Zend Newsletter: October 2010 Having trouble viewing this email? Read the online version. Featured Tips & Tricks Using Virtualization to Enhance the PHP Development Process Virtualization and cloud technologies can greatly improve the PHP development process by enabling developers to test their code on runtime environments similar to those used in production. With the VMware Workstation integration in Zend Studio 8.0 (currently in Beta), you can easily run and debug your PHP application in a virtual, production-like environment right from your desktop! Read more and try it out » View more Tips & Tricks Featured Webinar— register now! Accelerate your Development and Test Cycle on the Cloud October 14, 2010 - 7:00 am PDT and 11:00 am PDT Developers and testers are constantly under pressure to shorten release cycles. What if you could dramatically reduce the time spent provisioning and managing multiple development and test environments? What if you had instant access to resources to test new technologies or alternate architectures? RightScale and Zend present how you can leverage the cloud to overcome common PHP development and testing challenges. Register now » View more Webinars Learn Industry Tips & Tricks Integrate Adobe Flex and PHP using Zend Framework View this recorded webinar to learn how to set up a basic application that lets you call PHP methods right from your Flex application. Use Zend_Log with Multiple Writers Kevin Schroeder explains how you can enhance your application logging by using the Zend Framework Zend_Log. Building an open source CMS with Zend Framework Andrew Embler, CTO of concrete5, talks about why and how they leveraged Zend Framework's structure and tools to build an enterprise-class content management system. Create Widgets in Zend Framework Learn how to create re-usable widgets for your Zend Framework MVC applications using a combination of action helpers and view partials.   Check out our new Webinars SimpleCloud Storage APIs - Write Once, Deploy on Any Cloud Learn how to use the Simple Cloud API to make the most of cloud storage while keeping your applications as flexible as possible. October 18, 2010 - 9:00 am PDT Register for webinar » PHP Development on Mobile Join this webinar to learn about the possibilities that Adobe Flex and PHP bring together to the mobile world. October 19, 2010 - 9:00 am EDT Register for webinar » Microsoft and Zend: Pushing PHP to the Cloud Join a webinar on Cloud Computing with Zend Framework and Windows Azure. October 20, 2010 - 9:00 am PDT Register for webinar » How to Increase Your Development Efficiencies with Zend Studio CEI America's Open Source Thought Leader explains how to create efficiency gains up to 22% in a project development cycle. October 21, 2010 - 9:00 am PDT Register for webinar » The Z files: Field Reports from the World of Business Critical PHP Applications Learn from consultants that have helped customers to solve a variety of problems around the PHP ecosystem. Case studies will include performance, scalability and architecture problems. October 26, 2010 - 9:30 am EDT Register for webinar » Check out what's new on DevZone ZendCon 2010: 3 Questions for Michaelangelo van Dam ZendCon 2010: 3 Questions with Matthew Weier O'Phinney Manipulating Configuration Data with Zend_Config Become part of the Zend Community Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Let us know what you think Get the Latest Zend News New Zend Certification Exam for PHP 5.3! Become a Zend Certified Engineer for PHP 5.3! An updated certification exam for PHP 5.3, is now available. Zend Studio 8.0 Beta 2 Available for Download The new Beta 2 release adds VMware Workstation integration and revamped remote server support. New Case Study: Optimizing Magento Basic Research, a successful formulations distributor, tells the story of how it optimized its Magento e-commerce application with Zend. "You want to do WHAT with PHP?" A new book written with the purpose of taking you beyond simply "building websites in PHP". Join our Events ZendCon – Zend/PHP Conference The annual Zend/PHP Conference begins November 1! Learn PHP best practices and explore new technologies from sponsors including Adobe, IBM, Disney, Intel, JetBrains, RightScale, VMware and many more. Take advantage of free certification testing - register now as spaces are limited. Adobe MAX 2010 October 23, 2010 - Los Angeles, California Visit the special PHP session and Zend booth at Adobe MAX. Toronto Users Group for Power Systems October 25, 2010 - Toronto, Canada Zend and the Toronto User Group are hosting an in-person training for implementing PHP on the IBM i operating system. The World of Software Development - Virtual Event October 27, 2010 - 8:00 am PT/11:00 am ET This Dr. Dobb's virtual event offers educational tracks on Mobile Development and ALM. CloudCamp @ ZendCon November 1, 2010 - 6:30 pm PT - Santa Clara Convention Center CloudCamp is an UnConference where early adopters of Cloud technologies meet to share experiences, challenges and solutions. Gartner Application Architecture, Development & Integration Summit November 15, 2010 - Los Angeles, California The Gartner Summit drills down on Cloud, SOA and the overhaul of existing Applications. Read Kevin's Blog Tapping millions of non-PHP PHP developers Once you get past a few minor differences, an organization can move from Java development to PHP development in a very short amount of time. Read more » You are currently subscribed to Zend PHP Updates as EmailAddress. 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