Re: PHP as a strategic BUSINESS language

Alan Milnes wrote: > On 05/07/07, Jochem Maas <jochem@iamjochem.com> wrote: > >> 6. IBM, Oracle and others seem to be less sure about whether php will >> ever >> be a major player in the business solutions arena (often referred to as >> 'being enterprise ready') ... there may be some way to go in this >> sense but there >> are plenty of people doing their best to make it possible by working >> on the core >> of php and developing frameworks/utilities that are up to the job. > > I don't think IBM have much doubts:- given your disclaimer you are better positioned to opine over whether IBM is serious about php and it's potential, I was merely pointing out to the OP that there is plenty of evidence that they are *at the very least* taking an interest - and such interest taking from a major IT corporation normally is an indicator that the technology in question has some value to the business/enterprise community. I was personally under the impression that they're taking php quite seriously :-) > > > http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/top-projects/php.html > > http://www.zend.com/products/zend_core/zend_core_for_ibm > > Alan > > Disclaimer: I work for IBM but these are my own views. >