Partnership enables assembly of enterprise ecommerce solutions with the best in
open source.
LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
Varien, the Magento company, announced today an Enterprise partnership with
Optaros, providers of innovative ecommerce solutions through the Assembled Web
(http://www.optaros.com/blogs/assembled-web-vs-siloed-web), designed to provide
open source solutions for large retailers.
With offices located in Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United
States, Optaros offers retailers access to the best in open source for their
ecommerce planning
(http://www.optaros.com/campaigns/2009-social-ecommerce-planning-guide) needs.
This enterprise partnership enables Optaros to provide assembled ecommerce
solutions (http://www.optaros.com/solutions/ecommerce-solutions) to its clients
using the Magento Enterprise Edition eCommerce platform.
"Our partnership with Optaros presents the Magento platform as a win for the
enterprise retailer," said Roy Rubin, CEO of Varien. "Optaros offers their
clients a strategic vision in developing an ecommerce strategy
(http://www.optaros.com/blogs/ecommerce-strategy-4-top-myths) and the technical
prowess to assemble the right solution for each client to hit their corporate
objectives for their site."
The Magento eCommerce Platform, developed by Varien, is built on open source
technology that provides merchants with high levels of flexibility and control
over the user experience, content and functionality of their ecommerce store.
Its modular architecture, industry-leading features and powerful marketing and
merchandising tools have quickly made the Magento eCommerce Platform the fastest
growing ecommerce platform on the market.
"Our partnership with Varien affirms our dedication to assembling ecommerce
solutions with the best in open source," said Adam Michelson, director of
ecommerce, Optaros. "Our enthusiasm for the Magento platform is exhibited by
recent contributions to the open source community like the Facebook Connect
Social Shopping (FCSS) module and our extensive performance testing of Magento
in the Amazon EC2 cloud."
Magento community members can access the code for the Facebook Connect Social
Shopping (FCSS) module on http://www.MagentoCommerce.com.
About Magento
Magento (http://www.MagentoCommerce.com) is a feature-rich, professional Open
Source eCommerce platform solution that offers merchants complete flexibility
and control over the presentation, content, and functionality of their online
channel. Magento`s intuitive administration interface features powerful
marketing tools, a catalog-management engine and is SEO optimized to give
merchants the power to create sites that provide an unrivaled and rich online
shopping experience for their customers, tailored to their unique business
needs. The groundbreaking Magento platform is the fastest growing eCommerce
platform on the market with over 1,000,000+ downloads to date. Designed to be
completely scalable and backed by an extensive support network, Magento is the
ultimate eCommerce solution.
About Optaros
Optaros (http://www.Optaros.com) delivers each client a tailored roadmap of
Assembled Web solutions to achieve business objectives. Clients are able to
engage and transact with target customers anywhere online, increase business
agility through assembled software, and save money through the pervasive use of
open source software. Optaros serves more than 100 clients including Neiman
Marcus, Smart Bargains, Rue La La, Nestle, Travelocity, The New York Times, Sony
Pictures and Swisscom.
