ColdFusion News Desk

BEST BOOK Winner: ColdFusion MX Web Application Construction Kit BY BEN FORTA, NATE WEISS, LEON CHALNICK, ANGELA C. BURAGLIA (MACROMEDIA PRESS) Runners-Up: 1) Programming ColdFusion MX BY ROB BROOKS-BILSON (O'REILLY) 2) Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX Application Development BY B... (more)

CFDynamics, a ColdFusion web host, has announced a partnership with Dell computers which will allow the company to use Dell Servers exclusively for its web hosting service. The company will be using the PowerEdge line of Dell servers. PowerEdge servers are designed to keep applic... (more)

HotBanan, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, powers Corporate Web sites, Intranets, Extranets and Micro Marketing Sites for more than 200 companies worldwide in more than 14 languages. Designed for non-technical users, Hot Banana uses ColdFusion to create what the company calls "a... (more)

Hot Banana Software announced a new technology solution - Hot Banana For Agencies - targeted exclusively at online, eMarketing and interactive agencies, as well as traditional marketing and advertising agencies.  Hot Banana For Agencies is designed to help all kinds of agencies m... (more)

Is JavaScript the Essence of AJAX? ["What Is AJAX?" Part 1 by Rob Gonda, Vol. 7, issue 9] Some people will claim that they can provide you with AJAX functionality without writing a single line of JavaScript; I disagree. Surely JavaScript is the whole "essence" of AJAX? -JSrocks It ... (more)

Darren Pywell (left in picture) and David Tattersall (right in picture) co-founded Intergral "with the vision to provide context-rich, unified information across the enterprise," they told Cold Fusion Developer's Journal in an exclusive interivew.  Intergral (www.intergral.com) "... (more)

Hot Banana Software announced that momentum is building for the search engine friendly, Multilingual functionality of its Hot Banana Active Marketing Web Content Management Suite which has resulted in the signing of three International Channel Partner agreements. The latest Hot B... (more)

Savvy Software initially addressed the needs of clients who wanted the ability to update their own web sites without having to use HTML, FTP or any other technologies used in web development, the company says. It offered its first content management system in 2001, and today uses i... (more)

Ogden, UT-based CFDynamics continues to strive to be a leader in the ColdFusion community, the company says, "with years of development under our belt and Macromedia Certified Developers on staff." The company hosts customers across the globe, and as a result "we know the standar... (more)

Horrified by the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, and now by Hurricane Rita, two ColdFusion companies -Centrasoft.com and CFDynamics.com - have stepped up to the plate with donations to the Red Cross relief fund for Hurricane Katrina victims. The companies donated $900 an... (more)

Steven Erat writes: In these last 10 minutes the CFMX Updates page on Macromedia.com was modified to include the latest revision of ColdFusion MX, 7.01. This free update for CFMX 7 provides support for Network Deploy on WebSphere, support for Oracle 10g, support for Red Hat Enter... (more)

activePDF University (APU) provides webinar-based instruction about the range of products and solutions offered by Mission Viejo, CA-based activePDF. The company is offers introductory webinars most Tuesdays (from 9am until 10am Pacific time), with topics such as encryption, dyna... (more)

Portsmouth, NH-based Savvy Software's Content Manager is designed for customers to be able to set up and use a new website easily and quickly, or convert an existing one. Making its software available in what it calls "professional" and "unlimited" versions, the company recentl... (more)

Although ColdFusion 7.0 is not affected, a vulnerability which if exploited would allow malicious native-code to execute, potentially without a user being aware, has been discovered in the ColdFusion MX 6.1 Updater. Macromedia has issued what is calls "a workaround addressing the... (more)

Coversant, a leader in software collaboration, announced successful compatibility testing with Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7. Both Coversant and Macromedia have embraced XMPP (eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), which allows for seamless integration between their products. ... (more)

"It's Here!" - Editor-in-Chief of CFDJ Introduces ColdFusion MX 7 "This Is the Release That Will Make You a Hero Again," Says Tim Buntel CFMX 7: Release Announced Live on SYS-CON.TV "We've had a tremendous response," said ColdFusion product manager Dave Gruber, speaking exclusive... (more)

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA -- InterAKT Online has announced that InterAKT extensions for Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 will be integrated in the new Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7, and will help to further po... (more)

CFMX 7 New Features Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) today announced the immediate availability of Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7, previously code-named "Blackstone," the fastest, easiest way to build and dep... (more)

New Atlanta Communications, LLC develops software products and technology and provides support services needed to deploy and administer dynamic Internet web sites and web-enabled applications. BlueDragon 6.1 has recently been released and CFDynamics is a proud BlueDragon VIP Host... (more)

HostMySite.com recently received the Delaware State Chamber Small Business Alliance "2004 Award of Excellence." The award recognizes HostMySite.com as one of the top businesses in the 26 to 75 employees category. Organizations are selected for their business achievements based on... (more)