Articles by ColdFusion News Desk

CFDynamics Announces Renewed Agreement with SmarterTools

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:15:00 EDT

CFDynamics, a ColdFusion web host, has renewed an agreement with SmarterTools that will allow them to pass on immediate value to their customers. When a customers signs up for a dedicated hosting account they will now receive $750 worth of features including SmarterMail, SmarterStats and SmarterTrack.

"ColdFusion Killer" BlueDragon Open Source Launch Date Announced

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:15:00 EDT

The wait is coming to an end. We are working feverishly to get the open source version of BlueDragon into the wild on the 3rd of May 2008 at cf.Objective(), when Vince presents his BOF. Vince will illustrate the first public open source version of BlueDragon. This will including the building of it, the deployment and other items of interest. If you want to be among the first to witness this, then get over there.

Task Portfolio Software Created Using ColdFusion 7

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:15:00 EST

Bolling Technology has announced that the Cordish Company is the first major client for its new online task management software product, Task Portfolio. Invented by owner and Baltimore native Raynard T. Bolling, Task Portfolio is an enterprise level, web-based task management tool that gives managers and employees the ability to efficiently assign and track tasks throughout their organizations. Task Portfolio can be used to manage various tasks in any company or industry.

Master Building Rich User Interfaces in Dreamweaver

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:45:00 EST

Web application developers and designers often give up on building rich, interactive user interfaces because they lack the JavaScript skills to make it happen. AJAX development power tools--including Dreamweaver, Spry and off-the-shelf AJAX components--make it easy to build rich user interfaces in AJAX with no JavaScript coding. Andre Charland will demonstrate how to install, set up and configure extensions to Dreamweaver, and will use them to build simple, rich interface AJAX apps. After this session, even beginner developers will be able to add AJAX interactions to web applications. This session is a must for ambitious, novice and intermediate designers anxious to use AJAX in their applications.

Customers Embrace CommonSpot Version 5.0

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:00:00 EST

PaperThin, Inc. announced that four customers have recently gone live on CommonSpot Version 5.0, including: LeSea Broadcasting, Ping Identity, Tulane University, and Tuthill Corporation. In addition, 30 customers are currently implementing the new solution which is being widely embraced for its inherent ease-of-use and improved flexibility.

Adobe Moves One Step Closer To AIR 1.0

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:15:00 EST

'AIR Beta 3 is an exciting release that takes us one step closer to AIR 1.0,' writes Platform Evangelist Kevin Hoyt in a recent commentary on eight changes from AIR Beta 2. 'Unlike the myriad of changes introduced in the move from AIR Beta 1 to AIR Beta 2,' Hoyt added, 'the changes in AIR Beta 3 are far more subtle.' This stability,e ne noted, indicates the growing maturity of the product.

Gilbane Web Content Management Survey Lauds Lyris' Hot Banana CMS Solution

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST

Lyris, Inc. announced that its Hot Banana Web content management solution (CMS) was ranked highest in overall ease of use by The 2007 Gilbane Group Survey on the Web Content Management User Experience. The survey results ranked Hot Banana highest in overall ease of use, interaction with other systems, and application design. Hot Banana also ranked in the top three for its navigation and feature functions and for its incorporation of rich media.

Lyris Releases Latest Version Of Hot Banana Web CMS Solution

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST

Lyris announced the availability of Hot Banana Version 5.7, the latest update to its award-winning Web content management solution and core application within the company's Lyris HQ integrated marketing platform. Version 5.7 of the Hot Banana application provides seamless integration with other Lyris HQ applications, including the EmailLabs email marketing and ClickTracks Web analytics products.

Lynda.com Releases ColdFusion 8 Beyond the Basics

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:00:00 EST

Lynda.com, a self-paced digital media and design training, introduced ColdFusion 8 Beyond the Basics. ColdFusion 8 Beyond the Basics demonstrates how to utilize ColdFusion 8 to its full potential, from setting up a project to using ColdFusion Components and sessions in a shopping cart application.

