Business Computer Design International announces a public beta release of WebSmart PHP, its interactive development environment for the PHP language on System i, which BCD initially announced at COMMON in Anaheim. WebSmart PHP helps programmers with no PHP experience build PHP-based web applications that run on System i, Linux, Unix, and Windows servers. The product features more than 50 application templates, step-by-step instructions, and extensive online help that links to Zend Corporation’s PHP website.

BCD is offering WebSmart PHP as a public beta test program free of charge to enterprises willing to download the product and submit reports on the product's performance and any problems found. For details on joining the program, see http://www.bcdsoftware.com/wsphp.