TP1 Internet 360 partners with Acquia to offer commercially supported Drupal-powered web solution
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“ We are extremely proud to be the first web agency in Quebec to partner with Acquia. Joining the program will permit us to create web applications for organizations requiring commercially supported software. ”
MONTREAL, APRIL 2, 2009 – TP1 Internet 360, a Montreal web agency, announced today its partnership with Acquia, a company founded by Drupal creator Dries Buytaert offering commercial services for the wildly popular Drupal social publishing system.
Acquia provides technical support and network services for Drupal. The number of websites powered by Drupal increased exponentially in recent months. Organizations using Drupal include the United Nations, the Walt Disney Company, SonyBMG, Virgin Radio and the US government, which relies on Drupal to power recovery.org, the Obama administration's website for its economic recovery efforts.
"We are extremely proud to be the first web agency in Quebec to partner with Acquia," said Jan-Nicolas Vanderveken from TP1. "Drupal is the most powerful social publishing system available today. Joining the Acquia Partner program will permit us to create innovative web 2.0 applications for organizations requiring commercially supported software.”
Through its Partner program, Acquia also helps organizations of all sizes identify qualified Drupal solutions providers with the expertise, experience and services to meet their unique website requirements.
TP1 will expand its content management offering by utilizing Acquia's commercial support and network services for Drupal. The program will allow TP1 to leverage the Acquia Network for enterprise-class support, site management and 24/7 monitoring. Additionally, TP1 will introduce Acquia Search to its web offering, an innovative Apache Lucene-based hosted search service that provides faceted navigation and content recommendations. “We are especially excited by the new searchandising possibilities offered by Acquia Search,” added Joseph Blauer, from TP1.
A Drupal development leader in its market, TP1 has delivered dozens of Drupal-powered websites, notably for the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, the Dairy Farmers of Canada, FairWinds Partners, the MBA Association of Quebec, Tourisme Laval and the United Nations. As an Acquia partner, TP1 will offer its customers the expertise and support they need to be successful with Drupal.
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TP1 helps clients create and maintain dialogue, without being loud or intrusive, because in front of every screen, there’s a human being.
With leadership from Jan-Nicolas Vanderveken and Joseph Blauer, the team of this Montreal-based creative agency comprises 28 full-time professionals. Since 2005, TP1 has worked on numerous large-scale projects for clients like the World Anti-Doping Agency, Algorithme Pharma, Bio-K+, Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, Osisko and STM, as well as for artistic associations such as the Montreal FRINGE Festival, Le Pont Bridge, a multidisciplinary cell, and Cercle Carré, a creative co-op.
About Acquia
Acquia is a ground-breaking open source software company providing value-added products and services for the wildly popular Drupal social publishing system. The people of Acquia believe open source development and social publishing technology have the power to connect people and unleash their collective creative potential. Company founders are Dries Buytaert, original Drupal creator and project lead, and Jay Batson, previously founding CEO of open source VOIP software company, Pingtel. For more information, please visit http://acquia.com/.
About Drupal
The Drupal social publishing system has been downloaded over 2 million times since its inception, and project growth has doubled annually for several years. Drupal is used to deliver a wide variety of application types including corporate websites, single or multi-user blogs, wikis, community networks, digital media portals and content management systems.
Assisted by a thriving ecosystem of consultants and developers, a diverse list of organizations are using Drupal including SonyBMG, Warner Brothers Records, New York Observer, Forbes, the United Nations and Amnesty International. A huge community has grown up around Drupal, with thousands of active contributors to the open source technology, including over 2000 community-developed modules for extending Drupal functionality. For more information, please visit http://drupal.org/.
