Re: Oracle buying out Zend ... how does that affect PHP?

Marc G. Fournier wrote:

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2006/tc20060209_810527.htm "Also in Oracle's crosshairs: closely held Zend, based in Cupertino, Calif. Zend's PHP software language is one of the most prevalent on the Web, present in more than 18 million Web sites. The company, which snared headlines last year when Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen joined its board, has been trying to extend its success with the Web into business applications. Zend could sell for $200 million, according to one source." ----

Marc G. Fournier           Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org)
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Well, we'd run the risk of <losing?> a good support company and optimizer. But the language above is misleading: PHP isn't owned, per se, by Zend, although Zend is owned or at least was founded by some pretty big guns on the PHP Devel Team. So the effects might not be much beyond what I mention above. It's kind of interesting to speculate, though; and it's good news for the Zend guys --- nice (for them anyway) when you start "looking that juicy to the big players", as a friend of mine says. Makes you wonder if this really isn't a jab against the other DB companies/orgs --- I could foresee Zend pushing some PHP/Oracle interface/optimization products within a year or so if this happens.... Kevin Kinsey -- Reality -- what a concept! -- Robin Williams