ColdFusion News Desk

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in ColdFusion v8.0.1 and earlier versions, and JRun 4.0. Adobe has now patched them with a Security Update released on August 17, 2009. Here are the details, direct from Adobe's own Security Bulletin: "Summary Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in ColdFusion v8.0.1 and earlier versions, and JRun 4.0. These vulnerabilities could lead to the potential compromise of user accounts or the affected system. Affected software versions ColdFusion 8.0.1 and earlier versions JRun 4.0 Solution Adobe recommends affected ColdFusion and JRun customers update their installations using the links in the Details section below. Severity rating Adobe categorizes these as critical issues and recommends affected users patch their installations. Details Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in ColdFusion v8.0.1 and earlier versi... (more)

CFDynamics Works with Adobe to Host Flex 2.0 Developer Derby

Cold Fusion hosting company CFDynamics has announced an agreement with Adobe to provide free application hosting for participants in the just-announced Adobe Flex 2.0 Developer Derby.  According to the companies, the Developer Derby showcases the talents of developers in developing new and unique applications using the Flex 2.0 Beta software. ''CFDynamics is proud to serve as the premier host for the derby. We look forward to hosting what are sure to be some excellent and unique applications," said Jason Egan, CFDynamics Vice President of Customer Relations, during the announceme... (more)

Macromedia Forms Government Solutions Group

(October 29, 2003) -Macromedia has formed a new group to provide government-specific support and solutions based on its portfolio of software applications. Macromedia Government will focus on delivering tools that empower federal, state, and local agencies to create exceptional Web experiences and powerful Web-based applications. More than 71 million Americans visited a government Web site in 2002 - an increase of more than 75 percent from 2000, according to the President's E-Government Strategy report. Although expanding service offerings to citizens online creates a host of ben... (more)

Adobe Advances Web Application Development

Adobe Systems on Monday announced the immediate availability of Adobe Flash Builder 4 and ColdFusion Builder software, next generation Flash Platform tooling for building multi-platform rich Internet applications (RIAs). In addition, Adobe added a new Social service to the recently introduced Adobe Flash Platform Services. The Social service streamlines integration between Web applications and 14 leading social networks using Facebook Connect, Sign-in with Twitter, MySpaceID and LinkedIn. Flash Builder 4 accelerates rich Internet application development Flash Builder 4 (formerly ... (more)

Macromedia's New Pet Market Application Shows Benefits of Rich Internet Applications

(August 2, 2002) - Macromedia, Inc. has just introduced Pet Market, a sample application built using the entire Macromedia MX product family. Pet Market, a fictitious online pet retailer, illustrates both the benefits of rich Internet applications and the ability to deliver these experiences across different server architectures, including the Java TM platform and Microsoft .NET Framework. Pet Market is accompanied online by source code, and more than a dozen articles to show designers and developers how to create their own rich Internet applications that drive down cost and ban... (more)