If your organisation is interested in sponsoring one of our future events, or becoming a media or community partner, please see our current sponsorship page.

Ibuildings

Established in 1999, Ibuildings are the PHP authority in the UK and The Netherlands. They help organisations by developing complex web applications built on open source technologies. ibuildings offer a comprehensive range of PHP services including application development, training, professional consulting and 24/7 support. They are also a proud representative of Zend and php|architect. Ibuildings employs over 40 Zend Certified Engineers with extensive experience in working with large-scale, high-traffic websites.

After their positive experience at the PHP London conference last year, Ibuildings is proud to be a premium sponsor once again in 2009, believing that PHP wouldn't be where it is today without the active user groups and conferences. Ibuildings is dedicated to supporting the PHP ecosystem; they invest time and resources to help various open source projects through their PHP Centre of Expertise. By giving back through code as well as supporting community events, they hope to contribute some of their success back to the community.

Microsoft

Microsoft works with software providers to meet the needs of customers in heterogeneous environments - this includes providers of open source technologies and products. This might be through business and technical relationships with open source-based businesses and communities like the ones that exist today with MySQL, Novell, SugarCRM, XenSource and Zend.

Since early 2007, Microsoft has reached out to the PHP community and taken an open approach to making Windows a world class platform for PHP. The company has worked with Zend to enhance PHP performance on Windows. At the Microsoft Open Source Technology Centre, programmers continue to develop implementations of PHP-based open source applications on Windows and provide the patches back to the community. Perhaps most notably, product groups within Microsoft such as SQL Server have reached out to the PHP community and written PHP based solutions - overall providing programmers with more choice.

MySQL / Sun Microsystems

MySQL is a business unit within Sun Microsystems' software organisation and is the world's most popular open source database software. The MySQL database has become the world's most popular open source database because of its consistent fast performance, high reliability and ease of use. Sun provides corporate users with commercial subscriptions to MySQL Enterprise Products and services, and actively supports the large MySQL open source developer community.

MySQL is also the database of choice for applications built using PHP on the LAMP stack and so they are proud to be involved in an event for PHP developers.

OS4B

OS4B is a joint project between Yorkshire Forward, a regional development agency, and nti, who creating an Open Source centre of excellence in the North of England.

There are four areas of focus for the project:

Skills

We already have a fantastic list of Open Source training courses, including: Zend, Android, Howto:OpenSource, Moodle, Apache, Linux, Redhat and GIMP, which attract 60% regional funding.

Support

Promote your business for free by joining our online list of support providers, and provide your skills where they are most needed.

Communities

You might simply be looking for a physical home for your usergroup to meet. We look to champion such Open Source communities.

Business focus

Collectively, we aim to provide businesses with the means to appropriately adopt Open Source to their advantage.

Come over and have a chat us at the OS4B stand and see what nti can do for you

ReThink Recruitment

ReThink Recruitment, formed April 2005 and part of the AIM-listed ReThink Group, is an IT recruitment consultancy that provides both permanent and contract recruitment services. ReThink provides a mix of one-off placements, through to delivering complex resourcing solutions; our expertise covers a variety of industries across every level, from graduates through to board level appointments.

ReThink has a track record in delivering both contract and permanent resource within the PHP market and has built on this expertise through alliances with organisations such as PHP London. As a result ReThink is well positioned to offer an exceptional service to the PHP community.

By pursuing long-term relationships with PHP-focussed professionals ReThink provide a bespoke recruitment service which is tailored to the individual's requirements. Their aim is to provide exceptional service to both employers and employees alike.

TEKsystems

TEKsystems®, the IT division of Allegis Group, provides technology staffing and services, helping businesses deploy high-calibre IT and communications expertise under a range of delivery options including Staffing Services, Team Services, Global Services, and Workforce Management Services. They have become a billion-dollar services company by continually building on what they do best - blending superior client service with an unrivalled ability to source and manage talent to precise specifications, resulting in successful technology executions.

Their offerings address various applications, infrastructure, and communications needs including technology deployment services, enterprise software support services, and asset management services.

Adobe

Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information. For more than two decades, the company's award-winning software and technologies have set new standards for producing and delivering content that engages people virtually anywhere at anytime. From rich images in print, video, and film to dynamic digital content across multiple media, the impact of Adobe solutions is evident across industries and felt by anyone who creates, views, and interacts with information. With a reputation for excellence and a portfolio of many of the most respected software brands, Adobe is one of the world's largest and most diversified software companies.

IBM

In early 2007 IBM began development on Project Zero, now also known as WebSphere sMash. IBM WebSphere sMash contains a PHP 5.2 runtime implemented in Java™ and requiring only Java SE 1.5 or later. This support for PHP brings benefits for both PHP and Java developers. PHP programmers can make use of the wealth of Java™ libraries and connectors to enterprise applications and technologies as well as making use of all the features of the runtime. Java™ programmers get access to a vast number of capable and high quality PHP applications and libraries which can be mashed up with Java™ and Groovy code.

