Microsoft Partners With Zend
November 6, 2006 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Software giant Microsoft (microsoft.com) recently announced it has partnered with PHP application solutions provider Zend Technologies (zend.com) to enhance the experience of running the PHP scripting language on Windows Server 2003.
Microsoft says the resulting technology enhancements and ongoing interaction with the PHP community will enable customers to take advantage of the Windows Server platform. The software giant hopes the cooperative effort will provide customers with richer functionality and better integration, resulting in improved performance and increased reliability.
“This announcement continues our commitment to making it easier for partners and developers to take advantage of increased reliability of the Microsoft Windows Server platform,” says Bill Hilf, general manager of technical platform strategy at Microsoft. “Zend is a clear leader in the PHP community, and we are excited to be working with it on this joint collaboration effort designed to provide developers using PHP with the best possible experience within a Microsoft environment.”
Zend and Microsoft will contribute the PHP improvements to the PHP community under the PHP license, and starting in the first quarter of 2007, Zend intends to use the improved technology in its Zend Core product line. Microsoft expects to extend the collaboration to the next version of Windows Server, code-named “Longhorn”.
