Zend, Microsoft in PHP Deal

Microsoft Corp. and Zend Technologies Inc. today announced a technical collaboration to enhance the experience of running the PHP scripting language on Windows Server® 2003. The parties expect to extend the collaboration to the next version of Windows Server, code-named “Longhorn.” The resulting technology enhancements and ongoing interaction with the PHP community is expected to enable customers to take advantage of the Windows Server platform. The cooperative effort seeks to provide customers with richer functionality and better integration, resulting in improved performance and increased reliability.

Microsoft and Zend Technologies Announce Technical Collaboration to Improve Interoperability of PHP on the Windows Server Platform: Companies seek to improve performance, reliability and stability of PHP on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server “Longhorn.”

So it looks like .NET ain’t all there is on Win2k3 after all.  This is great news for folks like me who develop a lot of stuff in PHP but are interacting with an increasingly MSFT-oriented development community.  Knowing that PHP will run reliable on Windows Server platforms means I can drive CALI member webmasters to using the PHP tools I’m developing.

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