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2009 has been a huge year for us. Not only have we had an incredible year assisting companies on six continents with their use of Erlang but we have also organised 4 conferences, 10 Erlang User Group Meetings and  started a KTP project in e-learning with the University of Kent. To add to all that - it’s also our 10th Birthday!

It all began 10 years ago on 13th December 1999, when our founder Francesco Cesarini decided to set up the first non-Scandinavian company to offer Erlang/OTP training and consultancy services. At that time, Erlang wasn't known outside of the 'Ericsson world'. Over the years the business grew dramatically. We have expanded geographically, with offices now in London (UK), Uppsala (Sweden) and Krakow (Poland) and now we employ 40 employees worldwide. The services on offer have also expanded significantly. We are now a one-stop shop for all Erlang needs, including:

• Erlang training at all levels
• Certification in Erlang
• Provision of experienced Erlang contractors
• Erlang consulting services
• In-house systems development
• 24/7 support
• Assistance with building Erlang teams. 
  

A year ago we started running the Erlang Factory conferences. These are aimed at all levels of the development community including Architects, Programmers, Project Managers, Software and Platform Innovators as well as existing Erlang users. They are also designed to present Erlang to prospective users, Erlang newbies and anyone else interested in making use if the many strengths of the language. The Erlang Factory takes place twice a year - in the San Francisco Bay Area in March/April and in London in June. In 2009 we also took over the organisation of the Erlang User Conference in Stockholm – the oldest Erlang conference in the world, which has been held annually since 1994. Finally this year the first Erlang day in Krakow (Poland) called Erlang Factory Lite was held to grow interest in Erlang of the substantial technology Community in that country.

Great service, a customer-focus and skilled and experienced staff have been the basis of our growth over the past ten years. This will not change. However in 2010 we will do it with a new name! In order to better describe the breadth of our service offering, on 1st January 2010 we will become Erlang Solutions Ltd.