Zend and Microsoft have formed a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing the performance and reliability of running PHP applications on Windows Server, and contributing these enhancements to the Open Source community. Zend Core, Zend’s tested, certified, and supported version of PHP, is now certified for Windows 2008. Zend Core updated for Windows Server 2008 will be available in March.

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The Microsoft – Zend collaboration seeks to deliver richer functionality and better integration, resulting in improved performance and increased reliability. Improvements include:

• PHP codebase improvements (now part of PHP 5.2)
• Improvements in IIS 7 support for PHP
• Improvements in FastCGI for IIS (included in Windows Server 2008), that deliver substantial reliability and performance benefits for PHP applications running on Windows.

Zend will also use the technology for its Zend Platform product line, to enable customers to deploy business-critical PHP applications on the Windows Server platform.

Zend and IBM have teamed to accelerate PHP momentum by agreeing to develop the industry's first integrated solution designed to help developers build and deploy applications and services based on PHP. IBM partnered with Zend to deliver Zend Core for IBM.

Zend Core for IBM is the industry's first seamless out-of-the-box, PHP production environment, completely supported by Zend that comes bundoled with DB2 Express-C and features seamless integration with IBM's DB2 and Informix databases.  Click here to download your copy of Zend Core for IBM now!  For more information also see http://www.ibm.com/software/data/info/zendcore.

IBM and Zend are also jointly working on furthering PHP technology to include improved high-level database integration frameworks and enhanced PHP Web services standards.

Zend and IBM have partnered to deliver Zend for i5/OS, a complete, all-in-one PHP development and production environment fully-integrated with the innovative i5/OS platform. Zend for i5/OS includes Zend Core, Zend Studio and Zend Platform providing System i businesses with a complete solution for the development and management of modern Web applications. For businesses deploying System i, Zend for i5/OS is the most productive and cost-effective solution to rapid Web enablement and the integration of Web Services supporting SOA.   Click here for more Information on Zend's i5/OS products.

Oracle and Zend Technologies have a long-standing commitment to the PHP developer community. Oracle Database, Application Server and JDeveloper tool, with a PHP extension, all support PHP development. A sizeable percent of Zend customers use Oracle Database infrastructure to develop and deploy enterprise PHP applications. Significant customer momentum has led Oracle and Zend Technologies to take their partnership to the next level. Oracle and Zend developed Zend Core for Oracle, which is a fully tested and supported PHP 5 distribution that includes integration with Oracle DB client libraries and will enable developers to get up and running in minutes with PHP and Oracle. This pre-built stack will make it easier for PHP developers to develop and deploy applications on a robust, scalable and reliable infrastructure.

Zend Core for Oracle is available as a free download here and at the Oracle Technology Network. The program is compatible with existing products such as Zend Platform and Zend Studio.

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Zend and MySQL have partnered to simplify and improve the productivity of developing and deploying Web applications with open source technology. The partnership focuses on compatibility and integration between the MySQL® database and Zend's PHP products. Customers will benefit from access to these comprehensive solutions offered by Zend and MySQL in partnership.

Zend and AURA Equipements have partnered to deliver PHP For i5/OS, a complete PHP solution fully and transparently integrated with IBM System i platform (AS/400).

Easycom Technology from AURA Equipements allows thousands of developers to access System i databases and programs from a large range of development platforms. Easycom For PHP increases the opportunity for System i PHP servers to Windows and Linux.

This partnership has permitted Zend to deliver the i5 Toolkit to access all native System i resources while developing PHP applications. For more information see Easycom at http://www.easycom-aura.com/php