[Zope] Zope hosting and support vendors

[Phil Glaser]

Hi,

I'm developing a content management sytem for a large (8,000 user) intranet.
My client will be building on additional applications as the intranet
evolves. I am looking for a hosting solution that can provide backup and
recovery, server configuration, and performance optimization (to inlcude
potentially distributing the application over multiple boxes).

I found a number of providers on zope.org
(http://www.zope.org/Resources/ZSP) that specialize in hosting (as opposed
to companies that focus primarily on development and provide hosting as an
additional service). They are: New Information Paradigms
(http://www.nipltd.net/), IMeme (http://imeme.net), and Bay Mountain
(http://www.baymountain.com/services/managedHosting).

An additional requirement is 24x7 help desk support for end-users. The
support provider would need to learn and become comfortable with the
specific application I am developing as well as other apps that would be
added in the future. The only one that seemed to fit this description is
http://www.connexusinc.com/Services/services.html.

I'm wondering whether anyone can point me in the direction of additional
candidates for this evaluation, or if anyone has had experience with any of
these vendors.

Many thanks!

Regards,

Philip Glaser
Principal and Software Architect
Sustainable Software Solutions, LLC
StillSmallVoice@DirectvInternet.com
www.sustainsoft.com
973-951-9522