WebORB for PHP 3.5 (Data Management for Flex plus Silverlight integration)

I am proud to announce immediate availability of WebORB version 3.5 for PHP. This new release delivers a bunch of very cool and powerful functionality.

First, we added support for Data Management for Flex (WDMF). The feature includes a code generator and a runtime environment. The codegen creates client-side (ActionScript) code AND server-side PHP code to do full blown CRUD directly from the Flex client application. Our professional services team have implemented several projects using WDMF and the speed of development is phenomenal. Without writing a single line of code, you get about 90% of the backend code plus a fantastic framework for creating custom data-driven rich client application. You can see a screen cast at the following URL:
http://www.themidnightcoders.com/weborb/php/videos/wdmf/overview

Second, WebORB has always been a client-agnostic technology. We support Flash, Flex, AJAX and now we have added support for Silverlight. The release of WebORB for PHP includes a Silverlight component you can use in your Silverlight application to connect and invoke PHP classes without all the complexity typically involved with Silverlight remoting. All you need to do is to deploy a PHP class into WebORB and the product automatically handles all the marshalling and unmarshalling, type adaptation, etc. We included several examples demonstrating Silverlight talking to PHP using WebORB into the 3.5 product distribution. You can see them all on the Examples tab in the management console. There's also a walk through guide available at:
http://www.themidnightcoders.com/weborb/php/silverlight_and_php.shtm

There are several bug fixes included into the release, so be sure to check WebORB for PHP 3.5 out. If you have any questions about the product, you can post them to the discussion forum. Additionally, we have a knowledge base and for those who wants to receive professional support, check out our support packages.