French-based web-technologies expert Kaliop has recently acquired Vision with Technology, a leading British provider ofeZ Publishsolutions, thus becoming the largest provider of dedicated eZ Publish solutions in Europe.Kaliop has fully integrated Vision with Technology and its product portfolio, R&D services, sales department and servicing functions into the Kaliop Group, renaming the company Kaliop UK.

“We are very excited about the opportunities this acquisition brings to Kaliop and Vision with Technology’s customers in the UK. We plan to take the very best of Vision’s award-winning experience and combine it with our existing program to deliver the very best to our customers,” says Pierre Deniset, Managing Director of Kaliop.

Françoise Nauton-Inglis, Chief Financial Officer of Kaliop, explains, “This acquisition is part of Kaliop’s long-term strategic growth-and-expansion plan to become the number one eZ Publish integrator worldwide.”

Kaliop is a web-engineering company and award-winning integrator of eZ Publish, which is a Content Management System (CMS). The company has been designing, developing and optimising complex web architectures and applications since its inception in 2002. Kaliop Group acquired Vision with Technology, a leading provider of eZ Publish solutions in the UK, in April 2012, and has renamed it Kaliop UK.

Kaliop UK will become the group’s centre of excellence for eZ Publish development in the UK, allowing the company to offer a comprehensive range of services to SMEs, large enterprises and public-sector customers within the UK.

The acquisition of Vision with Technology enhances Kaliop's field of expertise, making the group the largest dedicated eZ Publish-solutions provider in Europe.

In 2011, Kaliop unveiled its long-term strategic-development plan to become the global leader in web and mobile solutions for content distribution based on eZ Publish integration and optimisation. The group intends to pursue this goal while maintaining a fair and equitable relationship with its customers, employees, suppliers and partners.

The acquisition of Vision with Technology is the next step in Kaliop's strategy to expand at international level and extend its service offering, thereby continuing to deliver the most advanced level of expertise in digital-strategy and web-experience management.

Kaliop will incorporate Kaliop UK into its brand, image, values and processes, therefore supporting the overall group’s strategic development at international level. For 2012, the Kaliop Group has set a sales target in excess of €4,000,000.

About eZ Publish

eZ Publish is a Content Management System (CMS) developed by eZ Systems. For several years now, this tool has become the driving force behind a large and growing number of internet sites and major national web portals, positioning eZ Publish as the leading enterprise-level, open-source CMS software package.

Within the open-source software market, there are no equal, credible competitors offering similar levels of functionality, stability and security as eZ Publish currently does. eZ Publish has now become the only genuine alternative to the mainstream proprietary CMS programs available.

For further information about eZ Publish, please go to: http://ez.no/

About Kaliop

 Founded in 2002, Kaliop is a fast-growing company that has adopted a bold strategy of long-term economic expansion by pursuing an ambitious growth policy. This policy encompasses not only the groups’ core business and product offerings, but also R&D and innovation in web- and mobile-industry-ready applications.

With 40 employees in Australia, France and the UK, international expansion is a key part of Kaliop’s long-term strategic growth plans.

One of Kaliop’s key objectives is to become a leading international provider of web and mobile solutions for content distribution, while maintaining fair business partnerships.

Through the delivery of key projects, Kaliop has achieved a level of expertise in eZ Publish that is now recognised at international level. In 2009, the company became a Platinum eZ Publish Partnerand is currently ranked second on the worldwide list of approved eZ Publish partners.

For further information about Kaliop UK, please go to: www.kaliop.co.uk