Zend Core for IBM Released

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


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IBM AND ZEND TEAM TO DRIVE ADOPTION OF SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURES WITH ZEND CORE FOR IBM™ 

Zend Network unveiled - will deliver comprehensive PHP service and support for developers 

ARMONK, N.Y. and CUPERTINO, CA – July 12, 2005 – IBM and Zend today announced the availability
of Zend Core for IBM™, 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™, 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.  

"As an existing IBM business partner, we are encouraged to see that IBM is working with Zend
Technologies to deliver PHP infrastructure solutions for our customers," said Wolfgang Fahl,
Managing Director, BITPlan Gmbh.  "Zend Core for IBM, along with our UML2PHP product, aids software
designers with the rapid development and deployment of PHP solutions for IBM Cloudscape or DB2
UDB."

The plans to develop Zend Core for IBM were announced in February of this year.  Under the terms of
the agreement, IBM worked with Zend to create the product, which is the industry’s first seamless
out-of-the-box, PHP database application development and production environment.  As part of this
effort, any bug and security fixes made to Zend Core for IBM will also be shared back with the PHP
community, further enhancing the overall PHP code base.

“The general availability of Zend Core for IBM is an important milestone for professional PHP
application development - furthering use with existing enterprise data and within service oriented
architectures (SOA),” said Janet Perna, General Manager IBM Information Management.  “The
service and support delivered by Zend Network is critical for developers to aid in the adoption of
PHP and complements IBM’s commitment to open source software based solutions.”

"IBM customers using Jedox Worksheet-Server to convert Microsoft Excel spreadsheets into PHP
applications were already convinced that PHP is a strong and reliable platform from a technical
perspective," said Kristian Raue, CEO of Jedox.  "With the announcement of Zend Core for IBM, they
see that their decision to work with PHP also makes sense from a strategic perspective, as it is
bringing PHP closer to the IBM community."

"The work IBM and Zend are doing together on PHP supports a paradigm shift toward a new level of
productivity and cost effectiveness in Web development," said Doron Gerstel, Co-founder, President
and CEO of Zend Technologies. "Our joint delivery today of the Zend Core for IBM product is an
important first step in this effort."

Zend Core for IBM is immediately available as a free download through the DB2 and Cloudscape
product site and IBM’s developer portal, developerWorks, IBM’s online resource for developers,
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/products/opensource.  developerWorks also hosts about 30
articles and tutorials for beginner, intermediate and advanced developers to help drive skills
around PHP. Once the product is downloaded, PHP development or production servers can be setup
within minutes.  Zend Core for IBM support and updates will be made available directly from Zend
Technologies, and are compatible with existing products such as Zend Platform and Zend Studio. IBM
has also announced that Zend Core for IBM will support the latest version of Informix Dynamic
Server (IDS) v10 later this year.

About IBM
IBM is the world’s largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping
businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key Business Partners, IBM offers a
wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take
full advantage of the new era of e-business. For more information about IBM, visit www.ibm.com 

About Zend Technologies, Inc.
Zend Technologies, Inc., the PHP company, is the leading provider of products and services for
developing, deploying and managing business-critical PHP applications.  Zend’s founders are the
architects of PHP, which is used by more than twenty million Web sites and has quickly become the
most popular language for building dynamic Web applications.  Deployed at more than 8,000 companies
worldwide, the Zend family of products is a comprehensive platform for supporting the entire
lifecycle of PHP applications.  Zend, headquartered in Cupertino, California, is privately held and
venture funded with investments from Azure, Index, Intel Capital, Platinum, SAP Ventures and Walden
Israel.  For more information, please visit www.zend.com, or call 1-408-253-8800.

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