Zend Unveils New Face of PHP Encoding

Zend Encoder 2.0 makes PHP code protection viable for mainstream development community with major usability and deployment enhancements.

Ramat Gan, Israel, February 19, 2002- Zend Technologies Ltd., the leading provider of PHP development, deployment and optimization software, today announced a major upgrade to the industry standard PHP encoding application; the Zend Encoder. Created by the designers of PHP 4 and the Zend Engine, the Zend Encoder 2.0 features a completely new user interface and bundled deployment tools to significantly streamline the process of protecting PHP intellectual property. The new enhancements will enable enterprise PHP and mainstream developers to protect and deploy PHP applications with ease.

Intellectual property protection has become a major issue for the rapidly growing PHP development community. As the demand for e-business applications written in PHP grows, with the number of web sites running PHP now exceeding 7 million, the need to protect PHP applications has become a vital concern. Zend Encoder 2.0 was introduced to address this need and further enhance the commercial viability of PHP.

"Zend Encoder has been the must-have tool for enterprise PHP developers requiring intellectual property protection for their e-business applications. The new 2.0 version made available today will further accelerate the rapidly growing mainstream adoption of PHP by simplifying the protection and deployment of commercially viable PHP applications." said Doron Gerstel, President and CEO.

The Zend Encoder 2.0's new user interface provides several major usability improvements including one-click encoding, simplifyed maintenance of encoded applications, and the ability to work with several PHP files simultaneously in encoding 'projects'. The Zend Encoder is also seamlessly integrated with the Zend Studio, enabling developers to encode their applications directly from the industry's premiere PHP development tool.

Bundled with the Zend Encoder 2.0 is the Zend Optimzer. The Zend Optimzer, a completely cross-platform deployment tool, is used to run PHP applications encoded by the Zend Encoder 2.0 and greatly enhances the application's response time as well.

Pricing

The Zend Encoder is available now at Zend.com for $2400. The Zend Encoder is also available for one year license for $960. A free evaluation version of the Zend Encoder 2.0, is available at: ( http://www.zend.com/store/evaluation.php?pid=77)