Posted by JonR on January 13, 2013 at 7:57pm
I work for a mid-sized UK publisher wanting to move from a proprietary CMS to OpenPublish. I am looking for a company - ideally in the UK - that can help us plan and execute this transition. All suggestions welcome.
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PKP Open Journal System and Drupal OpenPublish!
Hello JonR,
I suggest you to use Open Journal System as primary/production site and OpenPublish as a secondary site for marketing. I can suggest you these two host companies: http://www.arvixe.com/Open_Journal_Systems_hosting and http://www.2020media.com/content/view/228/96/.
Look at this paragraph to know about other options: “OJS is a great platform, but it isn’t the only solution out there. Have you investigated other options? There are a few resources that may help on this guide: http://libguides.asu.edu/content.php?pid=164274&sid=2079463.”
The best option to develop OpenPublish is to start with the installation of a TB Theme (http://www.themebrain.com/?utm_campaign=joomlart_JDcontent&utm_medium=ma...). You only creates a database and install the template. You will have a fully beautiful running site. Then you add the other modules that OpenPublish requires.
Regards,
Does theme brain have any
Does theme brain have any premium news websites with lots of holes for typical banner and leaderboard advertisements?
OpenPublish and OpenJournal
Thanks. I will look into OpenJournal.
Hi JonR. I believe the Phase2
Hi JonR.
I believe the Phase2 Technology is the best company to provide support for OpenPublish. Also, much of OP is pure Drupal development tailored for e-publishing projects, so you can take a search for Drupal companies in UK.
There's also a group for people from United Kingdom (http://groups.drupal.org/united-kingdom), where you can find Drupal developers near to you.
Wundercraut is the largest Europe's Drupal service provider, so if you need a big company to help you on it I believe they are a good option. On Drupal.org (http://drupal.org/drupal-services/featured/all/all/United-Kingdom) you'll find other companies based in UK, and if you need a freelancer you can contact me. :)
Joel Wallis
OpenPublish in UK
Joel
Thanks for those replies. I have swapped emails with Phase2 but: (a) dealing with a UK-based politer could be easier, and (b) so far they've been rubbish at responding to my emails.
I will follow up the UK Drupal links.
JonR
On this link you'll find
On this link you'll find other companies from UK too.
http://drupal.org/drupal-services/all/all/all/United-Kingdom
Joel Wallis
Hi jonr, I'm stew, I
Hi jonr,
I'm stew, I architected and led the Economist in its move to Drupal. Feel free to give me a call and I'll tell you about my experiences, favourite companies delivering Drupal in the UK and what was successful for me leading many Drupal projects in the past.
My contact details are on http://fullfatthings.com
Full Fat Things ( http://fullfatthings.com ), my Drupal consultancy that makes sites fast.
Open Publish integrator in UK
Hi Jonr,
I am the Drupal Director at CTI Digital in Manchester. We also have offices in London.
We have delivered publishing solutions for several organisations in the UK including http://www.thedrum.com one of the largest publishers in the digital industry.
We've also worked with Channel 4, The BBC and Sky on various projects.
If you are still seeking a suitable UK based specilaist Drupal team, I'd be more than pleased to have a discussion.
regards,
Paul Johnson
http://www.ctidigital.com/
Paul Johnson
http://www.twitter.com/pdjohnson
Global Social Media Lead for DrupalCon