Allaire Introduces Major New Release of Cold Fusion Web Application Development Tool; Cold Fusion 2.0 Responds To Developer Demand With Powerful New Server-Side Markup Language To Create Database-Driven Web Applications.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 1996--Allaire Corp., a leading Web software firm, today announced Cold Fusion cold fusion or low-temperature fusion, nuclear fusion of deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen, at or relatively near room temperature. Fusion, the reaction involved in the release of the destructive energy of a hydrogen bomb, requires extremely (R) Professional 2.0, a major new release of Allaire's popular Web application development tool for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. servers. Cold Fusion 2.0, which incorporates input from thousands of customers, builds on Cold Fusion's successful Web-database integration technology with a wide range of new features for creating advanced dynamic-page Web applications. Designed to meet the particular needs of Web developers who are familiar with HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. and other existing Web technologies, Cold Fusion 2.0 includes a flexible application framework, client state management, Crystal Reports integration and significant language enhancements. With Cold Fusion 2.0's easy-to-understand server-side markup language markup language Standard text-encoding system consisting of a set of symbols inserted in a text document to control its structure, formatting, or the relationship among its parts. The most widely used markup languages are SGML, HTML, and XML. , developers can quickly and easily create advanced Web applications for online commerce, communication, publishing, collaboration and corporate information systems. "Web developers created a revolution in computing by building millions of Web sites for exchanging documents on corporate intranets and the Internet," said J.J. Allaire, chief executive officer of Allaire Corp. "Cold Fusion gives those developers the technology to go beyond static page publishing and create powerful, database-driven Web applications with a server-side markup language that naturally extends their knowledge of HTML." Server-Side Markup Language Provides Powerful Functionality in an Easy-to-Use Format Cold Fusion 2.0 uses a unique, easy-to-understand server-side markup language, the Cold Fusion Markup Language (CFML (ColdFusion Markup Language) See ColdFusion. CFML - ColdFusion Markup Language ). Server-side tags are pre-processed by the Cold Fusion application server which returns dynamically generated Web pages. CFML gives Web developers the functionality they need to create advanced Web applications in an environment which tightly integrates with HTML code. Key features include: -- Database integration - Fully integrate Web pages with any ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. compliant relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. . Use Web pages and HTML forms to insert, update and delete records. Query databases and dynamically generate HTML pages with the query results. -- Client state management - Simply and easily keep track of users as they move from page to page within an application. -- SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. server integration - Dynamically build and send e-mail messages. Use static information, form inputs or query results to control the addresses and content of e-mail messages. -- File management - Upload files to the Web server through HTML forms. Copy, rename Re`name´ v. t. 1. To give a new name to. Verb 1. rename - assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990" , move, append To add to the end of an existing structure. , write and delete files See file wipe and delete. on the server. -- Significant language enhancements - Access over 130 functions for evaluating text strings, dates, times, lists and mathematical expressions A group of characters or symbols representing a quantity or an operation. See arithmetic expression. . Use looping and compound conditional statements. -- Crystal Reports integration - Use Crystal Reports visual report writer to create database reports which can be dynamically integrated into Web applications. -- Full Web server integration - Work with Netscape, Microsoft, and WebSite Web servers through native APIs The Native API (with capitalized N) is the publicly largely undocumented application programming interface used internally by the Windows NT family of operating systems produced by Microsoft.[1] Most of the Native API calls are in ntdll.dll and ntoskrnl. or with any major Web server through CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. . Integrate dynamic pages with Web server security. Open API Open API (often referred to as OpenAPI) is a word used to describe sets of technologies that enable websites to interact with each other by using SOAP, Javascript any other web technology. Gives Developers Ability to Extend Cold Fusion The Cold Fusion Application Programming Interface (CFAPI) lets developers extend the Cold Fusion serverside tag language with their own custom tags. With CFAPI developers can build tags to access legacy code, server applications and other Internet technologies. For example, Allaire has partnered with Open Market to use CFAPI to integrate Open Market's OM-Transact online commerce system with Cold Fusion. "By providing a tool set to extend Cold Fusion's server-side markup language, CFAPI gives IS departments and Internet technology firms a straightforward way to make advanced server technology accessible to a wide range of Web developers," said Jack Lull, vice president of development at Allaire Corp. Broad Developer Support for Cold Fusion 2.0 Cold Fusion has already been widely adopted by leading Web presence providers, major corporations, and small businesses for deploying database applications on the Web. Over 9,000 developers at more than 3,000 firms are using Cold Fusion for thousands of projects. "We have been using Cold Fusion for a wide range of Intranet applications, and it has proven to be an extremely robust and easy-to-use tool," said Art Fritzson, a principal at Booz Allen & Hamilton. "Cold Fusion 2.0 significantly extends the functionality of the product and opens the door to a wide range of new Intranet applications." Pricing and Availability An evaluation version of Cold Fusion 2.0 is currently available for download from the Allaire Web site. The software can be ordered directly from Allaire at 617/761-2100 or from the Allaire Web site at www.allaire.com. In conjunction with the introduction of Cold Fusion 2.0 Allaire will offer a subscription program that enables developers to purchase an annual subscription to new releases of Cold Fusion and Cold Fusion Fuel Packs which provide additional functionality to the core Cold Fusion engine. Subscriptions are available for $195.00. Allaire will offer existing Cold Fusion customers an upgrade for $195.00 and a combined upgrade and subscription for $295.00. Cold Fusion is based on industry standards and protocols. It runs on Windows NT and 95 servers and works with every major Web server and all ODBC-compliant databases such as Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. , Oracle, Access, and Paradox. Cold Fusion is available from Allaire for $495 or $595 with a subscription. Product information, a free 30-day evaluation version, a list of sites using Cold Fusion, and a wide array of developer resources can be found at the Allaire Web site: www.allaire.com. About Allaire Corp. Allaire Corp. is a leading provider of Web application development tools for Windows Web servers. Allaire's products include Cold Fusion Standard, Cold Fusion Professional and Allaire Forums. Customers include Fortune 500 firms, small and medium sized business, major universities, government agencies, and Web presence providers worldwide. Allaire was founded in 1995 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts This article is about the city of Cambridge in Massachusetts. For the English university town, see Cambridge, England. For other places, see Cambridge (disambiguation). Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. . For more information contact Allaire Corp. directly at 617/761-2000, by e-mail at info@allaire.com, or visit Allaire's Web site at www.allaire.com. -0- Note to Editors: Cold Fusion is a U.S. registered trademark and Allaire is a trademark of Allaire Corp. All other company names, brand names and product names are trademarks of their respective holder(s). CONTACT: Allaire Corp. Adam Berrey, 617/761-2000 aberrey@allaire.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Jeff Lettes or Ann Stowe, 415/962-9550 jlettes@miller.shandwick.com astowe@miller.shandwick.com |
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