Berners-Lee found an enthusiastic supporter in his colleague and fellow hypertext enthusiast Robert Cailliau who began to promote the proposed system throughout CERN. Berners-Lee and Cailliau pitched Berners-Lee's ideas to the European Conference on Hypertext Technology in September 1990, but found no vendors who could appreciate his vision.
Berners-Lee gained a strong supporter in Robert Cailliau, another hypertext enthusiast at CERN, who enthusiastically promoted the system.  Despite pitching their ideas to the European Conference on Hypertext Technology in September 1990, they struggled to find vendors willing to support Berners-Lee's vision.