Welcome to the first 2010 edition of the Zend IBM i Newsletter! Over the next couple of months there will be a lot of IBM i activity with upcoming offerings dedicated to PHP for the IBM i community.

Right now, most of our focus is on the Zend Server for IBM i beta. But read on and stay tuned for even more surprises!

Regards,
Kent Mitchell
Director, Product Management

Introducing Zend Server 5.0 Beta for IBM i

Zend Server 5.0 beta, the upcoming new release of Zend’s enterprise-ready PHP runtime solution, is now available for the IBM i platform. With key feature enhancements like a single Apache server, Code Tracing and Full Page Caching you won’t want to miss out on the fun!

Download Zend Server 5.0 Beta for IBM i »
Visit the Zend Server for IBM i technical forum »
Download the Zend Server 5.0 datasheet »

ZendCon - a look back

Kim Greene, long time IBM i advocate and performance specialist, recently came to ZendCon to check out the buzz around PHP on IBM i and was pleasantly surprised at the sense of community and presence of IBM i…

Kim Greene's Experiences at ZendCon 2009

System i Events

New England Midrange Users Group
February 17, 2010 - Seekonk, Mass

Join PHP-on-i specialist Alan Seiden for a PHP Case Study on IBM i presentation: Moving to the web with PHP. Alan will show how to re-imagine a green-screen program as a new PHP web application that run 100% on the IBM i.

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Webinar - Zend Server for IBM i in Action
February 24, 2010

This webinar will explore the power of the latest release of Zend Solutions for IBM i. Starting with the community edition of Zend Server for IBM i, then reviewing the features of the full product, you will see a demonstration of many of the key features of this new solution for IBM i.

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Virtual Conference - IBM i Essentials featuring PHP
March 9-10, 2010

System i Network's IBM i Essentials 2010 Virtual Conference includes two full days of education - 2 tracks featuring 12 webcasts – discussing what you need to know to stay up-to-date in the IBM i world and featuring Zend’s own Mike Pavlak with 6 hours of PHP content.

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Wisconsin Midrange Computer Professional Association - WMCPA
March 16-18, 2010 - Delavan, WI

Join PHP advocates Mike Pavlak, Jon Paris and Chris Anderson at the annual WMCPA conference.  Special keynote by modernization guru Trevor Perry and a full day TCP tutorial by Larry (Dr. Franken) Bolhuis will highlight the event.

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Toronto User Group for Power Systems: TEC 2010
April 27-29, 2010, York University, Toronto, Canada

Join Zeev Suraski (co-founder and CTO of Zend) for his keynote presentation – Enterprise PHP - and several breakout sessions featuring Zend solutions for IBM i. Focus will be on Open Source technology with emphasis on PHP, MYSQL, and SugarCRM as well as mobile development for RIM Blackberry.

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Recorded webinars about PHP on IBM i

Check out a variety of recorded webinars with topics including: Open Source installation, Zend Server preview, RPG report to PHP migration and much more.

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Training Courses

Interested in building your PHP knowledge? Zend's instructor-led online training courses will help you learn PHP quickly and easily. Each training class is delivered live, allowing for real-time interaction between instructor and participants.

Next IBM i training course: PHP I: Foundations (i5/OS) Next Class: March 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24 & 26 from 12pm-2pm PST

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