The Zend group has released today, the initial version of their framework - the Zend Framework Preview Release

We are glad to finally unveil the Zend Framework project. We have worked hard in the past few months with our partners and the community to get to this stage. We believe the Zend Framework can already be of great use to PHP developers, although we still have a lot of work ahead of us.

They have created a new site just for the framework where you can find downloads, a roadmap for the development, some FAQs about the project, and a manual to get all of the details. There will be instructions on how to access the Subversion repository soon.

Zend Framework is a high quality and open source framework for developing Web Applications and Web Services. Built in the true PHP spirit, the Zend Framework delivers ease-of-use and powerful functionality. It provides solutions for building modern, robust, and secure websites.