As part of the development effort for sMash the IBM team have also contributed over 3000 test cases to PHP and will continue to support the PHP community through initiatives like the PHP TestFest 2009.

IBM will be demonstrating WebSphere sMash at the event, so go and see them to hear more about the applications they already run and the benefits they can show through fast integration of PHP and Java applications.

O'Reilly

Publisher of the iconic 'animal books' for software developers, creator of the first commercial website (GNN), organiser of the summit meeting that gave the open source software movement its name, and prime instigator of the DIY revolution through its Make magazine, O'Reilly continues to concoct new ways to connect people with the information they need. O'Reilly conferences and summits bring alpha geeks and forward-thinking business leaders together to shape the revolutionary ideas that spark new industries. Long the information source of choice for technologists, the company now also delivers the knowledge of expert early adopters to everyday computer users. Whether it's delivered in print, online, or in person, everything O'Reilly produces reflects the company's unshakeable belief in the power of information to spur innovation.

Packt Publishing

Packt published its first book, Mastering phpMyAdmin for Effective MySQL Management, in April 2004 and has continued to specialize in publishing focused books on specific technologies and solutions.

Packt's books and publications share the experiences of fellow IT professionals in adapting and customizing today's systems, applications, and frameworks. Its solutions-based books give you the knowledge and power to customize the software and technologies you're using to get the job done. Packt books are more specific and less general than the IT books you have seen in the past.

Packt is delighted to support the PHP UK Conference once again and regards it as an important and key event for PHP developers in the UK.

Techfluff.TV

Techfluff.TV is a weekly Internet TV show featuring the hottest start-ups' entrepreneurs, news and events from the European tech scene. Techfluff.TV is sponsored by TechCrunch UK, Sun Microsystems, and Flip video.

The Guardian

The Guardian newspaper was founded in 1821 and has a long history of editorial and political independence. Its network of websites was launched in 1999 and guardian.co.uk is now the UK's most popular newspaper website.

Unlike most media organisations which are owned by a proprietor or group of shareholders, The Guardian is owned by the Scott Trust, a unique form of media ownership in the UK, which secures the continuity and editorial independence of The Guardian. Not owned by shareholders, dictated to by a press baron or influenced by a political party, Guardian journalists are free to present the truth as they see it.

thelondonpaper.com

thelondonpaper is the Capital's favourite free evening newspaper distributing in excess of half a million newspapers every weekday evening in Central London. With it's upbeat blend of news, entertainment, fashion style, sports, gossip, love and course London related content delivered in easily digestible sound bytes, it's the perfect antidote to help you get into the evening mindset. And, when you can't access the paper, there's always thelondonpaper.com to provide 24/7 news, gossip, competitions and information about all things London.

thelondonpaper.com is moving to work exclusively on PHP, with half of our current services already using it. We are relaunching our site in early April on the Drupal content management system, developed by Assanka, renewing the paper's support of the language and open source software as a whole.

PHP London

PHP London is a non-profit group founded in 2004 to promote knowledge sharing and best practice amongst PHP developers and web development and business professionals in London. The main product right now is a regular PHP meetup - basically a monthly PHP PubCon - which is held on the first Thursday of every month. PHP London also runs the PHP UK conferences.

phpGG

The Dutch PHP Usergroup (phpGG) organises regular meetings for the Dutch community. Aside from their regular meetings, which usually have one or two speakers and the chance to have a drink with other PHP developers, they also activate the community, for instance by organizing TestFest events and BugHuntDays.

PHPNW

PHPNW is a community of web developers, web designers and anyone else interested in PHP, from the north west of England.

They meet on the first Tuesday each month in a bar in the centre of Manchester, and attract people from Leeds to Liverpool, Lancaster to Cheshire in regular attendance. Following the success of their first conference last year, they're planning another for November 2009, look out for announcements soon.

PHPWomen

PHPWomen is a user group specifically targeted toward the women in the PHP world. Their aim is to provide a network of support and mentorship to women, help them become more involved with PHP, increase their numbers at conferences as speakers and attendees, and provide a 'female friendly' atmosphere.

Facebook Developer Garage London

FDGL is a non-profit group founded in 2007 to promote knowledge sharing and networking within the growing Facebook application development community in London and the UK. It runs around 10 events per year, organised on Facebook itself, attended by entrepreneurs, recruiters, technology journalists and of course developers, each with a schedule of short 5 to 15 minute 'tapas' talks lasting around 90 minutes in total.

ProcessMaker

ProcessMaker is open source business process management (BPM) software that enables SMEs to automate document intensive, approval-based processes across systems including finance, HR and operations. ProcessMaker is an AJAX-enabled, SOA, web-based application that allows users across single and multiple sites to create and share workflows, customize forms, manage processes, and enhance reporting.