Hot Banana Now Available on Salesforce.com's AppExchange

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 EDT

Hot Banana, the Web Content Management Solution (CMS) from J.L. Halsey, is now available on salesforce.com's AppExchange marketplace. The two-way integration between Hot Banana's Web content management solution and Salesforce means that both sales and marketing get what they need in the format they want. Marketing maintains full control over Web forms and landing pages, while sales teams obtain lead generation data quickly and in their preferred format.

A Moment Of Silence... "Not" in Memory of ColdFusion

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:00:00 EDT

'Our 'pals' at SYS-CON have done it again. Just when I thought they had displayed the utmost in immaturity and unprofessionalism, they manage to make even bigger fools of themselves. And no, I am not going to link to specific posts or pages, and I ask that comments refrain from the same - considering that all they have nowadays are measly ads, I do not want to in any way contribute to their ad revenue. Suffice it to say that the more we see of SYS-CON's petty antics, the more our decision to cut their funding makes sense. Of course, that is what has triggered this recent outbreak of logorrhoea, and judging by their meaningless drivel I can only assume that the few employees who were not wise enough to jump ship are feeling somewhat desperate. And so, perhaps a moment of silence is in order for the fallen SYS-CON. Or ... nah, what the heck, a toast is more appropriate. Cheers!'

Is Adobe "Officially" Killing ColdFusion?

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:00:00 EDT

As I'm now officially on the Flex Builder team, I wanted to take a moment to make sure everybody knows where to go for ColdFusion help. Thanks to all of you who had kind words and good wishes for me at MAX last week. While I'm focused now on making Flex Builder even better, I'll still remain involved in the ColdFusion world. My last 'official' ColdFusion duties will be to present on our European ColdFusion 8 launch tour later this month. I'll post some additional information on those events shortly.

Adobe's Decision Upsets ColdFusion Community

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:30:00 EDT

'The biggest problem here is that it looks bad for ColdFusion. The first print magazine dedicated to it has left the building,' says Michael Dinowitz in his blog about the Adobe decision to kill CFDJ. 'The very fact that they're moving the magazine from ColdFusion, an Adobe product, to Silverlight, a Microsoft product, can and will be used against ColdFusion.' Other bloggers directed their disappointment toward SYS-CON, the publisher of the magazine, rather than Adobe, which made the decision to kill the title.

FuseTalk Announces New Release, v3.1 Jives with ColdFusion 8

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:00:00 EDT

FuseTalk, created in 1999 by developers Jason Clark and Dominic Plouffe, has released the latest version of its flagship Internet forum and weblogging software for corporate, government and educational organizations. Version 3.1 performs extremely well on ColdFusion 8, according to the company.

CFDynamics Is Hosting Jumpstart's Read for the Record Event Finder/Builder

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:00:00 EDT

CFDynamics, a ColdFusion Web hosting company, has announced their hosting of Jumpstart?s Read for the Record Event Finder/Builder that will allow participants to find reading events being held in their communities on the record-breaking day, September 20.

SYS-CON to Relaunch CFDJ as Silverlight Developer's Journal

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:30:00 EDT

SYS-CON Media announced today its plans to relaunch CFDJ - ColdFusion Developer's Journal as Silverlight Developer's Journal. The premier issue of SLDJ will be debuted at the upcoming AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2007 West, which will take place September 23-26, 2007, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara California.

SYS-CON to Offer Free Subscriptions to ColdFusion Developer's Journal Readers

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:45:00 EDT

CFDJ was launched 10 years ago as a custom developer magazine with the direct support of Allaire Corporation. This support continued after the acquisition of Allaire by Macromedia. After ColdFusion became part of the Adobe product line Adobe recently decided to discontinue its support of the magazine. SYS-CON will offer free one year digital subscription to all CFDJ readers to a magazine of their choice, either Flex Developer's Journal or Silverlight Developer's Journal.

Seven New Clients Select Hot Banana's SEO-Friendly Web CMS

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:00:00 EDT

Recognizing that a Web site's content and core design play a critical role in search engine optimization, seven companies recently chose to power their Web sites with Hot Banana (www.hotbanana.com), the SEO-friendly Web content management solution (CMS) from J.L. Halsey.

