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Welcome to the January edition of the Zend IBM i Newsletter! This is a monthly newsletter dedicated to PHP for the IBM i community.
Is MySQL Still Alive on IBM i? - by Alan Seiden
IBM i's primary database is db2, but many in the community have grown to trust MySQL when deploying MySQL-based applications such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, and SugarCRM. Some have trusted MySQL enough to let it into their inner application sanctum, using the IBM DB2 for i Storage Engine (IBMDB2i) to share data between MySQL-based applications and traditional db2-based apps and languages (think RPG). In this article, Alan Seiden, Zend Framework Certified Engineer, sheds light on the future of MySQL on IBM i.
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Customer Experience
Allied Beverage Drives E-commerce Growth with Zend on IBM i
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"By choosing Zend PHP software on IBM i, Allied Beverage was able to develop, deploy and manage eBiz, a high-performance application that revolutionized e-commerce in its industry. From concept to roll-out, work was completed faster and at a lower cost than would otherwise have been possible. Using Zend Server and Zend Framework, Allied Beverage doubled the speed of eBiz and implemented key Web 2.0 functionality. When eBiz was launched more than 130 retailers became registered members, and the site won the 2009 IBM COMMON Innovation Award for Best Web Solution."
-- Brian Margolies, CIO, Allied Beverage --
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Most Watched Recorded Webinar - Zend PHP and IBM i: Strategic Update
Zend Solution Consultant Mike Pavlak and his very special guest Alison Butterill, IBM's Power Systems Application Development Offering Manager, gave a strategic update on PHP and IBM i. Mike and Alison introduced some of the key features of Zend Server and shared a behind-the-scenes discussion of how the new Fast CGI PHP architecture was implemented.
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Upcoming Events
Webinar: Don't Say No - Extend your RPG Application set with PHP by Jon Paris
January 27, 2011 - 9:00 am PST
If you are tired of constantly having to say "No" to user requests for new applications and functionality, then this session will show you a number of ways in which PHP can help you to "Just say Yes" without breaking the budget. And wouldn't you rather be the hero than the villain?
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Webinar: Top 5 reasons for using PHP to modernize your legacy app on IBM i, Part 1 - by Mike Pavlak
February 23, 2011 - 9:00 am PST
This is the first in a series of webinars that answers the question "Why PHP on IBM i". The webinar will focus on why and how PHP can help modernize your legacy app on IBM i.
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Webinar: The First 5 Steps to Getting Started with PHP on IBM i, Part 2 - by Mike Pavlak
March 23, 2011 - 9:00 am PDT
This webinar is part 2 in a series of webinars about PHP and IBM i. In this presentation, Mike Pavlak will focus on the five steps you need to build your first PHP application on IBM i.
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Upcoming Training
IBM i Training Bundle
A-to-Zend for IBM i Programmers is a training package designed for IBM i/OS programmers that not only want to learn to tie existing RPG applications to PHP, but also want to acquire a solid foundation in PHP culminating in the PHP 5.3 certification. This training bundle includes:
PHP I: Foundations for IBM i programmers »
PHP II: Higher Structures »
Test Prep: PHP 5.3 Certification (includes Exam Voucher) »
New Section! News and Announcement from the IBM i Team!
IBM is looking forward to contributing a regular feature for the Zend IBM i newsletter. Beginning next month, we will provide information about announcements, events, technical tips and other cool things. IBM contributors will include Guy Paradise, Product Manager for IBM i, Tony Cairns, Development Lead for PASE and PHP on IBM i, and Tim Rowe, Business Architect of Application Development for IBM i. Thank you for a very successful 2010 as Power Systems delivered 5 product announcements including some significant announcements from Zend. We are anticipating a busy and successful 2011.
Alison Butterill
Product Manager for Application Development Products for Power Systems
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