Plone.net Updates

Plone.net has a new home, some new features and a bright future.

The last two months have seen some big changes on Plone.net, which showcases Plone consulting providers, websites, case studies and media buzz around the world. Here's a quick update:

New Hosting

As of early February 2009, Plone.net has a new home. Thanks to a generous in-kind donation from Pilot Systems, Plone.net is now running on its dedicated virtual server under the watchful eye of the Pilot Systems hosting team. Big thanks to David Sapiro, Gaël Le Mignot, Jérôme Petazzoni for making this happen.

Sponsor the Plone Foundation, Receiving Enhanced Listings on Plone.net

Plone consulting providers can now become Plone Foundation sponsors and receive benefits that include highlighted and prioritized listings on Plone.net. Revenue from this program will support the Plone Foundation's ongoing work to protect and promote Plone, including the ongoing legal work to secure our trademark worldwide, marketing materials for Plone, and convening sprints and other events in support of the development of Plone 4. Sponsorships are priced according to the size of your firm, and start at USD$500/year. Already-committed sponsors include:

Reid-McMahon, LLC | Tyrell Software Corp | Tannic | Zindep

Coming Soon!

2009 will bring further big changes to Plone.net, including:

A new visual design, which will be based on the new Plone.org look-and-feel created by Plone co-founder Alexander Limi and Iain Claridge of Netsight.
Upgrade to Plone 3.
Ongoing information architecture and code cleanups.

If you're interested in lending a hand, especially with Plone 3 features, please join the Plone.net list, and then check out the Plone.net issue tracker.