Alfresco Announces PHP Development Interface; Leading Open Source ECM Platform and Leading Programming Language Integrated.LONDON -- Alfresco Software Inc., the first provider of an open source enterprise content management solution, today announced that has integrated the open source programming language, PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor) A scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages. With syntax from C, Java and Perl, PHP code is embedded within HTML pages for server side execution. , into its development environment. This enables PHP developers to create new content-centric applications and dynamic web pages A Web page that is returned to the user with custom content based on the results of a search or some other request. Also known as "dynamic HTML" or "dynamic content," the "dynamic" word is used with Web sites to refer to custom results individualized to each user in contrast to the that access Alfresco. PHP is the leading open source programming language (source: Programming Community Index www.tiobe.com). It is a simple scripting language A high-level programming, or command, language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting, or script, language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be limited to specific functions used to augment the running of an that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded in HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. . This makes PHP an especially complementary language for the Alfresco ECM (1) (Enterprise Change Management) See version control and configuration management. (2) (Error Correcting Mode) A Group 3 fax capability that can test for errors within a row of pixels and request retransmission. environment. Alfresco has used sophisticated connectivity tools that use Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. and a Service Oriented Architecture to hide much of the complexity for the PHP developer. This enables the full range Alfresco capabilities to be made available to PHP developers. "PHP has a long heritage in open source," said John Newton For other persons of the same name, see John Newton (disambiguation). John Newton (July 24, 1725 – December 21, 1807) was an Anglican clergyman who had, at one time, been a slaveship master. He is best known as the author of the hymn Amazing Grace. , chief technology officer, Alfresco, Inc. "We wanted to provide an open platform for Enterprise Content Management for all languages and development environments. With the architecture we have adopted users can get the best of both worlds - the ease of development with PHP and the enterprise robustness of Java for open source ECM." "The promise of Web Services is that developers can create sophisticated applications without having to recreate the underlying complex technologies such as content management. Alfresco Software is one of a growing number of companies that recognize the power of PHP to expose the power of their technology via Web Services," said Doron Gerstel, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. at Zend Technologies, the originators of the PHP language. "Providing a PHP-API will enable their community to create tailored content management applications for vertical industries such as publishing, healthcare, or engineering. Zend is committed to collaborating with Alfresco and others to make PHP the most productive platform for creating applications that integrate such Web Services." About Alfresco Alfresco is the leading open source alternative for enterprise content management. It is the first company to bring the power of open source to the enterprise content management market, enabling unprecedented scale and a much lower total cost of ownership than proprietary systems. Founded by a team of content management veterans that includes the co-founder of Documentum, John Newton and former COO of Business Objects, John Powell. Alfresco is based in London. For more information, visit www.alfrescosoftware.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 22 million Web sites and has quickly become the most popular language for building dynamic Web applications. Deployed at more than 10,000 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 azure /az·ure/ (azh´er) one of three metachromatic basic dyes (A, B, and C). az·ure n. Any of various dyes used in biological stains, especially for blood and nuclear staining. , 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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