Switching web server on ColdFusion

In case there is a need to switch from an external web server to the built-in ColdFusion web server, you can acheive this without reinstalling.

Switch from an external web server to the built-in web server

1. Back up the jrun.xml file.

   This file is in the cf_root\runtime\servers\default\SERVER-INF directory in Windows, and in the cf_root/runtime/servers/default/SERVER-INF directory in UNIX.

2. Open the original jrun.xml file for editing.
3. Locate the WebService service and set the deactivated attribute to false:

   <service class="jrun.servlet.http.WebService" name="WebService">     <attribute name="port">8500</attribute>     <attribute name="interface">*</attribute>     <attribute name="deactivated">false</attribute>     ... </service> 

   
   
4. Locate the ProxyService service and set the deactivated attribute to true:

   <service class="jrun.servlet.jrpp.JRunProxyService" name="ProxyService">   <attribute name="activeHandlerThreads">8</attribute>   <attribute name="minHandlerThreads">1</attribute>   <attribute name="maxHandlerThreads">1000</attribute>   <attribute name="mapCheck">0</attribute>   <attribute name="threadWaitTimeout">20</attribute>   <attribute name="backlog">500</attribute>   <attribute name="deactivated">true</attribute> ... 

   
   
5. Save the file.
6. Copy the CFM pages in your web root directory (including the CFIDE and cfdocs directories) to the ColdFusion cf_root/wwwroot directory, and use appropriate URL references (for example, http://localhost:8500/YourApp1/index.cfm). If you switch from the built-in web server to an external web server, you must copy the contents of the cf_root/wwwroot directory to your web server root. If you are using Adobe Dreamweaver, ensure that you reconfigure any sites that you move from one server to another.
7. Restart ColdFusion.

 

Function ArrayIsDefined() in CF8

This is a new function added in CF8, this function determines whether an array element is defined. This returns true, if the array element is defined (exists); false, otherwise.

Function syntax

ArrayIsDefiend(array, elementIndex)  

Parameters

Parameter	Description
array	Name of a one dimensional array, or the array name and indexes into higher-order dimensions of a multidimensional array.
elementIndex	Index of the element in a one dimensional array, or the index of the element in the final dimension of a multidimensional array.

Usage

To test the existence of an element in a multidimensional array, specify all but the last dimension of the array in the first parameter. For example, the following line tests the existence of element MyArray[2][4][1]:

ArrayIsDefined(MyArray[2][4], 1)  

Example

<h3>ArrayIsDefined Example</h3> <!--- Create a sparse new array. ---> <cfset MyArray = ArrayNew(1)> <!--- Populate an element or two. ---> <cfset MyArray[1] = "Test"> <cfset MyArray[3] = "Other Test">  <cfoutput>     <!--- Display the contents of the array. --->     <p>Your array contents are:     <cfdump var="#MyArray#"></p>          <!--- Check if an existing element is defined. --->     <p>Does element 3 exist?:&nbsp;     #ArrayIsDefined(MyArray, 3)#</p>          <!--- Check if a non-existent element is defined. --->     <p>Does element 2 exist?&nbsp;     #ArrayIsDefined(MyArray, 2)# </cfoutput> 

ColdFusion Security Fix

Adobe has released a security advisory for ColdFusion 7 and 8. This resolves an identified vulnerability that could potentially allow session hijacking for applications utilizing CFID or CFTOKEN. This does not apply to applications using J2EE Session management.

More details and how to get your ColdFusion server updated can be found on this link:

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-19.html

 

 

ColdFusion XMPP Support Updated

ColdFusion 7 and 8 includes an XMPP gateway, used for IM communication (to Jabber, Google Talk, and more). An update to the XMPP gateway is now available (for both ColdFusion 7 and 8), as explained in TechNote: Replacement file for XMPP Gateway.

ColdFusion 8 Cumulative Hot Fix 2 Available

The  second ColdFusion 8 cumulative hot fix pack has been released. This hot fix contains the 7 fixes from hot fix 1, plus 14 additional fixes.

 

ColdFusion 8 Doc HardCopy

You can now purchase the hardcopies of CF8 doc set on the Adobe store

The docs are also available online at free sources .

 

ColdFusion 8 Review on Macworld

Check out this "ColdFusion 8 Review" published on Macworld.

ColdFusion 8 for 64 bit

 

The CF Engineers are working to get ColdFusion 8 working on 64 Bit platforms. You can enroll yourself for prerelease program here.

 

 

Nested Implicit Struct/Array Creation

Hi,

    I would like to know of any scenarios which people would be looking forward into "Nested Struct/Array creation".

 

 

ColdFusion is not and Why ColdFusion isnt free...

 

Here is a good article on what CF is not and why CF is not free.

 

http://www.cfinsider.com/index.cfm/2007/11/10/Things-ColdFusion-is-not-and-Why-ColdFusion-isnt-free

 

 

CFDocument Cumulative Hot Fix for CF8

The following ColdFusion 8 issues for CFDocument have been resolved:

 

70239 - CFDocument in ColdFusion 8 was producing documents that were smaller than same document produced in ColdFusion MX 7.

