Howdy. I've been holding off, hoping for a more formal statement of what's going on. Rather than wait any longer, I'll share some pieces of news with you. We are focusing on Linux Expo (May 18-22, www.linuxexpo.org) as a focus point for us where a number of things are going to come together: 1) I'll be giving a speech on the business track about Open Source and Venture Capital. The talk is currently (read: tentatively) scheduled for Saturday, May 22nd at 10:30. Other business track speeches that day are Sun, IBM, and Compaq, so they decided they needed me for a touch of class :^) I expect the topic of my talk will be quite interesting to a reasonable portion of the audience. 2) We are working with a professional PR firm (read: expensive) to coordinate a branding overhaul and PR push. We are positioning Zope as an application server focusing on community portals. The under-discussion brand of the company is "unleashing potential", which is based on Open Source, community portal, safely delegating control, and through-the-web everything. The PR firm will cultivate opinion makers in advance, schedule one-on-one interviews, and make appropriate press releases. 3) We'll have a booth there. 4) We are coordinating some software efforts to coincide with the show. For instance, beta1 of Zope2 will be ready by then, knock on wood. Also, some efforts to fill out our portal story (such as Membership, Catalog, etc.) will land. 5) I certainly expect the zope.org site and the digicool.com site to be overhauled by then. 6) Apparently we're on the PowerTools CD for RedHat 6.0 which I imagine will be launched during the show. As part of the PR push we need some of you out there to ride the wave with us and give us some case studies. This is both crucial for Zope and a great benefit to you! That's a brief version of events. --Paul Paul Everitt Digital Creations paul@digicool.com 540.371.6909
We are focusing on Linux Expo (May 18-22, www.linuxexpo.org) as a focus point for us where a number of things are going to come together:
Hey, that's great Paul. We're going to be attending Linux Expo so I hope to see you there. Anyone else going? Tom Jenkins DevIS (http://www.devis.com) "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet." -- Al Gore "If Al Gore invented the internet, I invented spell check." -- Dan Quayle
Tom Jenkins wrote:
We are focusing on Linux Expo (May 18-22, www.linuxexpo.org) as a focus point for us where a number of things are going to come together:
Hey, that's great Paul. We're going to be attending Linux Expo so I hope to see you there.
Anyone else going?
nah, just you guys ;^)
Tom Jenkins DevIS (http://www.devis.com) "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet." -- Al Gore "If Al Gore invented the internet, I invented spell check." -- Dan Quayle
I laughed so hard at that I fell out of my chair!!
On Apr 7th Paul Everitt wrote:
We are focusing on Linux Expo (May 18-22, www.linuxexpo.org) as a focus point for us where a number of things are going to come together: ... 1) I'll be giving a speech on the business track about Open Source... ... 3) We'll have a booth there.
*Are any Zopesters or DigiCool folks going to Linux Expo? The only note from the Zope list: Tom Jenkins is going.
...2) We are working with a professional PR firm (read: expensive) to coordinate a branding overhaul and PR push. We are positioning Zope as an application server focusing on community portals... ...our portal story (such as Membership, Catalog, etc.) will land... ...brand of the company is "unleashing potential"...
*What are the "Community Portal" specs? *Who is working on this project? *Is this an above the line or a below the line project? I've been participating on this ZOPE list which is the "Zope community". Would this new portal product be beneficial to current ZOPE members as users of the product? =>Lets "unleash the potential" and go kinetic!
4) We are coordinating some software efforts to coincide with the show. For instance, beta1 of Zope2 will be ready by then, knock on wood.
Great. Today I look forward to 1.11.
5) I certainly expect the zope.org site and the digicool.com site to be overhauled by then.
Good Idea 'cause the Digicool is still promoting the Dec 4th Zope 1.9
6) Apparently we're on the PowerTools CD for RedHat 6.0 which I imagine will be launched during the show.
I assume that this is the 1.10.2 version
As part of the PR push we need some of you out there to ride the wave with us and give us some case studies. This is both crucial for Zope and a great benefit to you!
*What are the current case studies being worked on? -Bob OConnor bob@rocnet.com
Robert O'Connor wrote:
On Apr 7th Paul Everitt wrote:
We are focusing on Linux Expo (May 18-22, www.linuxexpo.org) as a focus point for us where a number of things are going to come together: ... 1) I'll be giving a speech on the business track about Open Source... ... 3) We'll have a booth there.
