PHP pioneers Zend Technologies acquired by Rogue Wave Software

Rogue Wave Software, a Colorado-based provider of cross-platform software development tools, has acquired PHP app-development and deployment company Zend Technologies. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Zend Technologies is a notable force in the PHP development realm, as it counts Andi Gutmans and Zeev Suraski — co-creators of PHP 3 back in 1997 — as its founders. They also developed the Zend Engine, an open-source scripting engine that first appeared for PHP 4 in 1999, the same year that Zend Technologies was founded out of Cupertino, California.

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PHP helps power around half of all websites, including those on WordPress and Drupal, so it’s clear what Rogue Wave Software is buying into — it’s a major expansion into PHP Web and mobile app development, in addition to C, C++, C#, and Java.

“Our technologies are incredibly well-aligned,” said Suraski, cofounder and CTO of Zend. “With the combined Rogue Wave products, we can offer customers capabilities ranging from prototyping to DevOps to production. This is a continuation of our vision to support the PHP community and make PHP use easy, accessible, and secure in demanding environments.”

Earlier this year, Zend Server 8 — a PHP application server with tools for deploying, monitoring, and debugging PHP-based apps — launched on Amazon Cloud. Other key Zend products include Z-Ray, Zend Studio, and Zend Guard.