EC Wise Expands Zend PHP Practice
Company Joins Zend Solution Partners Program
October 1, 2011 - EC Wise, Inc. today announced that it is working with clients to develop products for deployment on the Zend Server platform and has joined the Zend Solution Partners program. By accepting EC Wise into its Solution Partners program, Zend acknowledges EC Wise’s commitment to bringing clients to the Zend PHP platform and its formal participation as an active member of the Zend community.
EC Wise has been developing new products for clients using PHP and the Zend platform for the past two years, and according to Timothy May, General Manager of the company’s gaming and entertainment practice: “The Zend PHP platform and application development tools make our developers highly productive and capable of creating extremely rich social media properties for our clients. We are witnessing the evolution and growth of PHP in high performance web application development processes, and Zend is the guiding force behind it.”
Based on experience from initial product development efforts at EC Wise, Tom Spitzer, the company’s VP of Client Services, commented that “the Zend PHP platform is something we want to leverage in our work with BPO clients who are looking to accelerate their cycle times and deliver application responsiveness and reliability”.
Allen Babbitt, CFO of Lead Analytics, provides insight on working with EC Wise, and states “EC Wise is an innovative technology company. I am impressed with their ability to balance creativity, customer requirements, and technology quality, while still managing costs and execution.” Innovation is a key element of EC Wise’s delivery model. EC Wise leverages leading technologies and practices in business process outsourcing (BPO), business intelligence, business orchestration and integration to provide customers with economical, functional and value oriented solutions.”
In less than four months, EC Wise was able to qualify for the Zend Solution Partner program, which is designed for companies that provide their end-customers with solution-based sales, system integration, services, or extended products based on PHP and Zend solutions. According to Glenn Hasen, SVP of Worldwide Field Operations at Zend, “We are excited to welcome EC Wise into the program, and to provide their consultants and engineers with access to vital technology, resources and training they need to be recognized specialists on Zend Server, Zend Framework and PHP as their preferred technology platform. Our goal is to provide technical, sales, and enablement resources and support, to help EC Wise expand their Zend and PHP business and assist our mutual customers through productive and successful engagements.”
About EC Wise, Inc.
Founded in 1998, EC Wise Inc. is a privately-held international IT services company offering services that enable its clients to efficiently plan, design, and implement information technology initiatives. Its services enable clients to efficiently plan, design, and implement information technology initiatives. Past and current clients include Amazon.com, Business Objects, Kodak, Lead Analytics, First Data, Lehman Brothers, Market Metrix, Regulus, and Vulcan Ventures. EC Wise uses an agile, iterative, open and customer-focused design and software development methodology, with a focus on design excellence. Key practice areas are business intelligence, integration, data management, large-scale systems development and commercial product development. All EC Wise engagements are driven by development of a deep understanding of the client and its market requirements, leveraging processes and toolsets that enable it to do so quickly and accurately, and thereby maximize the value each engagement provides.
About Zend Technologies
Zend is a partner to business for the rapid delivery of modern apps across mobile and cloud. We are the leading provider of software and services for developing, deploying and managing business-critical applications in PHP, which runs more than one-third of the world’s Web sites. Zend’s award-winning PHP solutions, including Zend Server and Zend Studio, are used by leading brands such as NYSE Euronext, BNP Paribas, GE, Best Buy, France Telecom and more than 40,000 companies worldwide, providing a comprehensive solution for the entire application lifecycle. Learn more at www.zend.com.
Contact
Bruce Cai
For EC Wise, Inc.
415-526-5130
bcai@ecwise.com
Robin Shepherd
for Zend Technologies
408.778.7880
robin.shepherd@zend.com