70388 - Using multiple cfdocumentitems in a document caused the error, "routines cannot be declared more than once."
70403 - StackOverFlow errors occurred when a large document is created. A simple report with over 1500 lines has caused this problem. More complex, but shorter documents have also resulted in this error. 

 

Get the hotfix from here...

http://www.adobe.com/go/kb402584

 

 

Next CF

Hi...

    Wondering what the next ColdFusion is?

 

Check it out here...

 

 

 

Free Flex Training

Free Online Flex Training from www.totaltraining.com

 

More details here.

 

 

Live update from Max by prayank

Prayank is doing some live blogging, putting up lot of pics, check it out here...

http://prayank.net/flexblog/

ColdFusion 8 Getting Started Tutorial

Check out the CF8 Getting Started tutorial.(Downloadable Version).

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/coldfusion/index.html?navID=downloads

You can download the zip and deploy the application and run the app on your local machines.

The online version is also available, check here - http://examples.adobe.com/cf8gettingstarted

Since I was involved with getitng this app up and running, do let me know, if you face any issues/bugs.

10 ColdFusion Hosting Under $10 per month

Glenn Gervais of the http://www.rabidgadfly.com fame has come up with a list of 10 coldfusion hosts under $10 per month.

10 ColdFusion Hosts Under $10/month, September 2007

Host	Price/mo	Price/yr	Setup	Disk	Traffic	CF
Anumina	$8.95	-	-	2G	1000G	MX 7
Canwebhost	$8	-	-	50G	2G	MX 7
DailyRazor	$7.95	$95.40	-	1G	50G	MX 7
Gearworx	$15.95	$119.40	-	4G	55G	MX 7
Hostfolio	$9.95	$99.95	-	4.5G	125G	8
Hostingatoz	-	$64.99	-	1G	20G	MX 7
HostingFuse	$8.00	$80.00	-	200M	6G	MX 7
HostNexus	$9.95	-	-	300M	10G	MX 7
Viux	$9.95	-	-	1G	10G	MX 7
Xtreme Host	$9.98	-	-	3G	15G	MX 7

CF8 Docs for HomeSite+ are live

You can get them from http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/homeSiteForcf8.zip  

 

CF8 Chf1 and CFMX 7.02 CHF3 are now available

The first hotfix for CF8 is out.

CHF8000001 - http://www.adobe.com/go/kb402466

Also out is the CFMX 7.02 CHF3

CHF7020003 - http://www.adobe.com/go/kb402465

check it out...

JRun 4 Updater(beta)

Adobe is recruiting CF Customers for the beta program for the new JRun 4 Updater (updater 7).

Sign up here

https://prerelease.adobe.com/callout/default.html?callid=%7b046DAD6A-D2F3-47E5-A745-E1C9F38570DA%7d

This updater has

- hotfixes released since U6

- synchronizes with changes made in JRun for the ColdFusion 8 release.(updates to wsconfig to support 64-bit Solaris)

etc...

CF 8 livedocs

Here is a link to CF 8 livedocs on the adobe home page.

http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/index.html

Savvy Content Manager and ColdFusion 8

If you're running Savvy Content Manager, and you'd like to move to ColdFusion 8, here is some good news. Savvy Content Manager is fully compatible with ColdFusion 8, according to Savvy, once you download their compatibility patch.

To get the patch, just contact Savvy.

more information and documentation at http://www.besavvy.com/blog/index.cfm/2007/8/2/Savvy-Content-Manager-ColdFusion-8-Compatible.

Judith Dinowitz on CF8

Here is a good article on CF8.

http://www.fusionauthority.com/news/4701-coldfusion-8-ships.htm

posted by Judith Dinowitz.

CF8: Lightning in a Bottle

Adobe announces ColdFusion 8, the highly anticipated new release of a product used by approximately 350,000 Internet application developers worldwide.

Adobe announced ColdFusion 8, the latest version of a product used by hundreds of thousands of developers to create compelling Internet applications quickly and with ease. This is the first release of ColdFusion since Adobe acquired Macromedia in December 2005.

“This release is like lightning in a bottle – it’s something special,” commented David Mendels, senior vice president, Productivity Business Unit. “Thousands of customers can’t wait to get their hands on it, and our ColdFusion team has done an exceptional job making it the most powerful and versatile version of the product ever.”

“ColdFusion 8 rocks!” added Kevin Lynch, chief software architect and senior vice president, Platform Business Unit. “It has an impressive array of new capabilities, including integration with LiveCycle Data Services, support for Ajax data binding and presentation, smooth Flex integration, image compositing, PDF reports, and much more.”

“It clearly reflects how the ColdFusion team continues to listen to customers,” Lynch continued. “This release will enable hundreds of thousands of ColdFusion developers to solve real-world web application challenges more quickly and with even more engaging, effective user interfaces.”