Hot Banana Expands Channel Partner Program

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:45:00 EDT

Hot Banana, the Web content management solution (CMS) from J.L. Halsey, has added five new channel partners to its reseller program. In signing with Hot Banana, all cited the need for a leading-edge Web content management system that is feature-rich, flexible and marketing-friendly.

SYS-CON Initiates ColdFusion 8 Coverage

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:00:00 EDT

ColdFusion Developer Journal's Simon Horwith expressed intense enthusiasm for ColdFusion 8 in a recent interview, but this interview was hardly the only story published by SYS-CON Media recently in the runup to one of the major Adobe announcements in recent memory. Here's the recap...

It's Here! Adobe Ships ColdFusion 8

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:45:00 EDT

ColdFusion 8 Server Monitor lets developers swiftly identify bottlenecks and tune the server for better performance. 'The server monitoring capabilities in ColdFusion 8 are outstanding, offering granular-level access to identify slow requests and terminate runaway processes,' said Nick Walters, programming manager, Lightyear Network Solutions. 'We can now receive actual detail as to which requests are taking the longest and which objects within a page are performing poorly. Server monitoring with ColdFusion 8 is leaps ahead of third-party applications on the market.'

SYS-CON.TV Features ColdFusion 8 Live From Times Square

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:00:00 EDT

With the release of Adobe's ColdFusion 8 -and today's general availability release- SYS-CON.TV's Roger Strukhoff sat down with ColdFusion Developer's Journal Editor-in-Chief Simon Horwith for an exclusive interview from SYS-CON's TV studios overlooking Times Square in New York. Simon had had the opportunity to work with the CF8 public beta, and his enthusiasm could not have been more emphatic. 'It's fantastic,' he said in the interview, 'the number of features is ridiculous, crazy, great. And it's also very stable.'

White Paper: "Hot Banana Sponsors Gilbane White Paper On Using Web CMS"

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:15:00 EDT

Hot Banana Software, Inc. (www.hotbanana.com), a leader in Web content management for marketing, announces a new white paper from The Gilbane Group that explains how marketers benefit from utilizing a Web CMS-driven eMarketing platform to deliver tangible ROI on marketing investments.

Adobe Unveils ColdFusion 8 Public Beta

Wed, 30 May 2007 12:30:00 EDT

Customers of all sizes have actively participated in the ColdFusion public beta and found the solution offers many compelling reasons to upgrade. 'ColdFusion 8 delivers several enhancements that boost day-to-day productivity,' said Brian Rinaldi, ColdFusion Developer, Distributed Computing Group, Sun Life Financial. 'Features such as debugging and server monitoring accelerate routine development and maintenance ? and can really make a difference when it comes to keeping service levels high and applications running smoothly.'

CFDynamics Announces Spring Server Spectacular

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:30:00 EDT

CFDynamics, a ColdFusion Web hosting company, has announced their Spring Server Spectacular. The Spring Server Spectacular is an opportunity for the company to offer top-of-the-line dedicated servers at a discounted cost to encourage customers to expand their services. The Spring Server Spectacular officially begins on May 1 and will run through the end of May. Those who sign up for a dedicated server in that time period can expect to see significant savings and no long term contracts.

cf.Objective() Releases Manager's PDF and Announces New Contest

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:00:00 EDT

cf.Objective() has released a Manager's Guide in PDF format for those managers who are not yet sure that they should send their developers to cf.Objective().

Adobe Unleashes Creative Suite 3 Product Line

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:45:00 EDT

Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced the Adobe Creative Suite 3 product line, an offering of tightly integrated design and development tools for every creative workflow. Adobe?s new Creative Suite 3 line-up unites the best of Adobe and Macromedia product innovation to provide designers and developers with a broad spectrum of creative options for all facets of print, Web, mobile, interactive, film, and video production.

Hot Banana Is First To Add Web Site Optimization, Marketing Automation To Its Web CMS

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:00:00 EST

Hot Banana Software, Inc. (www.hotbanana.com), a leader in Web content management for marketing, today announced that it has launched Version 5.5, which takes Web CMS to the next level by integrating Web site optimization and marketing automation features. The company also made significant changes to its SaaS and licensed pricing, squarely focusing on small-to-midsize marketers.

