ColdFusion Developer's Journal

This entry is about creating proof of concepts that tackle challenging components in your application before Sprint #1 starts, when Strategy happens in the process, and the design challenges that still exist. Proof of Concept The POC stands for Proof of Concept. It’s a formal ter... (more)

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Facebook® today announced a joint effort to enable Web developers to create more compelling applications using the Adobe® Flash® Platform and Facebook Platform. Officially supported by Adobe and Facebook, the new ActionScript® 3 Client ... (more)

As an Adobe Flex Certified Instructor (ACI) I had to update my certification to the new Adobe Flex 3 with AIR Exam in order to confirm my Flex ACI. So this morning I got and passed the Adobe Flex 3 with AIR Exam in a Vue center. The exam has changed a bit against the previous Flex... (more)

This week Microsoft will make a number of announcements in the RIA space. The rumor has it that Silverlight 3 is going to be out. The rumor has it that it'll start competing with Adobe AIR. Let's take a quick look at the Adobe's progress report  in the RIA space. · With Adobe Fl... (more)

Yakov Fain, one of the top 3 Ulitzer bloggers, launched a new magazine on Ulitzer as a one stop shop for all Flex/AIR/Java developers who decided to use open source Clear Toolkit framework for developing enterprise rich Internet applications. Yakov Fain is a Managing Director of... (more)

MCLEAN, Va., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Daston Corporation, a leading provider of information technology solutions, announced today it has won a multi-million dollar contract to design, develop, implement, and maintain the hardware and software that provides Intranet Services for th... (more)

Simon Whatley's Blog What is important about programming languages is to understand the merits of each language and decide which one best suits the application, not only in technical terms, but also in terms of time-to-market, cost of development, availability of a skilled workfo... (more)

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/081169/flex_3_bible) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Flex 3 Bible" to their offering. Flex your development muscles with this hefty guide Write programs using familiar workflows... (more)

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The praise is streaming in from an on-line survey of site users for the All-terrain Vehicle Safety Education site, produced by A-VIBE Web Development in conjunction with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. After being featured on se... (more)

Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, announced an expansion of its relationship with Adobe Systems Incorporated, one of the world's largest and most diversified software companies. Digital River launched a new business-to-business... (more)

Ulitzer is planning to launch ColdFusion Developer's Journal 2.0 (http://coldfusion.ulitzer.com/). ColdFusion Developer's Journal was first launched 12 years ago. Ulitzer brings more than 7,000 original CFDJ articles and ColdFusion authors from the archives to ColdFusion Develope... (more)

PaperThin, Inc., the leading provider of ColdFusion Web content management solutions, today announced that the Cleantech Group, providers of global market research and financial services for the cleantech ecosystem, has achieved measurable results from its CommonSpot implementati... (more)

Since its emergence, Web Service technology has gone a long way towards perfecting itself and finding its right application in the real world. With the maturity of the specifications, Web Service technology, with its power of interoperability, is now the major enabling technology... (more)

Adobe announcde that it has made its long-standing LiveCycle ES software accessible through Amazon’s Elastic Computer Cloud (EC2) and Simple Storage Service (S3), figuring that this “sandbox in the sky” scheme will create more LiveCycle ES apps faster. Developers who are members... (more)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightcove Inc., the leading online video platform, today announced that former Acquia and Adobe(R) (Nasdaq: ADBE) vice president of marketing, Jeff Whatcott, and former FAST Search & Transfer vice president of sales, Mike Quinn, have joi... (more)

Just wanted to share a reply I made on GetSatisfaction to provide a historical perspective to the question "What really is the future of ColdFusion?". Before you ask what the future holds, its good to look back to see where ColdFusion has been since... ... (more)

There are currently more than 200 RIA solutions available, and this number grows daily. Each RIA solution has its strengths and weaknesses, and the levels of security, accessibility, and integration vary. Choosing a suitable RIA solution for creating or enhancing Web applications... (more)

Teletouch Communications, Inc. (OTC: TLLE) Hawk Electronics division, a leading cellular services provider and consumer electronics retailer, today announced that its interactive group recently completed adding more than 20,000 products to its primary consumer-facing online websi... (more)

As you have probably heard by now, Adobe announced a number of layoffs yesterday. The layoffs were in response to the global economic downturn, and lower than expected sales of Adobe CS4 (due to the economic situation). You can find the press release for the revised revenue expec... (more)

Open BlueDragon, the open source GPL J2EE CFML runtime engine, is now available in a custom portal within Elastic Server. With just a few clicks, build your own server conf... (more)