Session Abstract:
Service oriented architectures are taking over the data center and the world and PHP makes integrating with that world
simple and powerful. This session discussed the diversity of the world of Web Services and explores and example of REST
and SOAP web services talking between two remote IBM i severs. The evolution of inter-program communication will be
reviewed as a basis for conceptualizing the business value of PHP Web services, as well.
Our Speaker:
Mike Pavlak has been working with IBM midrange solutions since 1992 and IBM Mainframes before that. After years of
developing applications using RPG, CL and PHP, he managed IT development and IT for power protection manufacturer Tripp Lite.
Recently, Mike has joined Zend as a solutions consultant working with the IBM i sales team and spreading the news about
Zend solutions in the IBM midrange arena.
Mike lives in suburban Chicago with his wife, five kids, a dog, three cats, a leopard-spotted gecko, Russian tortoise,
two rabbits, half a dozen fish and dwarf hamster.
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