Hi Aaron, I'm not from NewAtlanta, but seeing as my company is a BlueDragon Certified web host I am quite familiar with their software. You might consider re-posting this message to the BlueDragon mailing list and seeing if you don't get a better response.
I've responded to your message in-line below: Aaron Roberson wrote: >I have found that BD only supports CFML as it stands with CF 6. The >price for BlueDragon Server JX is $899, whereas CF 7 Personal is >$1,299 - but is the costs saved worth sacrificing the new feature set >in CF 7? > > I suppose this question boils down to the feature set that you actually plan on using. If you don't plan on using any of the additional features that are currently available in CF7 and not in BD6.2, then why spend the additional $400? I don't know about you, but I can think of a lot of things I could do with a spare $400. In addition, BlueDragon comes with some features and tags that aren't included in CF7 - these features are unique to BlueDragon alone. For a great overview of the differences between BD and CF, take a look at the BlueDragon compatibility guide available on the NewAtlanta web site. >BD Server JX comes with ServletExec, New Atlanta's J2EE from what I >understand. This is included in the $899 price. However, to run BD on >Tomcat, JRun or any other J2EE server the price for a 2CPU server is >$5,999 - that doesn't include the cost of the J2EE server. However, CF >7 Enterprise comes with JRun for the same price - $5,999. Is >ServletExec comparable to JRun? If not, why pay $5,999 for BD Server >J2EE PLUS $899 for JRun when you can buy CF 7 Enterprise with JRun >included for $5,999? > > I've never used the J2EE version of BD, so I can't be much help in this area. However, I would imagine that one would not by BD J2EE for JRUN. Instead, they'd buy it for WebSphere, Tomcat, or some other J2EE server not normally associated with CF. Again, I'd recommend posting this message to the BlueDragon-interest list and see if you don't get better answers to this question. >3 General Questions: > >1. Does BD Server JX compare to CF 6 Standard or Enterprise? > > CF 6 Standard. >2. Will BD soon include the new CF 7 feature set? > > I know NewAtlanta is working on BD 7, but naturally they're keeping the details for themselves until things are more concrete. >3. Is ServletExec comparable to enterprise J2EE servers? > > As far as I know, yes. ServletExec is one of NewAtlanta's flagship products - I'd imagine it'd be roughly comparable to most J2EE servers available. However, not that this is not my personal area of expertise, so you might get better information from the BD list or by contacting someone at NewAtlanta who's familiar with answering these types of questions. >I would appreciate whatever feedback you may have and I look forward >to hearing from someone at New Atlanta. > >-Aaron > > Hope this helps! -- Warm regards, Jordan Michaels Vivio Technologies http://www.viviotech.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:229823 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
