Eric, I hate to say it, but I think I would even consider paying the extra $400 knowing that a reputable company such as Adobe is standing behind ColdFusion MX 7. I don't like the fact that Adobe is moving my Macromedia MVLP license to an AOO (Adobe Open Options) license, so I am investigating alternatives. So far, BlueDragon looks like a good alternative, but not worth the current price. I'm still looking into it...
-Aaron On 1/17/06, Owner, Three Ravens Consulting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have no expereince with Blue Dragon, but logically > speaking, if CF has all the features that you want and > need, and BD is lacking features, why go with the copyt > when you can get the original at the same price? > > Eric > > On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:23:49 -0800 > Aaron Roberson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jordan, > > > > Thanks for your reply, I am not soliciting feedback from > >the folks at > > New Atlanta alone. I really value the developer > >community's input and > > would like to hear from more developers. From a > >BlueDragon web hosting > > companies perspective, your feedback is very > >appreciated. > > > > I would like to pool the opinions of MM/Adobe ColdFusion > >6 & 7 > > developers, but I will also subscribe to the BlueDragon > >interest list > > and get their perspective as well. Our board of > >directors are meeting > > this Thursday, and I am trying to figure out if I should > >propose a new > > purchase of CF 7 or BlueDragon 6.2. > > > > -Aaron > > > > On 1/17/06, Jordan Michaels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >wrote: > >> 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:4:229839 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
