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Brian Moon's Blog: PHP/MySQL Meetup.com group for North Alabama

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:18:00 -0600

Brian Moon (of dealnews) has officially taken the lead of the local PHP user group for North Alabama:

As of today I have taken over organizing the PHP/MySQL meetup.com group for north Alabama. Anyone willing to drive into town is welcome to come. Our first meetup that I will organize will be Monday, December 3, 2007. I will be posting directions and more info at Meetup.com once they grant me access.

The group is having a meetup tonight being sponsored by Codango - no word yet on the presentations, but several have already RVSPed to attend. If you're in the Huntsville area and want to attend, head over to the Meetup page for the group and let them know.

Evans Data Corporation: More Developers Are Using AJAX & PHP in Emerging Markets Than North America

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:42:45 -0500

According to this new release from the Evans Data Corporation, certain technologies are being more well used in other areas besides in North America - including PHP.

There is a greater disparity with PHP use in Emerging Markets. The largest number of developers using the language can be found in Eastern Europe (39%). India and Brazil have similar usage at a little over 31%. In contrast, only 21% of Chinese developers are utilizing PHP. In North America, 35% of developers are using PHP.

They also talk about the usage rates of a few other technologies, including Flash, Ajax, Windows, and Linux.

Cal Evans also mentions these trends in this post on the Zend Developer Zone as well as linking to the full EDC report.

Community News: Zend Technologies Adds Bill Ackermann as Vice President of Sales

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 06:59:12 -0500

As mentioned in This post on the PHP Magazine site, Bill Ackermann has been added to the Zend team as the new Vice President of Sales.

Zend Technologies, the PHP Company, has announced that Bill Ackermann has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. Ackermann has held senior sales positions at both emerging and mature enterprise software category leaders, including Oracle, Netscape and most recently, Metreo. At Zend, Ackermann will oversee North American and Global Alliance sales and join the executive management team.

Ackermann joins Zend at a time when the adoption of PHP by developers and enterprise organizations is rising, the company says. Zend delivers products and services for developing, deploying and managing enterprise-class PHP applications, selling them directly and in partnership with large established companies like IBM and Oracle.

Always good to have bit of new, energetic blood in an organization, especially when it comes to working in Sales.

Community News: PHP Appalachia Event Announced

Sun, 04 Jun 2006 15:44:37 -0500

A new PHP event has been put together for those a bit more outdoor-inclined - PHP Appalachia.

PHP Appalachia is an informal gathering of PHP enthusiasts who just want an excuse to get together and enjoy exchanging information in a relaxed, beautiful setting. There is no set agenda, no formal speakers. Just 3 days of camping and sharing PHP ideas and experiences with people just like you.

This gathering will be held at the Cherokee/Great Smokies KOA in Cherokee, NC. Yes, wireless Internet is available at the campground!

Anyone with any knowledge (or an urge to learn) about PHP is welcome to attend. Reegistration is only $15 USD for attendance price, including an event t-shirt. Accomodations are available for a reasonable rate (besides brining your own shelter) and meals are available for about $25 USD per day.

You can get the complete details from the event's website, and if you'd like to help promote the camping trip, digg it!