Re: PRODUCT: Cold Fusion 1.5 ships; Web Application Development Platform
In <31325CA1.68AF@worldmedia.com>, Jeremy Allaire <allaire@worldmedia.com> writes: >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > >Contact:Ben Cantlon, Allaire or Adam Berrey, Allaire >(612) 831-1808 ext. 226 (612) 831-1808 ext. 244 >bcantlon@allaire.com aberrey@allaire.com > = > > >Allaire Releases Cold Fusion 1.5 >A Platform for Web Application Development > >MINNEAPOLIS, MN (February 6, 1996) =97 World Wide Web software firm >Allaire today released Cold Fusion Professional 1.5, a robust platform >for Web application development on Windows NT and Windows 95 systems. >Cold Fusion integrates the Web with relational databases and provides a >framework for delivering applications based on emerging Web standards >including Java, JavaScript and VRML. > >Cold Fusion gives Web developers a straightforward way to build >sophisticated database-driven applications. With Cold Fusion, developers >can quickly and easily create powerful Web applications without learning >other complicated programming languages such as C++, PERL, Java or >WebObjects. Cold Fusion lets Web developers produce applications that >work seamlessly with databases: create Web pages dynamically; use HTML >forms to search, insert and update information; generate e-mail messages >based on queries; or deliver large scale online services. > >"The product, support and documentation make Cold Fusion the fastest >deployable Web tool I=92ve ever seen," said Madjid Zehani, City of Austin >Electric Utility Intranet Manager. "Virtually every company database is >now publishable on the Internet/Intranet in a matter of minutes." > >Hundreds of major companies are using Cold Fusion to build Web >applications on the Internet and on internal enterprise networks >(Intranets). Applications include internal groupware, human resource >management tools, Web-based conferencing, online order entry, event >registration, technical support and many others. Developers of the Super >Bowl Web site relied on Cold Fusion to build a Web conferencing system >used by thousands of sports fans during the game weekend. > >"Cold Fusion is transforming the way developers use the World Wide Web," >said Kevin Lynch, managing director at Allaire. "By continually >introducing new features like e-mail integration and dynamic database >queries, Allaire is setting the standard for database-driven Web >application development." > >Version 1.5 has added a scaleable architecture, integrated messaging, >scripting enhancements and support for the dynamic delivery of Java >applets, JavaScript and VRML. The new version runs as a Windows NT >system service with high-speed database caching to ensure unequaled >reliability and performance. > >Cold Fusion is based on industry standards and protocols. It works with >every major Web server and all ODBC-compliant (Open Database >Connectivity) databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, Access and >Paradox among others. > >Cold Fusion Professional 1.5 begins shipping immediately and is priced >at $495. The product may be ordered by calling (612) 831-1808. Product >information, a free 30-day evaluation, a list of sites using Cold Fusion >and Developer Forums can be found at http://www.allaire.com > >Allaire designs and markets innovative Web software for international >corporate, government and education markets. Allaire=92s customers include >dozens of Fortune 500 firms and hundreds of other companies worldwide. This all sounds very nice .... but do you support DB/2 running on OS/2 Server in native OS/2 mode? If so, please send me some more information. Thanks in avance, Rudolf M. Kenn Thematech SARL Les Forges F-03420 Macillat en Combraille France. rrkenn@ibm.net