During the two days of the conference, hundreds of attendees from thirty-five countries gathered in the charming city of Skien, Norway, to participate in workshops, exchange ideas and watch sessions with key people from the publishing industry and the Open Source community. The conference’s main attraction was the annual eZ Awards, where prizes were handed out to those who have contributed exceptionally to the eZ Ecosystem and the promotion of Open Source.

WebDeal took part in the eZ Conference 2008 as a Gold Sponsor and main exhibitor, showcasing its newest project for the Enterprise hosting segment: eZ Publish hosting on IBM Mainframe by WebDeal. At the company’s booth, an IBM z9 Business Class machine brought all the way from Germany was demonstrated.

WebDeal has thoroughly tested eZ Publish’s performance on a System z mainframe platform and is now able to help its enterprise customers take full advantage of this powerful combination.

WebDeal’s Global Technical Advisor on eZ Publish in the UK market, Paul Forsyth, spoke at the conference about Scalable eZ Publish Hosting and how WebDeal ensures that companies can grow from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises seamlessly and effectively, without having to change hosting provider or go over budget.

This year’s eZ Conference was also sponsored by Telenor and Oracle. Speakers included BBC’s Head of International Development, James Hewes, Schibsted’s Dag Wigum and Lagardère’s Chief Technology Officer, Jean Gondè.

About WebDeal
Founded in 2001, WebDeal is the world's leading eZ Publish hosting provider. The company has a strong partnership with IBM in the Open Source marketplace. Mastering both conventional Intel-based servers and more advanced IBM Power servers, WebDeal has over the years been recognized for its high technical standards, a strategy they call “Technical Excellence”. WebDeal's services include Premium Shared Hosting, Fully Managed Dedicated Servers and Fully Managed Dedicated Clusters. As an international organization, WebDeal has offices located in Norway, UK and USA.