For nearly all of its development cycle, ColdFusion 8 was part of the former Enterprise and Developer BU, which was recently merged with the Knowledge Worker BU to form the Productivity BU, led by Mendels. With the reorganization, ColdFusion is now part of the Platform BU headed by Lynch.

What Is ColdFusion 8?

ColdFusion 8 enables developers to quickly and easily create compelling websites and other Internet applications that can be smoothly integrated in virtually any enterprise environment. The version is the fastest ever, even when running applications built with a previous version. It is loaded with new and enhanced features based on extensive, ongoing customer feedback.

“Customers absolutely love ColdFusion 8 because it’s easy to learn, fun to use, and powerful enough to create real-world, data-rich, enterprise-class applications, without having to go through a painful learning curve. In fact, most developers find the product fun to use,” said Ben Forta, senior technical evangelist.

Who Will Use ColdFusion 8?

ColdFusion 8 will be used by developers who want to create faster, more compelling Internet applications in less time, and IT project managers

who want to improve the productivity of their teams. “And they want it immediately,” said Forta. “Indeed, many of the beta testers have already started deploying ColdFusion 8 even before the product is shipped.”

Now 12 years old, the product already has an intensely loyal following and is used by more than 10,000 organizations, including 75 companies in the Fortune 100. Well known enterprise customers include AT&T Wireless, Bank of America, Boeing, Caterpillar and U.S. Bank. Other institutions, such as the Mayo Clinic, the Peace Corps, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania also rely on ColdFusion.

By far the largest segment of ColdFusion customers work in national, state and local governments. In fact, many public-facing .gov websites such as the U.S. Senate, National Park Service, UK Parliament and European Commission have been built with the product.

Many customers use ColdFusion to build public-facing Internet applications. Others rely on it to build non-public-facing Intranet applications. For instance, both Adobe.com and Inside Adobe are built with ColdFusion.

Reasons to Buy or Upgrade

The ColdFusion 8 product marketing team and employees in Worldwide Field Marketing list many compelling reasons to buy or upgrade to ColdFusion 8, saying customers can:

• Experience out-of-the-box performance gains – even for applications written with a prior version – because ColdFusion 8 is the fastest version of the product ever
• Use the Server Monitor to see exactly what is happening in every application, and identify and fix bottlenecks via a sophisticated Flex interface
• Debug applications more easily and effectively than ever
• Enhance the end-user’s experience and productivity by creating personalized, multimedia-rich applications in Flex or Ajax, making it possible to interact with PDF forms and view rich-media, on-demand presentations
• Smoothly integrate Internet applications with nearly any enterprise environment thanks to support for Java and .NET objects
• Leverage ColdFusion 8’s integration with Microsoft Exchange Server to enable applications to access calendars, contacts and tasks
• Deploy applications natively on leading J2EE server platforms including IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic, and JBoss

Building on a Successful Beta

Focused efforts to market the ColdFusion 8 release began months ago. The product’s public beta, announced on May 30, was extensively marketed by targeted email, blogs and on appropriate websites. Ben Forta and Adam Lehman, ColdFusion specialist, visited 41 cities in four weeks to meet with ColdFusion developer groups. They, along with Tim Buntel and Jason Delmore, also presented at dozens of events, demonstrating key features and benefits of the beta release.

“We targeted meeting with 2,000 developers and ended up meeting with more than 3,000,” said Forta. “Many of them can’t wait to get their hands on the product, and survey results indicate that the vast majority of attendees plan on upgrading and deploying the new ColdFusion immediately.”

As a result of the tour and other marketing efforts, 14,000 developers took part in the public beta – nearly three times the target of 5,000 set by the ColdFusion 8 team. “ColdFusion 8 has so many great features, and we’re already seeing developers create innovative applications that display the power and versatility of this release,” said Jason Delmore, senior product manager.

Spreading the Word

Now ColdFusion 8’s marketing team is building on the momentum created during the public beta by aggressively promoting the launch, with an emphasis on the product’s existing base of customers and government as a key vertical. According to Andrea Woolner, senior marketing manager, tactics in the campaign include:

• Targeted email announcing ColdFusion 8 to the product’s large base of loyal customers around the world
• Paid search ads
• A new banner ad for highly trafficked developer websites
• Blogging (there are scores if not hundreds of ColdFusion 8 bloggers, including many members of the development team at Adobe)
• Advertising on the ColdFusion 8 community website
• Live events and training, including a launch event, House of Fusion, this week in Washington, D.C., and upcoming AJAX conferences
• Sessions at Adobe’s MAX event in October
• Ongoing eSeminars

The product marketing team has also created a wealth of new content for Adobe.com, including a customer video, customer testimonials, demos, data sheets, white papers, and more.

Behind the Scenes – Developing ColdFusion 8

ColdFusion 8 was developed by Adobe employees in Newton, Massachusetts, and Bangalore, India. “We had about 30 team members in Bangalore and 10 in the U.S.,” said Damon Cooper, director of engineering. “It was a bit of a challenge with the time difference, but we made it work. We had an outstanding team.”

