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Zend Technologies has released Version 1.0 of Zend Framework, an open source application framework for PHP.

Zend Framework is based on object-oriented best practices and a lightweight architecture that enables faster development of reliable and highly interactive Web applications. Its components include:

• MVC application framework. Zend Framework's model-view-controller architecture enables the separation of business logic from user interface design, providing an industry best practice for Web application development. The framework also makes AJAX programming easier with JSON support.
• Database support. Access multiple brands of RDBMS via a database-independent object-oriented interface. Databases supported include IBM DB2, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite.
• Internationalization. Zend Framework supports advanced yet simple solutions to develop your PHP 5 Web applications for a global audience.
• Web services. Use classes to publish and consume Web services and feeds in PHP.
• Foundation Framework services. Zend Framework provides many other classes to make common application development tasks quick and easy. For example, solutions for email, sessions, authentication, logging, caching, filtering input, and others are included.

"The goal of Zend Framework is to provide a high-quality open-source framework for developing Web applications and Web services," says Andi Gutmans, co-CTO and co-founder at Zend Technologies. "The framework delivers value to projects of any scope, from personal Weblogs to integrated corporate ecommerce systems. Consistent with the spirit of PHP, Zend Framework delivers easy-to-use and powerful functionality, and focuses on the challenges of building robust and modern Web applications."

IBM is using early versions of the Framwork for its QEDWiki, which allows line of business professionals assemble mash-ups from disparate sources on-demand. Likewise, StrikeIron has created an API in Zend Framework because of its Web services consumption capabilities and the momentum it is experiencing as a platform for developing Web applications.

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