Zend IBM i Newsletter: March 2013
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Zend IBM i Newsletter - March 2013
Noteworthy News
Zend Studio 10 - now enhanced for today's mobile-first environment
We're very happy to announce the release of Zend Studio 10, now with drag-and-drop mobile application development tools. Prototype the client UI, visually create PHP RESTful APIs that connect to IBM i applications, and create cloud-connected mobile apps for multiple device platforms.
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Join us at COMMON 2013!
Join Zend at the annual meeting of the COMMON membership and the largest gathering of the Power Systems user community. Take advantage of four full days of in-depth IBM i, AIX, and Linux-related education and a special track on IBM i – PHP. Experts, such as John Valance, Mike Pavlak and Alan Seiden and many more, will be on hand to share knowledge and experience about implementing PHP solutions on IBM i.
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Featured Webinar
 
A Tale Of Two Applications
In this webinar, we compare two projects, one an application written in Java and the other built with PHP on IBM i; and the tools and technologies that were used to integrate with the IBM i backend as well as programming.

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Upcoming Webinars
Free Zend Online Training Orientation
An opportunity to explore the Zend Virtual Classroom environment to get the most out of your Zend online training class.
March 14 - 2:00pm PDT, 5:00pm EDT, 9:00pm GMT, 10pm CET, 8:00am AEST (+1)
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DB2 and PHP - Best Practices on IBM i
As IBM i's primary database, DB2 provides the foundation for mission-critical PHP applications.
Used properly, DB2 can provide improved performance, data integrity, remote connectivity, and security. This talk by Alan Seiden will show many tips and techniques for developing and configuring DB2-based PHP applications on IBM i.
April 17 - 9:00am PST, 12:00pm EST, 5:00pm GMT, 6:00pm CET
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Upcoming Training
PHP I: Foundations Training (IBMi)
The Zend PHP I: Foundations (IBM i) course is designed to provide ILE programmers with a solid foundation in the PHP language. This course guides you through the basics of PHP with an experiential approach, filled with numerous examples and hands-on exercises, and makes frequent reference to the similarities and differences between the PHP and RPG languages, for better comprehension.
April 29, May 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17 from 11am-1pm EDT (Eastern); 17-19h00 CEDT; 15-17:00 GMT
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PHP II: Higher Structures
This class is designed for novice PHP developers who want to further advance their skills in the PHP language and already know the basics of PHP syntax, language constructs, and web site functionality. It utilizes a hands-on approach with numerous examples and practical exercises, as well as a key development project, to enhance learning.
April 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24 & 26 from Noon-3:30pm EDT (Eastern); 18-20h30 CEDT (Paris); 16-18:30 GMT
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Zend Framework 2: Fundamentals
The Zend Framework 2 Fundamentals course is designed for experienced PHP programmers who want to learn to combine Zend Framework 2 (ZF2) concepts and structural elements to utilize the full power of this software development kit for PHP applications. ZF2 is an open-source framework for developing web applications and services with PHP.
March 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, Apr. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 from 8-10am EDT (Eastern); 1-3pm CEST (Paris) (1 April this class moves to one hour later); 12:00-14:00 GMT
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PAVLAK'S CORNER
Who have you Mentored lately?
I've had a chance to visit customers literally around the world and they all similarly ask the same question as to how to get more people aware of the solutions available on IBM i. In a phrase, educating the great unwashed.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
RPG & DB2 Summit 2013
March 19, 2013 - Atlanta, GA
The RPG & DB2 Summit focuses on DB2 and RPG-related skills including PHP, RPG IV, SQL, DB2, ILE, business analytics, web-enablement techniques and mobilizing RPG apps. Mike Pavlak is among the great line-up of speakers. Join him for his Hands-on PHP Workshop.

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Northeast IBM i User Groups Conference
April 22, 2013 - Framingham, MA
NEUGC is the largest technical conference in New England for IBM i. Join Mike Pavlak, Zend Solution Consultant, to learn more about how Zend and IBM have teamed up to answer the call of the open source community by developing Zend DBi.

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RESOURCES
Recorded webinars about PHP on IBM
Check out recorded webinars on topics like open source installation, Zend Server for IBM i, RPG report migration to the Web, and much more.
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