ARMONK, N.Y. and CUPERTINO, CA - July 12, 2005 - IBM and Zend today announced the availability of Zend Core for IBM(TM), the industry's first integrated solution specifically designed to help developers deploy database applications and services based on the popular PHP Web language. IBM and Zend also announced that they are jointly working on furthering PHP technology to include improved high-level database integration frameworks and enhanced PHP Web services standards. At the same time, Zend announced Zend Network, a comprehensive service and support system delivering enterprise-quality updates and support to PHP developers. Zend Core for IBM integrates IBM's DB2 Universal Database and Cloudscape(TM), based on the Apache Software Foundation Derby project, with Zend's open source PHP environment. The combination of Zend Core for IBM and the Zend Network provides a seamless, out of the box, enterprise grade PHP environment, easing PHP application development and deployment.
Zend Core for IBM is based on PHP 5 technology and includes tight integration with Cloudscape database server, DB2 and native support for XML and Web Services – promoting the increased adoption of Service Oriented Architectures (SOA). Zend Core enables PHP application use of all DB2 server environments (including eServer iSeries and zSeries via DB2 Connect). It helps automate and reduce the deployment costs through a seamless, automated installation and configuration process, while providing high performance and reliable integration. In addition, it offers an upgrade path from the easy-to-use, lightweight Cloudscape database to the easy-to-use, robust DB2 Universal Database platform by providing a consistent API to developers.
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