: Zope Corporation

Zope Corporation Releases Zope Version 3.2 Wednesday January 18, 9:00 am ET

FREDERICKSBURG, VA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 18, 2006

Zope Corporation, publishers of Zope®, the leading Open Source Web application server announce the concurrent release and general availability today of Zope Version 3.2 and Version 2.9.

"Our company has been using Zope 2 technology for 5 years now, to build enterprise content management solutions for governments and corporate customers. Thanks to the work on Zope 2.9 and 3.2, we will benefit from the clean component model of Zope 3 while maintaining compatibility with our current product line," says Stefane Fermigier, CEO of Nuxeo, Paris-based Zope development company.

"We are thrilled with the Zope 3 platform. Two of our large customer projects

one for the U.S. Department of Defense and one for the Commonwealth of Virginia -- are succeeding specifically because they are leveraging capabilities in the Zope 3 platform," said Rob Page, CEO of Zope Corporation.

The Release marks the transition to a predictable time-based release schedule and the integration of the Twisted framework into the Zope application server. According to Stephan Richter, one of the premier (or most active) Zope 3 developers, "Both of the standard servers, HTTP and FTP may now be used via Twisted. The integration of the Twisted framework allows us to use SSL natively, implement schedulers and more easily integrate new network protocols."

"Many new packages that were developed for commercial projects were added into the release. For one, a programmable test browser was added that allows us to simulate the user experience in a functional test," said Richter.

"We are very excited with Zope 3.2 since it is now ready for enterprise class web application development. Zope 3.2 includes Japanese language files and it is Japanese-capable out-of-the-box. This product proves that you can leverage the benefits of the global open source development model," said Takeshi Yamamoto, CEO of Zope Japan KK in Tokyo.

About Zope

Zope is the leading open source application server, specializing in content management, portals, and custom applications. Since Zope Corporation introduced Zope as an open source product in 1998, it has become the platform of choice for content publishers, managers and application developers. Zope comes with complete source code, and no software licensing fees. Thousands of developers from around the world contribute to Zope by developing software, testing software and writing documentation. You can download Zope releases at http://www.zope.org.

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. Zope Corporation is backed by Opticality Ventures. Fredericksburg, VA 540-361-1720 http://www.zope.com/

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Source: Zope Corporation