What’s New in ColdFusion MX 6.1

04/19/23

Michael Smith, TeraTech Inc

Intro

Who am I

Michael SmithPresidentTeraTech, IncColdFusion, Database & VB custom development and

training

http://www.teratech.com800-447-9120

Introducing ColdFusion MX 6.1

Full JRun 4 now included in Enterprise edition

Enhanced protocol integration

Multiple instances on a single server

Solid

Streamlined product family

Simplified installation & migration

Updated platform and web server support

Simple

Optimized CFML compiler

Enhanced performance and reliabilityFast

Simple: Streamlined Product Family

ColdFusion MX EnterpriseThe complete solution for advanced ColdFusion development and enterprise-class deployment

ColdFusion MX StandardThe entry-level server for basic ColdFusion web sitesand small to medium-size web applications

$5999 per 2 CPUs

$1299per server

New in Enterprise: Deploy as a standalone server or on J2EE app servers Includes a full license to JRun 4 J2EE server

Simple: Updated Platform Support

Windows 2003/IIS6

Red Hat 7.3, 8, 9*

SuSE 8*

Solaris 9

AIX 4.3.3, 5.1

* CFSearch not available on Red Hat 7.3, 8, or 9

Simple: Easier Installation and Migration

Simpler, more robust installation Redesigned cross-platform installer

Enhanced web server configuration wizard

New free installation support

Easier migration of existing apps

Improved upgrade and migration tools

Increased backward compatibility

Faster, more reliable COM integration

Increased Reliability Isolate applications in separate

server processes

Cluster multiple instances on the same server

Flexibility and Security Individually configure and tune

each instance

Restrict administrator access by instance

Solid: Multiple Server Instances

* Available in ColdFusion MX Enterprise only.

Windows/Linux/Unix Server

ColdFusion MX

ColdFusion MX

ColdFusion MX

Site 1

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Site 2

Site 2

Site 3

Site 3

Solid: Industrial-Strength Email Integration

For developers Built-in support for multipart messages

Fine-grained control over all mail attributes

Simplified control over character encoding

For administrators Deliver over 1 million dynamic emails/hour*

Automatic failover to back-up mail server*

Support for secure mail servers

* Available in ColdFusion MX Enterprise only.

Solid: Enhanced Protocol Integration

Web Services Core engine updated to Apache Axis 1.1

Increased interoperability with .NET services

Full support for SSL and proxies

HTTP Full control over header and body content

Expanded proxy and timeout support

Access to all standard HTTP 1.1 operations

Solid: Additional Enhancements

Developer Productivity Support for the “super” keyword in CFCs

Simplified support double-byte character encoding

UNICODE-capable Microsoft Access driver

Other Changes CFLOGIN now tied to sessions

Enhanced LiveDocs for online documentation

Fixes for over 400 customer-identified issues

Fast: Performance and Stability

Increased development productivity with faster CFML compiler

Over 170% faster than ColdFusion 5

Updated JDBC/ODBC drivers and Java virtual machine (v1.4.2)

*Thirty virtual users against a dual-processor Windows server

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“With increased compiler and runtime performance, ColdFusion MX 6.1 proves once again that it is the tool of choice for rapid application development.”

Joel Cox, Goodyear Tire & Rubber

ColdFusion MX 6.1 Customers

"This is a great update to ColdFusion MX. When we saw the improved responsiveness in the Nissan Digital Asset Management System, we were excited to move version 6.1 into production.”

Linda Kato, Nissan North America Inc.

“Those who haven’t upgraded from 5.0 (or earlier versions) yet need to see what they’re missing, both in terms of speed and functionality.”

Angela McGregor, UCLA School of Film, Theater & Television

ColdFusion MX 6.1 Editions

OS Support Windows, LinuxWindows, Linux,

Solaris, HP-UX, AIX

Database DriversMS Access/ODBC, SQL Server, MySQL

MS Access/ODBC, SQL Server, MySQL,

Oracle, DB2, Informix, Sybase

JRun 4 Included JSPs, Servlets, EJBs, JMS

Multiple Server Instances J2EE Server Deployment Server/Instance Clustering Server Sandboxing Archive & Deploy Services High-Performance Email

ColdFusion MX Enterprise

ColdFusion MX Standard

Upgrading to ColdFusion MX 6.1

Current ColdFusion MX usersDownload your free update from the web site

http://www.macromedia.com/go/cfmxupdate

ColdFusion 4.5 or 5 CustomersUpgrade today and start saving time and money

http://www.macromedia.com/go/cfmxupgrade

New UsersDownload a free 30-day trial

http://www.macromedia.com/go/trial

Questions

michael@teratech.com