Ateles, the Swedish-based eCommerce Consulting Company, joins the Zend Partner ProgramAugust 13, 2013Ateles, the Swedish-based eCommerce Consulting Company, joins the Zend Partner Cupertino, Calif. – August 13, 2013 – Zend Solutions have partnered with Ateles, the Swedish based eCommerce Consulting Company. Ateles is now officially part of the Zend partner program, and will receive exclusive training in Zend products. “Ateles is constantly focusing on strengthening our technical skills, as we get daily confirmation about how important a deep technical knowledge is to provide our clients with solutions they are happy with. We’ve seen the impact that Zend’s products have had on our efficiency and for our final solutions. To join the Zend partner program is a natural step for us,” says Mats Lundström, CEO, Ateles Consulting.Ateles is developing customized eCommerce solutions for big and mid-sized companies. Two of the main products in Ateles’ portfolio are Magento and Pimcore, two platforms built on the Zend Framework. The new partnership with Zend will allow Ateles to gain even deeper knowledge about the foundations of these platforms and further strengthen their competence around building solid solutions for their clients.“Ateles have been using Zend solutions for several years and have shown strong competence and skills in implementing solutions with Zend products. We’re happy to extend our relationship and welcome Ateles formally to the Zend partner program. We are looking forward to seeing Ateles continue to deepen their knowledge about how to efficiently develop and maintain customized eCommerce applications using Zend Studio, Zend Server and Zend Framework,” says Christian Durel, Managing Director of Southern Europe and EMEA Channels, Zend.Read more at: www.ateles.se. About Ateles Ateles develops customized eCommerce solutions for big and mid-sized companies in the B2C and B2B segment. Based on market-leading platforms such as Magento, Elastic Path and pimcore, Ateles delivers an innovative and user-friendly solution customized to their clients unique needs. Ateles was founded in 2001 and have over 30 employees operating from offices in Stockholm, Linköping and Oslo. About Zend Technologies Zend partners with businesses to rapidly deliver modern apps across mobile and cloud. Zend helped establish the PHP language, which today powers over 200 million applications and web sites. Zend’s flagship offering, Zend Server, is the leading Application Platform for developing, deploying and managing business-critical applications in PHP. Zend solutions are deployed at more than 40,000 companies, including NYSE Euronext, BNP Paribas, Bell Helicopter, France Telecom and other leading brands worldwide. Learn more at www.zend.com.Media ContactsPERFORCE U.S. Grace Bonacum PAN Communications Ph: +16175024300 perforce@pancomm.comPERFORCE UK/EMEA Maxine Ambrose Ambrose Communications Ph: +441183280180 perforcepr@ambrosecomms.com