Cooper said the research phase of development started in September 2005 and lasted about 18 weeks. Everyone on the engineering team – both in development and quality engineering – split into subgroups with about five or six team members. Each subgroup focused on a specific area related to the next release; for example, competitive products or the server environment in the enterprise.

After researching their respective areas, the subgroups reported back to the ColdFusion 8 team as a whole and communicated their findings and recommendations. “Everyone was involved,” explained Cooper. “As a result, I think everyone became a passionate champion for certain new features and enhancements.”

When considering the subgroups’ recommendations, the team as a whole looked at

• Benefits to customers
• The cost of building a feature
• The potential return to Adobe

Integration with Other Adobe Products

After Adobe’s acquisition of Macromedia, which took place a few months into the development cycle, a big focus for the product and development teams became making sure that ColdFusion 8 leveraged other Adobe products.

“We had some great opportunities to leverage other Adobe technologies to enhance the power of ColdFusion, including PDF, Acrobat Presenter and LiveCycle Data Services,” said Delmore. “We wanted to make sure that ColdFusion 8 took advantage of everything Adobe had to offer, and demonstrate Adobe’s commitment to the product.”

Synch Dev

Once the ColdFusion 8 team decided on a feature set and built early prototypes, they began meeting with customers through the Synchronous Development (Synch Dev) process. Synch Dev is a customer-driven development process that requires engaging with users early and often. It was broadly used at Macromedia and usually involves five waves of customer visits, totaling about 30 half-days.

“As we went through Synch Dev, we ended up refining and refining and refining to the point that we felt very good about our feature list and the future of the product,” said Cooper.

After each Synch Dev wave of customer product validation visits, the product pitch and prototypes were modified to take customers’ feedback into account, before the next wave of customer visits began,” recalled Cooper.

Once the picture of the final product and the must-have features became clear, the engineering team began feature-design and development work. The development process was broken into “Dev Blocks” averaging about 12-15 weeks each in duration. As each Dev Block was completed, the entire engineering team went into a two week closedown period – for example, just prior to the Alpha 1 release, the Alpha 2 release, the Beta 1 release, the full public beta (internal release candidate), and the GMC/final releases.

“At each stage, we invited customers to participate. We didn't want to miss anything major,” said Cooper.

All Hands on Deck

Prior to the public beta and every milestone release, the ColdFusion 8 team had a close-down period that required “all hands on deck,” recalled Cooper. “For two weeks, every development engineer, every quality engineer, put their feature development pencils down and focused solely on making sure all aspects of the product were the absolute best they could be.”

“Everyone on the team understands that quality is a feature and probably the most important feature that we ship,” Cooper continued. “Knowing how many customers rely on our technology, we all wanted to get it right.”

Early Feedback

Early feedback from beta customers and developers at conferences indicates that the team has, indeed, got it right.

“Members of our team recently attended the CFUnited Conference, and after breakout session on Ajax, they were mobbed,” recalled Cooper. “Many of the 600 developers who attended those sessions, as well as others at the conference, wanted to know how ColdFusion 8 was built, how we did it. Some of our guys felt like rock stars.”

Delmore added, “As we went through the Synch Dev process, customer feedback went from great to ecstatic. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that this launch will be something big. This release could have a huge impact.”

“I agree,” said Cooper. “I think the ColdFusion 8 team has done something pretty extraordinary here.”

Visit the ColdFusion 8 pages on Adobe.com

Continuing ColdFusion 8 Ship Coverage - 2

News Articles

1. Adobe Serves Up ColdFusion 8 - SD Times [Full Text]

2. Adobe Releases ColdFusion 8 – Application Development Trends [Full Text]

Additional Postings:

- ENT News: http://entmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=8892

- Redmond Developer News: http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=8892

Redmond Magazine: http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=8892

3. Round-Up of Adobe Announcements Last Week - ZDNet Blogs [Full Text]

4. Adobe ColdFusion 8 Released – Techwhack India [Full Text]

5. Adobe Ships ColdFusion 8 for Web Developers – Digital Arts [Full Text]

Additional Posting:

- Reseller News: http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/news/BFA1B5970A19CEC6CC257328007E667D

6. Adobe Ships ColdFusion 8 – ITBusiness.ca [Full Text]

7. Adobe ColdFusion Links to AIR – PC World (InfoWorld reprint) [Full Text]

8. Adobe ColdFusion Links to AIR – Computerworld (InfoWorld reprint) [Full Text]

9. Adobe ColdFusion Links to AIR – ARNnet (InfoWorld reprint) [Full Text]

10. Adobe Ships ColdFusion 8 – ZDNet Asia (ZDNet UK reprint) [Full Text]

11. Adobe ColdFusion 8 ships in the UK – PC Advisor UK (Macworld UK reprint) [Full Text]

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Full Text of Articles

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1. Adobe Serves Up ColdFusion 8

SD Times

Date: July 30, 2007

Byline: Jeff Feinman

http://www.sdtimes.com/article/LatestNews-20070715-45.html

In the middle of the summertime heat, Adobe Systems is offering a way for developers to cool down with today's announcement of the general availability of Adobe ColdFusion 8, a tool for building dynamic Web sites and Internet applications.

