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Zend delivers integrated Web solution on IBM i

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CUPERTINO, USA: Zend Technologies, Inc., the PHP Company, announced that it is teaming with IBM to preload Zend’s Web stack with every shipment of IBM i software, the integrated operating environment for IBM Power Systems, including all hardware that ships with IBM i.

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Zend’s PHP-based Web solution stack lets customers Web enable IBM i assets and includes support on IBM i for rapid application development and Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). With PHP, IBM i users also get immediate access to a vast ecosystem of market leading PHP applications and a large professional developer community.

Since the start of IBM and Zend’s joint partnership more than 12,000 IBM i customers from 150 countries have obtained Zend products for IBM i and PHP has been utilized by i customers in rolling out business-critical Web applications. With Zend Core, Zend’s Web solution stack, now bundled with the IBM i operating environment, IBM customers now enjoy an out-of-the-box experience with PHP on both the IBM i 5.4 and IBM i 6.1 implementations.

Scott Handy, Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Strategy, and Sales Support, IBM Power Systems, said: “Our customers asked for PHP and we brought Zend PHP to the platform. The enthusiasm for, and utilization of, Zend PHP has exceeded our expectations.”

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PHP is the most popular Web development language due to its ease of use and enterprise-grade functionality. More than 22 million Internet domains deploy PHP including Yahoo! and Facebook. PHP’s large developer community is estimated at close to 5 million and also enjoys a rich application eco-system including the popular Drupal content management system. PHP's popularity has accelerated rapidly over recent years due to its flexibility and ease of use in building modern web applications and web services, including its much heralded support on IBM i operating environments.

Zend Technologies has worked with IBM for more than three years to deliver PHP-based products, support, services, and education for IBM i. Recently, based on feedback from IBM i customers, Zend has delivered a 5250 bridge to simplify the modernization and extension of business applications. Zend Framework can also be used with IBM i to rapidly and easily build industrial-strength web applications in PHP.

“We have worked with midsize and large i clients to run PHP applications ranging from complete order management systems, to web-enabling their green screen ERP systems, to leveraging the vast open source application portfolio that continues to grow every day,” said Andi Gutmans, CEO at Zend Technologies. “In addition, IBM and Zend business partners are generating revenue by web-enabling green screen applications and building new web-based applications, reducing costs and extending the long life of this powerful platform.”

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