ColdFusion MX

ColdFusion MX Key Features

Intuitive Server Scripting

XML Handling:
Easily integrate data using built-in XML document parsing, XSL transformations, and automated serialization of data into XML.

Session Management:
Transparently maintain application, session, and client variables with a powerful web application framework.

Custom Tags:
Increase productivity by encapsulating common logic in custom tag libraries or use any of the thousands available on the ColdFusion Exchange.

JSP Tag Library Import:
Leverage the growing universe of JSP tag libraries by using them just like ColdFusion custom tags.

Code Compatibility Analyzer:
Simplify migration from previous versions by identifying deprecated tags and other problem areas in existing ColdFusion applications.

Integrated Application Services

Dynamic Charting:
Easily produce professional business graphics with expanded chart types, support for multiple data series, and batch scheduling.

Flash Remoting:
Deliver next-generation user experiences by integrating server-side logic with rich clients built in Macromedia Flash.

Web Services:
Integrate with external web services or publish your own using a standards-based web services engine.

Internet Protocol Integration:
Easily build mail-enabled applications, interact with remote web servers, or move files across the network using built-in support for standard Internet protocols.

Flexible Application Deployment

Multiple Server Configurations:
Install ColdFusion as a standalone server or deploy as a J2EE web application for enhanced security, performance and integration.

Java Application Server Deployment:
Develop and deploy ColdFusion applications on the bundled Macromedia JRun 4 J2EE server or on other servers, including IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic, and Sun ONE.

Multiple Server Instances:
Increase security and availability by configuring individual sites or applications to run in their own server process.

Web Server API Support:
Deploy ColdFusion MX with any of the leading web servers, including Microsoft IIS, Sun ONE/iPlanet, and Apache.

High-Performance Architecture

Flexible Page Caching:
Maximize server capacity by caching dynamic pages across multiple requests.

Bytecode Caching:
Speed page execution with automatic in-memory caching of compiled CFML pages.

Dynamic Load Balancing:
Ensure high performance by distributing application load across multiple instances or servers.

Server Clustering:
Deliver high availability with automatic failover and session clustering.

Advanced Development Capabilities

Role-Based Security:
Authenticate and authorize users against any ColdFusion data source, including Active Directory, LDAP servers, and relational databases.

JSP, Servlet, and EJB Support:
Create hybrid applications that combine ColdFusion pages with back-end logic written in Java by leveraging the bundled Macromedia JRun J2EE server.

Internationalization:
Build applications that support non-Latin languages such as Chinese, Japanese, or Korean with built-in support for UNICODE encoding.

Enterprise Systems Integration

Directory Servers:
Access enterprise directories for authentication or authorization data via the lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP).

Component/Object Integration:
Extend packaged applications or integrate with legacy systems with built-in support for COM interfaces, Java objects, and CORBA IIOP.

Microsoft.NET Integration:
Leverage applications and components built with Microsoft�s .NET Framework through standards-based web services.

Advanced Server Management

Web-Based Administrative Console:
Easily perform administrative tasks remotely through a browser-based administrator.

Application Deployment Services:
Effortlessly package, migrate or archive applications and settings from within the ColdFusion administrator.

Server Sandbox Security:
Secure shared hosting environments with directory-based access control for tags, functions, data sources, and IP addresses.

Advanced Application Monitoring:
Configure custom probes to monitor server activity and react with automatic notifications or a scripted response.

Scheduled Tasks:
Automate routine maintenance tasks, publish reports, or refresh static pages with the flexible scheduling utility.

Integration with Dreamweaver MX

Using the visual features of Dreamweaver MX, developers new to ColdFusion can quickly build simple applications and gradually learn more advanced development concepts. The powerful code editing features in Dreamweaver MX+ and HomeSite+ (included with Dreamweaver) make it easy for experienced developers to deliver advanced applications more quickly and easily.

Integration with Macromedia Flash MX

Macromedia Flash MX+ enables developers to build rich user interfaces that are portable across browsers and operating systems and compact enough to be delivered across the Internet. And with the Macromedia Flash Remoting service in ColdFusion MX, developers can easily integrate those clients with back-end data and applications

Product Editions

Available in two production editions and in a free developer edition, Macromedia ColdFusion MX includes the entire infrastructure necessary to build and deploy ColdFusion applications. ColdFusion MX Standard provides an entry-level server ideally suited to basic web sites and small to medium-size applications. ColdFusion MX Enterprise provides access to more advanced Java development capabilities (including a bundled version the Macromedia JRun J2EE server), support for enterprise operating systems and databases, as well as industrial-strength performance, reliability, management, and security.

Feature	Standard	Enterprise
OS Support	Windows, Linux	Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX
Built-in database drivers	Microsoft Access/ODBC, SQL Server, MySQL	Microsoft Access/ODBC, SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, DB2, Informix, Sybase
CFML Language Support	X	X
JRun 4 included		JSPs, Servlets, EJBs, JMS
Multiple Server Instances		X
J2EE Application Server Deployment		X
Enterprise Server Security		X
Archive and Deployment Services		X
High-Performance Email Delivery		X
Server/Instance Clustering		X

System Requirements

Linux
Intel Pentium processor or higher
256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
400 MB hard-disk space
Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 9, or AS 2.1
SuSE Linux 7.2, 7.3, or 8.x
TurboLinux 8 Server (Japanese Only)

UNIX
SPARC, PA-RISC 1.1 or 2.0, or POWER/3 processor
256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
400 MB hard-disk space
Sun Solaris 7, 8, or 9
HP-UX 11i
IBM AIX 5L 4.3.3, 5.1, or 5.2
Apple Mac OS X*

Supported Application Servers
Macromedia JRun 4
IBM WebSphere Application
Server 4 and 5
BEA WebLogic Server 6, 7, and 8.1
Sun ONE Application Server 7