ColdFusion 8 allows developers to integrate ColdFusion applications with other Adobe technologies such as Flex, PDF, Adobe Integrated Runtime and Adobe LiveCycle. The new version supports .NET, Windows Vista and JBoss integration. It also uses AJAX-based components to design and deploy applications.

Adobe officials said that since May, more than 14,000 developers have participated in the ColdFusion 8 public beta.

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2. Adobe Releases ColdFusion 8

Application Development Trends

Date: July 30, 2007

Byline: John K. Waters

http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=21049

Adobe Systems is set to release a new version of its ColdFusion software development environment today (July 30). ColdFusion 8 provides an expanded set of tools and technologies aimed at developers building dynamic Web sites and rich Internet applications (RIAs).

ColdFusion 8 (code named "Scorpio") is the first release of the 12-year-old solution as an Adobe product, and there's a lot of interest in it among the installed customer base. Adobe acquired the technology when it purchased Macromedia in 2005. The public beta of the product has been available on the Adobe Labs Web site for several months, and the San Jose, Calif.-based company is reporting more than 14,000 downloads since May.

"This release is about Adobe's DNA being injected into a tested and proven way of building Web apps," said Tim Bruntel, senior product marketing manager for ColdFusion. "Traditionally, people relied on ColdFusion to build applications with static HTML front ends. In version 8, we've introduced the idea of a richer user experience of the content created by a ColdFusion application."

ColdFusion combines an application server with a rapid application development environment designed to integrate databases and Web pages. It employs its own scripting language, the ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML), which is similar to JavaServer Pages, C#, and PHP, and uses tag-based syntax like HTML.

This release introduces a slew of new features to the product, but the loudest buzz is being generated by its .NET integration. As a Java-based solution, ColdFusion has long allowed developers to invoke Java objects natively; the new version adds the ability to invoke .NET objects natively.

ColdFusion 8 includes a new Server Monitor feature, which lets developers identify bottlenecks and tune the server for better performance. It supports seamless integration of ColdFusion apps with other Adobe technologies, such as Flex, PDF, Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) and Adobe LiveCycle. Also, this release uses AJAX-based components to allow developers to design and deploy applications by integrating complex environments into intuitive interfaces.

This release also provides expanded support for the leading Java EE application servers, including IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic and JBoss.

"ColdFusion is a classic example of a niche tool," observed Gartner analyst Mark Driver. "The existing market is very entrenched, and it plateaued several years ago. But there's a lot of code written in ColdFusion (CFML), and companies don't have a good reason to rewrite it. Plus, many organizations have a lot of ColdFusion skills in-house, and they don't want to retrain their people."

Driver expects the new release to generate a spike in ColdFusion licensing revenue from existing customers, but he doubts that new users will flock to the solution.

"I haven't talked with anyone thinking about trying ColdFusion for the first time in the past three years," he said.

Nevertheless, he feels that ColdFusion will continue to be a solid offering, especially in Java shops that need to write quick and dirty applications.

"ColdFusion is a perfect way to augment the Java skills of a certain class of developers," he said. "It's not necessarily going to be the principle development platform moving forward, but it's a great tool to have in the tool chest."

Looking into the product's future, Driver has a suggestion for Adobe: open source it.

"No one has told me that there are any plans to do it, but I wouldn't be shocked if, in the next year or so, we see Adobe open source a significant portion of ColdFusion," he said. "It worked well with Flash, and I think it would be a good move for the company to get the proprietary stench off the product, to compete more strongly with technologies like PHP and Ruby on Rails. That would be my recommendation to Adobe; it could flush the entrenched leaders out of their comfortable market niches by changing the dynamics of the game."

ColdFusion 8 is available now in two commercial editions. ColdFusion 8 Enterprise Edition is a high-performance solution for delivering multiple Web sites and applications on one or more servers or on existing Java EE application server installations. The other commercial edition is ColdFusion 8 Standard, an easy-to-manage configuration for single applications, aimed at small-to-medium-size businesses. There's also a free Developer Edition, which is a full-featured server for development use only.

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3. Round Up of Adobe Announcements Last Week

ZDNet Blogs

Date: July 31, 2007

Byline: Ryan Stewart

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Stewart/?p=475

Adobe made a bunch of announcements yesterday that I couldn't do justice because I was at OSCON. A lot of them are from Kevin Lynch's keynote speech at the Ajax Experience but we also had a couple of others. Ajaxian had a great writeup of Kevin's keynote that is well worth checking out.