CFEclipse 1.3 Released

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:00:00 EST

After nearly a year in development, CFEclipse 1.3 has finally been released! It can be downloaded using Eclipse's Update Software feature, following the instructions in the Download page.

Hot Banana and Connexion Roll Out New Multilingual 'Welcome to Ingersoll Rand' Intranet

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:00:00 EST

Hot Banana Software, Inc., has announced that they have delivered a new intranet project to the European headquarters of Ingersoll Rand - helping the company to welcome new personnel through a customized intranet site.

Hot Banana Grows Web CMS Client Base

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:00:00 EST

Hot Banana Software, Inc. (www.hotbanana.com), a provider of Web content management for marketing, has announced that it has won 20 new clients and achieved a number of key operational milestones since August, when J.L. Halsey acquired the company.

Hot Banana Enters into Channel Partnership with Internet Marketing Firm The Bokka Group

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:00:00 EST

Hot Banana Software Inc., a provider of Web content management software for marketing and a subsidiary of J.L. Halsey, has entered into a channel partner agreement with the Bokka Group of Denver, Colorado.

Hot Banana Unveils Multilingual Web CMS Module

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:30:00 EST

Hot Banana Software, a provider of Web content management software for marketing and a wholly owned subsidiary of J.L. Halsey, introduced a multilingual content management plug-in that automates the process of translating and publishing Web site content into multiple languages.

Adobe Unveils Adobe Digital Editions Public Beta

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:30:00 EDT

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today introduced the public beta of Adobe® Digital Editions, a Rich Internet Application (RIA) built from the ground up for digital publishing. With native support for Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) as well as an XHTML-based reflow-centric publication format, Digital Editions delivers an engaging way to acquire, read, and manage content, including eBooks, digital magazines, digital newspapers and other digital publications. Initially available as a free public beta for Windows®, Digital Editions will support Macintosh systems as a universal binary application, Linux® platforms, as well as mobile phones and other embedded devices in future versions.

FusionReactor Upgrades to 2.0

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:30:00 EDT

Intergral announces the immediate release of FusionReactor 2.0. FusionReactor is an add-on to Adobe's ColdFusion MX server as well as all other popular J2EE servers such as JBoss and Tomcat. FusionReactor helps to increase application availability and reduce response times by examining applications, servers and databases and identifying performance problems before they impact critical business processes.

International Deployment of Largest Coldfusion Site

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:30:00 EDT

PaperThin, Inc., a leading Web publishing and content management software vendor, today announced that The International Broadcasting Bureau, an international multimedia broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government, recently implemented CommonSpot for its Voice of America site. VOA (www.voa.gov) is one of the largest ColdFusion-based Web sites ever constructed, consisting of 45 sites in 44 different languages. CommonSpot offers IBB a scalable, flexible solution for maintaining and distributing Web content across multiple sites and platforms. Extensive workflow and multi-language capabilities support the agencies’ online globalization strategy, enabling it to efficiently reach its audience of more than 94 million worldwide, via the Web.

ColdFusion on Agenda at Real-World Flex Seminar

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:00:00 EDT

The 'Real-World Flex' One-Day Seminar will delve deep into the central workings of Flex so that the seminar delegates can integrate this timely new technology into their applications, creating powerful interactive content. And CFDJ Editor-in-Chief Simon Horwith will lead one session devoted to ColdFusion and Flex.

Intergral Updates FusionReactor ColdFusion Dashboard

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:15:00 EDT

FusionReactor is a must for administrators and hosting companies who need to monitor their systems and recognize and act upon issues before they present critical danger to their runtime environments, the company says.

Adobe Extends ColdFusion and Flex Builder 2

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:00:00 EDT

The ColdFusion team also has a few exciting updates to share with developers. Adobe has created a deep level of integration and productivity tools for Flex and ColdFusion making it easy for ColdFusion developers to get started and become productive building Flex applications, the company says.

ColdFusion Update: New Adobe.com Launched Using CFMX 7

Tue, 02 May 2006 08:30:00 EDT

'Others have already commented on Adobe.com's new look,' writes Ben Forta in his latest blog. 'It's clean,' he continues, 'The menus are intuitive. Downloads are all listed in one place. Shortcut URLs. Products listed on the homepage is great. And there's more...'