Camptocamp and OpenGeo Formalize Partnership
Open Source Leaders Join Forces to Support European Users of the OpenGeo Suite
New York, New York, August 24 — Camptocamp, a leading European open source solutions provider and OpenGeo, a global open source geospatial software company today announced a new partnership. Camptocamp will add the OpenGeo Suite Enterprise Edition to its product offerings, and will provide support for the OpenGeo Suite in Western Europe’s trans-alpine region.
OpenGeo and Camptocamp have collaborated for several years in the development of core geospatial technologies. Both companies are active leaders in the OpenLayers project and jointly initiated the GeoExt project. the two companies organized an end-users code sprint to enhance mobile support in the OpenLayers project. When discussing the announcement, Claude Philipona, Camptocamp President said, "We have been working closely with OpenGeo for the last few years. This is a natural progression for us to form an official partnership based on our shared values. Together, our clients and our companies will benefit from our joint efforts."
Chris Holmes, OpenGeo president, added: "This partnership provides many benefits. Our combined resources during code sprints and projects have been very productive; this formalized agreement will ensure a collaborative approach to our future commitments to the open source community. Our Western European clients also gain local language support and expertise from Camptocamp."
About OpenGeo
OpenGeo is a social enterprise working to build the best web-based geospatial technology. The company brings the best practices of open source software to geospatial organizations around the world by providing enterprises with supported, tested, and integrated open source solutions to build the Geospatial Web. OpenGeo also supports open source communities by employing key developers of PostGIS, GeoServer, and OpenLayers. the company has provided successful consulting services and products to clients like the World Bank, Google, Ordnance Survey Great Britain, Portland TriMet, MassGIS, Landgate, and the Federal Communications Commission. OpenGeo is the geospatial division of OpenPlans, a New York-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that informs and engages communities through journalism and open source software. All of OpenGeo's revenue has been and will continue to be re-invested into innovative and useful software in support of the OpenPlans mission.