Video in Ajax and the new Ajax Dev Center

Adobe is really embracing Ajax and is doing a lot to help that community. Kevin announced the availability of the Flash Ajax Video Component (FAVideo) which is now on labs and is an open source component that you can drop into an Ajax application to add Flash video. What's great is that the component makes all of the controls and design side available so that you can customize the look and feel of the player using only HTML and JavaScript. Essentially you don't need to know anything about Flash to give your site a branded video experience. We've also created an Ajax Developer center that provides a lot of resources for Ajax developers who want to work with Adobe technologies. I think it's going to be a great bridge between the Flash world and the Ajax world.

Standardization of crossdomain.xml

Also at the Ajax Experience we announced that we're going to try and make our cross-domain policy files a standard. Flash uses these files to check whether or not the player is allowed to access the content on the server. It gives the people hosting data the ability to make certain contents off limit. With the swell of mashups and more and more data being made available, we wanted to step up and provide our solution. More can be found on the cross-domain file here.

The SWF and FLV File Format Specification Available

We also released the spec for version 9 of SWF and FLV last week. People have been wanting this for a while and in the blog post Emmy promised that we're going to try hard to make the next version available much closer to the player release. Hopefully we'll see more external support for creating Flash 9 content now that this has been released.

ColdFusion 8 Released

Today we announced that ColdFusion 8 is available. It's been a lot of fun watching this product evolve this year. I came from a ColdFusion background and I think 8 is a great release. We've put in a lot of support for Ajax in this release and also support for closer integration to Flex. I think it's a big jump in functionality and I hope it's well received by the web developer community.

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4. Adobe ColdFusion 8 Released

Techwhack India

Date: July 31, 2007

Byline: Staff

http://stuff.techwhack.com/archives/2007/07/31/adobe-coldfusion-8/

Software giant Adobe has announced the launch of ColdFusion 8. This is the latest major release of this Internet application development software.

It is available for both Mac and Windows platform. Adobe announced two packages Standard and Enterprise.

These two would sell for $1,299 and $7,499 per two-CPU license, respectively. Adobe also announced a free Developer Edition.

This edition was earlier released by the company as a public beta version in May this year.

Adobe said that the final edition ships with Server Monitor, which helps developers identify bottlenecks in their code and tune the server for better performance.

It also comes with better support for PDF format.

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5. Adobe Ships ColdFusion 8 for Web Developers

Digital Arts Online UK

Date: July 31, 2007

Byline: Staff

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=8410

Adobe has releasd ColdFusion, a development tool for building dynamic Web sites and Internet applications. The company says that since May 2007, more than 14,000 developers have actively participated in the ColdFusion 8 public beta.

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."

ColdFusion 8 enables developers to integrate their ColdFusion applications with other Adobe technologies such as Flex, PDF, Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), and Adobe LiveCycle. ColdFusion 8 also uses Ajax-based components, enabling developers to design and deploy engaging applications by integrating complex environments into intuitive interfaces.

ColdFusion 8 offers expanded support such as .NET integration, Windows Vista and JBoss support, and integration with the latest version of enterprise databases, giving organisations enhanced efficiency, interoperability, and scalability.

ColdFusion 8 is available in two editions: ColdFusion 8 Enterprise Edition is a high-performance solution for delivering multiple Web sites and applications on one or more servers, or on existing J2EE application server installations. ColdFusion 8 Standard is an easy-to-manage configuration for single applications that is designed for small to medium-sized businesses.

Enterprise Edition is available for £3,706 plus VAT per 2-CPUs, and Standard Edition is available for £641.95 plus VAT per 2-CPUs. ColdFusion may also be used for development at no cost with the free Developer Edition, a full-featured server for development use only. Special upgrade pricing is available to owners of valid ColdFusion MX 6 and 7 licenses.

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6. Adobe Ships ColdFusion 8

ITBusiness.ca

Date: July 30, 2007

Byline: Staff

http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=44515

Adobe Systems Inc. announced the immediate availability of Adobe ColdFusion 8 software. ColdFusion 8, a tool for building dynamic Web sites and Internet applications integrates with complex enterprise environments.

ColdFusion 8 enables developers to integrate their ColdFusion applications with other Adobe technologies such as Adobe Flex, PDF, Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), and Adobe LiveCycle. ColdFusion 8 also uses Ajax-based components, enabling developers to design and deploy engaging applications by integrating complex environments into intuitive interfaces.

ColdFusion 8 is available in two editions: ColdFusion 8 Enterprise Edition is a solution for delivering multiple Web sites and applications on one or more servers, or on existing J2EE application server installations; ColdFusion 8 Standard is a configuration for single applications that are ideal for small to medium-sized businesses. Enterprise Edition is available for US$7499 per 2-CPUs, and Standard Edition is available for US$1299 per 2-CPUs. ColdFusion may also be used for development at no cost with the free Developer Edition, a full-featured server for development use only. Special upgrade pricing is available to owners of valid ColdFusion MX 6 and 7 licenses. ColdFusion 8 is immediately available for purchase online from the Adobe Store, directly from Adobe, and through Adobe's network of partners and resellers.

