Opace

Opace
Private
Industry Open source, web design, digital marketing
Founded 2008 in Birmingham
Founder David Julian Bryan
Headquarters Longbridge Technology Park
Services Magento, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal
Website www.opace.co.uk

Opace Ltd is a UK open-source based Information technology company,[1] with headquarters at the Innovation Centre in Longbridge in Birmingham.[2]

History

Opace was founded in 2008 and incorporated as Opace Ltd in July 2010 by David Julian Bryan BEng (Hons), who acts as the current Managing Director and operates Opace as a family-run business.[3] Having previously been employed as an Enterprise Architect at multinational consulting corporations Capgemini and Computer Sciences Corporation, David Julian Bryan founded Opace to initially provide open-source[4] and Cloud Computing consultancy services to UK based small to medium sized businesses.[5] Since 2008 Opace has expanded to specialise in open-source content management systems and eCommerce platforms, including Magento, WordPress, Joomla and Drupal.[1]

Opace work with a number of UK based and Global clients including prominent charities such as Acorns Children's Hospice, Practical Action and Justice Upheld.[6] Other include SPI Lasers, Baker Goodchild Direct Marketing Limited, E-Lites, Aristi Limited, Compassionate Communities, Ironmongery Online, Wrights Plastics Limited, Oxford Hardware Limited, Kepier School, Dawes & Co. Limited, Really Awesome Cofee and Bournville College.[7]

Accreditation

Opace are approved on the Recommended Agency Register[8] and hold the UKITA Quality Mark[9][10] and CompTIA Accredit UK Trustmark for which they were one of the pilot companies in the testing of the scheme.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Magento sold by eBay: Opace on whether Magento can shine as a private company". Journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bright Future & Strong Growth for Open Source Web Development According to Opace". TheDrum.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Opace reveals a successful formula (WordPress + Divi) which is revolutionising web design". Journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Applying the principles of ‘open source’ to business". Official website. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Why internet marketing is more important than ever?". www.opace.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Acorns Children's Hospice - WordPress Web Design, Responsive Solution, Ongoing SEO". The Drum. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Opace Overview". Crunchbase. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Opace details". Recommended Agency Register. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Approved ICT supplier". UKITA. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "The UKITA Quality Mark and our Opace membership". www.opace.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "CompTIA Accredit UK Trustmark+". CompTIA. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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