Welcome to the October edition of the Zend IBM i Newsletter. This is a monthly newsletter dedicated to PHP for the IBM i community.

PRODUCT NEWS

Introducing phpcloud.com!

Zend launched a new cloud offering at ZendCon last week: phpcloud.com. This free service delivers a rock solid PHP stack, along with advanced debugging and collaboration features. The underlying Zend Application Fabric boasts fast performance, easy auto-scaling, and enterprise-class reliability. Best of all, applications developed here may be deployed to the production cloud of your choice - including IBM SmartCloud.

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Zend Studio 9 Beta is here

Also at ZendCon, Zend announced the beta availability of Zend Studio 9, the latest and greatest version of our award-winning PHP editor. Unlike previous versions, Zend Studio 9 will not have a separate installer for use with IBM i - instead, all IBM i capabilities have been rolled into the main product. This new version adds deep cloud integration, better and faster workflows, and more. And during the beta period, pre-order Zend Studio 9 and save 10%: you'll get a license for Zend Studio 8, a free upgrade to version 9 when it's released, and priority access to the Zend Developer Cloud on phpcloud.com.

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COMMON Europe Tour!

Join one of these local events covering IBM's Smarter Planet, the Power of i, Business Value of IBM i and Power Systems as well as other hot topics. Speakers from IBM and Zend will be presenting on PHP at each event.

COMMON Poland, November 6-8
COMMON GB, November 10
COMMON Luxemburg, November 15
COMMON Belgium, November 16
COMMON Netherlands, November 17

UPCOMING TRAINING

PHP I: Foundations (IBM i /OS Programmers)

Nov. 28, 30, Dec. 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14 & 16 (English on-line class) 6-8am PST (2-4pm GMT)

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PAVLAK'S CORNER

To OO or not to OO, that is the question...

Everyone tells me that Object Oriented program is where I should be. How about some help getting there?

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Regards
Mike Pavlak
Solution Consultant

QUOTABLE

"PHP continues to gather momentum in the IBM i community as Web application development of all kinds rises to the top of the priority lists. Better late than never, I say. Outside of the IBM i community, PHP is absolutely huge. As a new skill to acquire, PHP travels well. Like the well-known energy drink Red Bull, it can give your career wings."

Laura Ubelhor, President, Southeast Michigan iSeries User Group

"Reality-Based PHP Training on IBM i in Michigan", by Dan Burger, Managing Editor, IT Jungle, 9/26/11