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7. Adobe ColdFusion Links to AIR

PC World AU

Date: July 31, 2007

Byline: Paul Krill

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1577818540

Adobe is now shipping the ColdFusion 8 application development platform, offering faster performance and basic linkages to Adobe's AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) technology.

ColdFusion is a server technology for building Internet applications. AIR, which is Adobe's planned software for deploying Internet applications on the desktop, can use ColdFusion as a server component. AIR applications can connect to ColdFusion for enterprise data and services, said Tim Buntel, Adobe senior product marketing manager for ColdFusion. AIR had been known as Apollo and is only available in a beta form at this point; general availability is expected later this year.

Although ColdFusion 7.0.2, released last year, could offer basic data exchange with AIR, version 8 improves data synchronization and performance significantly, according Adobe. Future versions of ColdFusion could expand connectivity to AIR, Buntel said. For example, development tools could be built for this purpose.

Also highlighted in version 8 of ColdFusion is multithreaded support within the ColdFusion language. "It allows developers to run individual parts of their application in separate threads in the application server, so the processing of your application can efficiently use the resources of the server," Buntel said.

Another feature is a Server Monitor capability, which is a rich Internet application that gauges metrics like memory usage and page response times.

Adobe received far greater response than expected to the public beta program launched in late-May. Anticipating that 5,000 developers would download the product, Adobe instead had nearly 14,000 downloads, Buntel said.

A beta user cited the product's speed compared to previous versions. "I've seen, depending on what we're doing, at least two times faster [response times] and in many cases [it has been] up to four or five times faster," said Terry Ryan, IT director at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

The school's student portal application is being written entirely in ColdFusion 8, Ryan said. ColdFusion 8's Server Monitor, meanwhile, has saved the school from having to write its own monitoring tools, he said.

ColdFusion competitors most commonly are PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor), ASP.Net, and Ruby on Rails, Buntel said. But these technologies have a more limited reach than ColdFusion, he said.

"Their emphasis is primarily on traditional Web-based applications and being part of Adobe, we're going beyond just HTML," with capabilities for PDF, Flex, and Air as well as connectivity across Java and .Net, Buntel said.

Version 8 enables invoking of .Net objects and generation of PDF documents. Interactive debugging is offered based on the Eclipse IDE.

The enterprise version of ColdFusion 8 costs US$7,499. It enables deployments with a J2EE application server. The standard edition, for smaller installations, costs US$1,299.

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8. Adobe ColdFusion Links to AIR

Computerworld AU

Date: July 31, 2007

Byline: Paul Krill

http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1577818540;fp;2;fpid;1

Adobe is now shipping the ColdFusion 8 application development platform, offering faster performance and basic linkages to Adobe's AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) technology.

ColdFusion is a server technology for building Internet applications. AIR, which is Adobe's planned software for deploying Internet applications on the desktop, can use ColdFusion as a server component. AIR applications can connect to ColdFusion for enterprise data and services, said Tim Buntel, Adobe senior product marketing manager for ColdFusion. AIR had been known as Apollo and is only available in a beta form at this point; general availability is expected later this year.

Although ColdFusion 7.0.2, released last year, could offer basic data exchange with AIR, version 8 improves data synchronization and performance significantly, according Adobe. Future versions of ColdFusion could expand connectivity to AIR, Buntel said. For example, development tools could be built for this purpose.

Also highlighted in version 8 of ColdFusion is multithreaded support within the ColdFusion language. "It allows developers to run individual parts of their application in separate threads in the application server, so the processing of your application can efficiently use the resources of the server," Buntel said.

Another feature is a Server Monitor capability, which is a rich Internet application that gauges metrics like memory usage and page response times.

Adobe received far greater response than expected to the public beta program launched in late-May. Anticipating that 5,000 developers would download the product, Adobe instead had nearly 14,000 downloads, Buntel said.

A beta user cited the product's speed compared to previous versions. "I've seen, depending on what we're doing, at least two times faster [response times] and in many cases [it has been] up to four or five times faster," said Terry Ryan, IT director at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

The school's student portal application is being written entirely in ColdFusion 8, Ryan said. ColdFusion 8's Server Monitor, meanwhile, has saved the school from having to write its own monitoring tools, he said.

ColdFusion competitors most commonly are PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor), ASP.Net, and Ruby on Rails, Buntel said. But these technologies have a more limited reach than ColdFusion, he said.

"Their emphasis is primarily on traditional Web-based applications and being part of Adobe, we're going beyond just HTML," with capabilities for PDF, Flex, and Air as well as connectivity across Java and .Net, Buntel said.

Version 8 enables invoking of .Net objects and generation of PDF documents. Interactive debugging is offered based on the Eclipse IDE.

The enterprise version of ColdFusion 8 costs US$7,499. It enables deployments with a J2EE application server. The standard edition, for smaller installations, costs US$1,299.

