| Book Description: |
This IDC study examines the latest release of ColdFusion from Macromedia and places it in context with previous releases. IDC believes several new features examined in this document make ColdFusion MX 7 an important product enhancement. This latest release now includes Flash Forms/XForms, PDF, FlashPaper printing, and a built-in professional quality report builder. It also extends the reach of Web business applications to PDAs and cell phones. This study will allow the reader to gain an understanding of: Each of the new functions The benefits of each function ColdFusion MX 7's niche in the succession of ColdFusion enhancements and in the overall Macromedia product suite "When Macromedia purchased Allaire early in 2003, to its great credit, it rewrote the entire ColdFusion code base, converting it from an interpreted C-based application to a 'compiled on first use,' multithreaded J2EE application with virtually infinite scalability and portability to any server supporting the Java Virtual Machine (Windows, Linux, IBM WebSphere, BEA Weblogic, Sun One). The result was ColdFusion MX, a robust, high-performance Web development platform," said Steve McClure, a program VP with IDC's Software Research Group. "Macromedia has followed quickly with a second set of enhancements to the product, ColdFusion MX 7. IDC believes these enhancements are more significant than those in version 6." |
