ColdFusion

ColdFusion was launched in 1995 by Allaire Corporation and was the first WEB application server available for Windows NT-based WEB servers. It has grown from it's modest beginnings to wide level of industry acceptance because it offers a powerful easy to use environment in which WEB-based applications can be rapidly designed, prototyped and deployed. ColdFusion is also available for Linux and HPUX. ColdFusion offers powerful capabilities to build rapidly build powerful WEB applications, working with data in databases, interacting with the Internet through FTP, e-mail and HTTP (and much more). The Dynamic Page Advantage With Coldfusion you can easy create dynamic, data-driven WEB pages.

Static WEB pages:

Those are made up of text, images and HTML formatting tags. These pages are manually created and maintained so when information changes, so must the code. This usually involves loading the page into an editor, making the changes and then save and upload the file.

Dynamic WEB pages:

Those contain very little text 'and images'. Instead, they pull needed information from other applications. Dynamic WEB pages communicate with databases, so when the database changes, so do the pages.

Language environment:

ColdFusion uses a tag-based, server scripting language that is ideal for programming WEB applications. Processed entirely on the server the ColdFusion Markup Language (CMFL) cleanly integrates with HTML for user interface and XML for data exchange. Both open and extendible the CFML language supports more than 70 server-side tags, over 200 functions and tons of ColdFusions applications and customtags. This makes Coldfusion one of the most productive language available for creating advanced WEB applications. ColdFusion also supports Java and C++, C, and are fully integrates with object transaction middleware through COM, COBRA or EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans Technology).

Adobe / Macromedia Studio MX and HomeSite:

Tightly integrated with ColdFusion server provides visual programming, database and debugging tools for building sophisticated WEB applications.

ColdFusion Server:

ColdFusion server offers all the runtime services for delivering e-business applications built on a highly scalable and open archiecture.

Although ColdFusion has existed for more than 10 years, it is constantly being updated and improved to meet the requirements of modern web applications. Recent enhancements include:

• Rich Flash forms generation

• Integrated business reports

• Dynamic generation of printable documents

• Application access through instant messaging and SMS

• Flex integration

Conclusion:

If you revolutionizing your company's WEB application, building a new generation of your firm's intranet or internet or launching a killer WEB applications, you'll find the proven technology in Coldfusion.

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