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9. Adobe ColdFusion Links to AIR

ARNnet

Date: July 31, 2007

Byline: Paul Krill

http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;1577818540;fp;4194304;fpid;1

Adobe is now shipping the ColdFusion 8 application development platform, offering faster performance and basic linkages to Adobe's AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) technology.

ColdFusion is a server technology for building Internet applications. AIR, which is Adobe's planned software for deploying Internet applications on the desktop, can use ColdFusion as a server component. AIR applications can connect to ColdFusion for enterprise data and services, said Tim Buntel, Adobe senior product marketing manager for ColdFusion. AIR had been known as Apollo and is only available in a beta form at this point; general availability is expected later this year.

Although ColdFusion 7.0.2, released last year, could offer basic data exchange with AIR, version 8 improves data synchronization and performance significantly, according Adobe. Future versions of ColdFusion could expand connectivity to AIR, Buntel said. For example, development tools could be built for this purpose.

Also highlighted in version 8 of ColdFusion is multithreaded support within the ColdFusion language. "It allows developers to run individual parts of their application in separate threads in the application server, so the processing of your application can efficiently use the resources of the server," Buntel said.

Another feature is a Server Monitor capability, which is a rich Internet application that gauges metrics like memory usage and page response times.

Adobe received far greater response than expected to the public beta program launched in late-May. Anticipating that 5,000 developers would download the product, Adobe instead had nearly 14,000 downloads, Buntel said.

A beta user cited the product's speed compared to previous versions. "I've seen, depending on what we're doing, at least two times faster [response times] and in many cases [it has been] up to four or five times faster," said Terry Ryan, IT director at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

The school's student portal application is being written entirely in ColdFusion 8, Ryan said. ColdFusion 8's Server Monitor, meanwhile, has saved the school from having to write its own monitoring tools, he said.

ColdFusion competitors most commonly are PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor), ASP.Net, and Ruby on Rails, Buntel said. But these technologies have a more limited reach than ColdFusion, he said.

"Their emphasis is primarily on traditional Web-based applications and being part of Adobe, we're going beyond just HTML," with capabilities for PDF, Flex, and Air as well as connectivity across Java and .Net, Buntel said.

Version 8 enables invoking of .Net objects and generation of PDF documents. Interactive debugging is offered based on the Eclipse IDE.

The enterprise version of ColdFusion 8 costs US$7,499. It enables deployments with a J2EE application server. The standard edition, for smaller installations, costs US$1,299.

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10. Adobe Ships ColdFusion 8

ZDNet Asia

Date: July 31, 2007

Byline: Adrian Bridgewater

http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62029841,00.htm

Adobe has released its ColdFusion 8 development tool for building dynamic Web sites and rich Internet applications.

The new release is designed to increase developer productivity by integrating with complex enterprise environments and identifying bottlenecks to tune the server for better performance. Improved server-monitoring capabilities allow ColdFusion 8 to provide granular reports on which requests are taking the longest and which objects within a page are performing poorly.

Built with the help of over 14,000 public beta program developers, ColdFusion 8 uses Ajax-based components, enabling users to design and deploy engaging applications with more intuitive interfaces. This release offers expanded .Net integration, along with better Windows Vista and JBoss support, to provide enhanced efficiency, interoperability between disparate systems, and scalability.

The new version, which is available in two editions, enables developers to integrate their ColdFusion applications with other Adobe technologies, including Adobe Flex, PDF, Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) and Adobe LiveCycle.

ColdFusion 8 Enterprise Edition is designed for delivering multiple websites and applications on one or more servers, and costs £3,706 (US$7,644) per two CPUs.

ColdFusion 8 Standard Edition is designed for single applications at the small- to medium-sized business level and costs £642 (US$1,324) per two CPUs.

There is also a free, full-featured Developer Edition for development use only.

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11. Adobe ColdFusion 8 ships in the UK

PC Advisor UK

Date: July 31, 2007

Byline: Jonny Evans

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=10248

Adobe has released the latest version of its ColdFusion tool for building dynamic websites and internet applications.

The company says the focus of Coldfusion 8 has been to increase developer productivity and to make the software integrate with complex enterprise environments.

Adobe also confirmed that over 14,000 developers have taken part in the ColdFusion public beta test, which launched in May.

There's a variety of new features, including ColdFusion 8 Server Monitor which 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.

The software integrates with other Adobe technologies, including Flex, PDF, and more. It uses Ajax-based components, enabling developers to design and deploy engaging applications by integrating complex environments into intuitive interfaces.

While still not available for Mac OS X, ColdFusion 8 offers expanded support for .NET, Windows Vista and JBoss alongside integration with the latest version of enterprise databases.

ColdFusion 8 is available in two editions: ColdFusion 8 Enterprise Edition costs £3,706 per two computers and is a high-performance solution for delivering multiple websites and applications on one or more servers, or on existing J2EE application server installations. ColdFusion 8 Standard costs £641.95 and is for single applications.

ColdFusion may also be used for development at no cost with the free Developer Edition.