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[Daniel Krook]

An interesting read :)


"IBM backs open-source Web software"
http://www.nytimes.com/cnet/CNET_2100-7344_3-5589559.html?


Some snippets:

"IBM is putting its corporate heft behind a popular open-source Web 
development technology called PHP, in a move meant to reach out to a 
broader set of developers...

"The two companies [IBM and Zend] intend to devote programmers to make PHP 
work better with corporate databases and Web services protocols. IBM also 
plans to establish an area dedicated to PHP on its developer Web site, 
which will include technical resources such as white papers...

"Big Blue's public commitment to PHP is significant because the company 
has the technical and marketing resources to accelerate usage of the 
open-source product. IBM's investments in Linux and Java, for example, 
were crucial to mainstream corporation adoption of those technologies...





Daniel Krook, Advisory IT Specialist - Application Development
WW Web Production Services North 2, ibm.com
1133 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604

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