Allaire releases Cold Fusion 1.5; A platform for Web application development.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 1996--World Wide Web software firm Allaire Corp. today released 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 Professional 1.5, a robust platform for Web application development on 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. and Windows 95 systems. Cold Fusion integrates the Web with relational databases and provides a framework for delivering applications based on emerging Web standards Web standards is a general term for the formal standards and other technical specifications that define and describe aspects of the World Wide Web. In recent years, the term has been more frequently associated with the trend of endorsing a set of standardized best practices for including Java, JavaScript and VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) A 3D graphics language used on the Web. After downloading a VRML page, its contents can be viewed, rotated and manipulated. Simulated rooms can be "walked into." The VRML viewer is launched from within the Web browser. . 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 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. 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've 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 A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
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 A videoconferencing session via the Internet. In order to interact with other participants, attendees use either a Web application or an application downloaded into their client machines. 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 Kevin Lynch may refer to:
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 See ODBC. (standard, database) Open DataBase Connectivity - (ODBC) A standard for accessing different database systems. There are interfaces for Visual Basic, Visual C++, SQL and the ODBC driver pack contains drivers for the Access, Paradox, dBase, Text, Excel and Btrieve ) databases such as SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft 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's customers include dozens of Fortune 500 firms and hundreds of other companies worldwide. CONTACT: Allaire Ben Cantlon, 612/831-1808 ext. 226 bcantlon@allaire.com or Adam Berrey, 612/831-1808 ext. 244 aberrey@allaire.com NOTE TO EDITORS: In the Internet/email addresses noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between: -- bcantlon AND allaire.com -- aberrey AND allaire.com This symbol may not appear properly (or at all) in some systems. |
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