Top 10 Reasons To Upgrade To Coldfusion Mx - Adobe 38000827 - Macromedia ColdFusion MX Standard Edition Evaluator Manual

Macromedia® ColdFusion® MX Evaluator's Guide

TOP 10 REASONS TO UPGRADE TO COLDFUSION MX

1. Integrate with .NET, XML, and web services. Easily integrate with XML data using
built-in XML document parsing, XSL transformations, and automated serialization
of data into XML. Incorporate web services into your applications or publish your
own using a standards-based web services engine.
2. Build advanced applications with ColdFusion Components. Create self-
documenting, reusable components using standard CFML. ColdFusion
Components take custom tags to the next level by letting you write a component
once and then access it from a ColdFusion page, a Macromedia Flash client, or as
a web service.
3. Experience the power of Java, without the learning curve. ColdFusion MX combines
the power of the Java platform with the ease of use of ColdFusion. Develop and
deploy ColdFusion applications with the standalone ColdFusion MX Server or
deploy on leading J2EE™ application servers with the ColdFusion MX for J2EE™
Application Servers product line.
4. Save development time with Dreamweaver MX. Combining powerful visual design
controls with a newly redesigned code editor, Dreamweaver MX provides robust
application development, rapid visual prototyping, integrated debugging and
complete support for new ColdFusion MX language elements and features.
5. Increased performance and reliability. Increase site responsiveness and availability
by leveraging the proven performance and reliability of the Java platform. Speed
up high-volume applications with shared variable locking and simplified locking
configuration with shared in-memory variables.
6. Make your sites more compelling with dynamic charting and native Macromedia Flash
connectivity. Easily create rich applications with a fast, secure protocol for passing
data from ColdFusion MX Server to Macromedia Flash clients and full support for
ColdFusion debugging in the Flash MX authoring environment. Utilize enhanced
charting capabilities, including support for multiple data series, fully customizable
output and report types, batch reporting, and drill-down functionality.
7. Develop faster with powerful new debugging capabilities. Find errors faster with
enhanced error messages, customizable tracing, and better output organization –
all accessible from inside the Macromedia Dreamweaver MX IDE.
8. Easily migrate existing applications to the ColdFusion MX foundation. Upgrade your
existing servers quickly by following the complete migration guide and by
identifying any potential issues up front with the Code Compatibility Analyzer.
9. Internationalize your applications. Build applications that support character-based
languages such as Chinese, Japanese, or Korean with built-in UNICODE support.
10. Reuse JSP tag libraries like ColdFusion custom tags. Increase productivity by
reusing Java components within ColdFusion. Import JSP tag libraries and use
them just like ColdFusion custom tags or integrate CFML pages with Java servlets.
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