Alan Seiden’s Information Technology

If your user group or company would be interested in a talk related to PHP, Zend Framework, and IBM i, contact me about speaking for your organization.

Here are the presentation slides from my recent talks:

• Web Services on IBM i with PHP and Zend Framework
  • A case study of how I used PHP and Zend Framework’s SOAP capabilities on the IBM i to retrieve data from a Windows-based UPS RoadNet system, integrating the data in a slick-looking web application on the “i”. Also includes an overview of the new Zend Server solution.
    Presented at:
    • Long Island System Users Group (LISUG) in Syosset, Long Island, NY
      (April 21, 2010)
    • Northeast Systems Technology User Group (NESTU) in Fairfield, New Jersey (April 22, 2010)
• Zend Server and Zend Framework for IBM i
  • A look at the new Zend Server offering from Zend, as well as an overview of Zend Framework, all from an IBM i perspective.
    Presented at Long Island System Users Group (LISUG) in Syosset, Long Island, NY (April 21, 2010)
• PHP for Batch Tasks on IBM i
  • This presentation starts with an update on the new Zend Server stack for PHP on IBM i, then shows that PHP is useful as a general utility language. Two methods are shown for automating calls to PHP: CL programs and Zend Server’s new Job Queue feature.
    Presented at Fairfield AS/400 User Group (FASUG) in Norwalk, Conn. (April 20, 2010)
• PHP Case Study on IBM i: 5250 to Web
  • This presentation shows the transformation of a green-screen order entry application into a new PHP web interface that runs 100% on the IBM i. Included are details of how to re-use most of the back-end RPG logic while adding new functionality that users love.
    Presented at New England Midrange Users Group (NEMUG) in Seekonk, Mass. (Feb. 17, 2010)
• Zend Framework for Enterprise PHP on IBM i
  • This “i-friendly” introduction to Zend Framework has down-to-earth tips on getting started, best practices, and common-sense explanations of Model-View-Controller and i-specific techniques for accessing RPG and db2.
    Presented at ZendCon in San Jose (Oct. 20, 2009)
• Confessions of an RPG Programmer: Why Use Zend Framework?
  • Webinar explaining Zend Framework from an IBM i perspective. Presented online with Zend (June 17, 2009) and Chicago’s Omni User Group (Sept. 29, 2009)
• Enterprise PHP on IBM i (expanded, with code samples)
  • Presented at Vermont/New Hampshire user group meeting, West Lebanon, N.H. (June 11, 2009); and NEMUG in Seekonk, Mass, near Providence (June 17, 2009)
• Enterprise PHP on IBM i (short version)
  • Presented at IBM i Northeast User Group Conference, Framingham, Mass. (April 2009)
• Zend Framework in 2009
  • Presented at New York PHP (February 2009)