CUPERTINO, Calif.-- Sept. 28, 2004 -- Zend Technologies, Inc., the PHP Company, today launched its Hosting Partner Program, a new alliance initiative that will enable Internet hosting service providers to seamlessly offer their customers the dramatic performance improvements of the Zend Performance Suite. By partnering with Zend, Web hosting companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) can immediately start offering "Turbo PHP" services, allowing customer sites running PHP to increase transaction throughput, handle more users without purchasing additional servers, and maintain the highest levels of customer satisfaction.
Developed by the creators and ongoing innovators of PHP, the Zend Performance Suite is the only performance management solution designed to optimize the performance of business-critical PHP applications. The Zend Hosting Partner Program will enable Internet hosting companies to differentiate their service offerings by providing their customers an easy, cost-effective way to increase PHP performance, decrease response times, and reduce hardware costs.
"Zend Performance Suite users continue to report significant ROI -- sometimes up to a 25 times increase in performance," said Pamela Roussos, vice president of marketing. "Through this program we are extending these benefits to a greater number of sites as an integrated part of an offering they receive through their hosting provider. By partnering with ISPs, we aim to establish the Zend Performance Suite as the de facto PHP performance management solution, and provide our partners with a new tool to increase their revenues, differentiate themselves in a competitive market and offer the highest levels of service to their PHP customers."
Two hosting companies, Media Temple and SplitInfinity Networks, have already joined the program and are currently offering "Turbo PHP" services to their customers. When an ISP joins the program, Zend provides them with the Zend Performance Suite and an easy-to-use management console for administration of end-user licenses. The ISP partner then creates a "Turbo PHP" offering that customers can easily access directly from the provider to immediately start boosting PHP performance, handling more concurrent users and significantly decreasing Web application response times.
Media Temple, Inc., a leading provider of new media and business-class web hosting services, has integrated the Zend Performance Suite into its virtual-dedicated Appliance-Server, enabling the hosting company to offer a low-cost, easy-to-use appliance that makes PHP applications run faster and helps site owners protect valuable source code and intellectual property.
"Our mission at Media Temple is to provide our customers reliable, professional-class network environments," said Demian Sellfors, CEO and co-founder of Media Temple. "By partnering with Zend, we boost performance and lower total cost of ownership for our customers running PHP applications. Through this alliance, we enable our customers to get better performance from their existing investments and we provide a painless, instant way to keep up with the growing demands of end-user expectations."
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 and its founders are the creators and ongoing innovators of PHP, which is used by more than 15 million Web sites and has quickly become the most popular language for building dynamic Web applications. Deployed at more than 6,000 customers worldwide, the Zend Family of Products is a comprehensive platform for supporting the entire lifecycle of PHP applications. Zend is a privately held, venture funded company based in Cupertino, California. For more information, please visit www.zend.com, or call 408-253-8800.