*Are any Zopesters or DigiCool folks going to Linux Expo? The only note from the Zope list: Tom Jenkins is going.
Sorry, perhaps I wasn't terribly clear. Digital Creations will have a Zope booth at Linux Expo. Many of us are going down for Wed-Sat. I'm speaking on Saturday.
...2) We are working with a professional PR firm (read: expensive) to coordinate a branding overhaul and PR push. We are positioning Zope as an application server focusing on community portals... ...our portal story (such as Membership, Catalog, etc.) will land... ...brand of the company is "unleashing potential"...
*What are the "Community Portal" specs?
Hmm, I'm not sure if the "Community" part is going to stick or not. Our portal story is about collaboration, which sounds better than community. Anyway, as Brian mentioned, we are focusing on search, directory, news, and membership. Directory isn't getting a lot of attention, although the Catalog provides a bit of directory kinds of organization.
*Who is working on this project?
Several of the people here. Once we get it in a usable state we'll move zope.org on top of it. After the show we'll open it up to others.
*Is this an above the line or a below the line project?
The latter. By the way, I'm going to take David Ascher's suggestion and stop using that jargon. The portal toolkit will be open source like Zope.
I've been participating on this ZOPE list which is the "Zope community". Would this new portal product be beneficial to current ZOPE members as users of the product?
Certainly. We hope over the year to make zope.org a place that has individual value as well as group value.
4) We are coordinating some software efforts to coincide with the show. For instance, beta1 of Zope2 will be ready by then, knock on wood.
Great. Today I look forward to 1.11.
Yep, me too :^) I worry that there's too much new stuff in it, though...we'll see.
5) I certainly expect the zope.org site and the digicool.com site to be overhauled by then.
Good Idea 'cause the Digicool is still promoting the Dec 4th Zope 1.9
Whimper.
6) Apparently we're on the PowerTools CD for RedHat 6.0 which I imagine will be launched during the show.
I assume that this is the 1.10.2 version
Yep.
As part of the PR push we need some of you out there to ride the wave with us and give us some case studies. This is both crucial for Zope and a great benefit to you!
*What are the current case studies being worked on?
Until the people agree I can't talk about it. --Paul
On Sat, May 01, 1999 at 06:38:54PM -0400, Paul Everitt wrote:
*Are any Zopesters or DigiCool folks going to Linux Expo? The only note from the Zope list: Tom Jenkins is going.
Sorry, perhaps I wasn't terribly clear. Digital Creations will have a Zope booth at Linux Expo. Many of us are going down for Wed-Sat. I'm speaking on Saturday.
As part of my new singing and dancing career with DC, I'll be present Th-Sat as a <polically incorrect>booth bimbo</politically incorrect>. Feel free to stop by and taunt all of us! Well, not Robb, he bites. :-)
Hmm, I'm not sure if the "Community" part is going to stick or not. Our portal story is about collaboration, which sounds better than community.
Community for many people, I believe, is more "non profit" than the general portal market. The largest untapped market I believe for the portal environment is business portals, both internal and extranet based.
Anyway, as Brian mentioned, we are focusing on search, directory, news, and membership. Directory isn't getting a lot of attention, although the Catalog provides a bit of directory kinds of organization.
Well, also it depends on what kind of directory you mean. An LDAP interface, where it to exist, would give one access to all kinds of interesting information. :-) Chris -- | Christopher Petrilli ``Television is bubble-gum for | petrilli@amber.org the mind.''-Frank Lloyd Wright
Christopher Petrilli wrote:
Anyway, as Brian mentioned, we are focusing on search, directory, news, and membership. Directory isn't getting a lot of attention, although the Catalog provides a bit of directory kinds of organization.
Well, also it depends on what kind of directory you mean. An LDAP interface, where it to exist, would give one access to all kinds of interesting information. :-)
Have you checked : http://www.interlink.com.au/anthony/python/ The pinter by which I found it claims it to be LDAP support for Zope (includes pickle-able LDAPObject wrapper) (see also Zope) The pionter itself is on the page for LDAPmodule for python: http://www.csee.uq.edu.au/~leonard/dc-prj/ldapmodule/ I can't comment on it yet, as I have not tested it, but it seems like the thing you are talking about ;) -------------------- Hannu
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