Acquia Teams with Raincity Studios as a Platinum Development Partner

Drupal development and hosting leader set to deliver solutions with Acquia Drupal and Acquia Network

Two leading Drupal companies have teamed up to make the popular open source content management system a more accessible and practical choice for businesses.

In an agreement finalized at DrupalCon 2008, Acquia has announced Raincity Studios as a Platinum Partner on the newly launched Acquia Partner Program.

Dries Buytaert, project lead of Drupal and co-founder of Acquia, expresses his enthusiasm about the partnership saying:

"Raincity Studios is just the kind of company we seek for partnerships to help us transform the web - they have a history of innovation, participation and contribution to the Drupal community.  I look forward to future success together."

Adding to the Menu

The Acquia partnership adds to Raincity Studios' full-service menu of web development and design services primarily using the Drupal CMS. Raincity Studios also offers hosted Drupal products under the Bryght brand featuring pre-configured Drupal deployments and performance-tuned hosting. The Acquia Drupal install will be another valuable choice for customers who require on-going maintenance and support via Acquia's support agreements.

Raincity Studios CEO Robert Scales agrees with the opportunities coming out of the relationship, saying:

"Acquia Drupal and the Acquia Network are key parts of making the Drupal CMS an ideal choice for enterprises. With Acquia's support packages, customers can concentrate on publishing great content for their audiences rather than technical upkeep. We look forward to actively working with the top-notch Acquia team in same spirit of cooperation and collaboration evidenced in the Drupal community."

Products and Services

Focused on the mission of making Drupal better, Acquia's custom-assembled version of Drupal includes the core components along with a variety of popular modules.

Aquia's custom Drupal install profile (previously code-named Carbon) may be downloaded for free under a GPL (Gnu General Public License) license and then be commercially supported with an Acquia Network subscription. The support subscription includes support and network services such as up-time monitoring, update notifications, and Mollom junk comment blocking.

The Acquia Network also provides a structure so that the Acquians can work closely with partners like Raincity Studios to vet projects and refer clients to shops which best meet their needs.

Raincity Studios client list include major media outlets, record companies, and major software organizations with current projects focused on SMS and geo-location mash-ups as well as rich web community building for all manner of businesses and organizations.

About Acquia

Acquia is an open source software company providing value-added products and services for the popular Drupal social publishing system. Acquia believes open source development and social publishing technology have the power to connect people and unleash their collective creative potential. Company founders are Dries Buytaert, original Drupal creator and project lead, and Jay Batson, previously founding CEO of open source VOIP software company, Pingtel.

More info: http://acquia.com

About Raincity Studios

Raincity Studios is a full service web agency, strategically creating and hosting online communities for businesses, organizations and publishers. Raincity is a team of specialists whose competencies include: Drupal deployments, graphic design, strategic consultation, information architecture, and custom development.

Enthusiastic advocates of open source software, Raincity Studios actively participates in the Drupal development community and speak at events about open source software, international entrepreneurship, and technology growth trends. Founded in 2003 by Robert Scales, Raincity Studios has offices in Vancouver, Canada and Shanghai, China.

More info: http://raincitystudios.com/about/media-kit

Photo Credit

Thanks to Chrys for DrupalCon Hungary photos.