“Great Bridge LLC and Zend Technologies have joined forces to
more fully integrate the PostgreSQL database and the PHP
server-side scripting language, providing Web developers with the
most powerful open-source products available for building dynamic,
database-driven Web sites. The partnership between Great Bridge,
the leading commercial distributor of the PostgreSQL database, and
Zend, an internationally established provider of commercial
solutions to enhance performance and productivity of PHP’s
installed base, bundles two scalable, feature-rich applications and
offers enterprises a formidable combination for powering their
Web-based applications.”
“Great Bridge provides expert-level professional services and
technical support for PostgreSQL, the world’s most advanced
open-source database. Zend Technologies develops and markets
value-added products and services for enterprise users and
developers of PHP technology, and is a major contributor to the PHP
development effort. More than 2.5 million sites actively support
PHP, according to a monthly survey by Internet research firm
Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com). Corporations that use PHP
include Cisco, AltaVista, Unilever, Maxinvest, AuctionWatch,
VillageVoice, BMC, Lufthansa, PC Magazine Germany and Wall Street
Online Germany.”
“The Great Bridge/Zend partnership allows both companies’
customers to benefit from a broader range of products and services.
Zend’s suite of value-added PHP products for developers and
enterprise-class Web installations includes the Zend Integrated
Development Environment (IDE); the Zend Cache, which dramatically
improves site performance and reduces hardware requirements; the
Zend Encoder Unlimited, which enables businesses to protect their
PHP source code; and customized consulting services. Great Bridge
offers its enhanced, quality-tested version of PostgreSQL, as well
as engineering-level services for developers and production
environments, including developer-to-developer support, consulting
services and professional support contracts ranging up to 24x7x365
for mission-critical database applications.”