Microsoft и Zend теперь партнеры!

Как сообщают авторитетные источники в лице Антона Антича, Microsoft и Zend Technologies объявили о своем партнерстве. Речь идет, прежде всего о более тесной интеграции PHP в среду Windows Server:

The technology engagement between the two companies will include the following:

• Technical improvements for PHP deploying on the Windows Server platform will be submitted under the PHP license to the PHP community for feedback and contribution.
• Microsoft plans to develop and release an Internet Information Services (IIS) add-on component, FastCGI, that will serve as the interface between PHP and the IIS Web server. Microsoft expects that this FastCGI component will be made freely available from Microsoft on http://www.iis.net for users of Microsoft^® Windows^® XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista™ and Windows Server “Longhorn.”
• Zend will establish a Windows testing lab and conduct regular tests and performance improvements to maintain high performance of PHP on the Windows Server platform as PHP evolves.
• Microsoft and Zend will work to help ensure a production-quality PHP runtime environment for IIS 5.1 (Windows XP), IIS 6.0 (Windows Server 2003) and IIS 7.0 (Windows Vista and Windows Server “Longhorn”).
• Zend and Microsoft will actively participate in the PHP community, ensuring open discussion to help developers planning to deploy PHP applications on the Windows Server platform.

Информация здесь: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/oct06/10-31MSZendPR.mspx