Both boxed and electronic versions of ColdFusion Server 5 are available
immediately for purchase directly from Macromedia or from distributors and
resellers worldwide. Check out today's release (attached) for details,
including a sampling of customers who are already live on ColdFusion Server
5.
Regards,
Jeff Whatcott
Director, Product Marketing / Macromedia
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION SERVER 5 NOW AVAILABLE
Customers Benefit from Increased Developer Productivity and Enhanced Server
Performance
San Francisco, California -June 11, 2001-Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR)
today announced the availability of Macromedia ColdFusion Server 5, the
latest version of the industry-leading Web application server. ColdFusion
Server 5 is available immediately for purchase directly from Macromedia or
from distributors and resellers worldwide (see below for details). A free
30-day evaluation version is also available for download via
http://www.macromedia.com/software/coldfusion/resources/.
"ColdFusion Server 5 provides the most approachable and cost-effective
solution for creating interactive user experiences on the Web," said Adam
Berrey, vice president, ColdFusion business, Macromedia. "By focusing on the
key developer requirements - increased productivity, simplified management,
and enhanced performance - ColdFusion 5 enables customers and partners to
build and deliver the next generation of Web applications."
Macromedia ColdFusion 5 empowers Web developers with a highly productive
solution for Web development, deployment and management. Customers such as
Johns Hopkins University, Hasbro, Inc., the Smithsonian Museum of Natural
History, Binney & Smith - creators of Crayola, RemoteSite.com, Eastern
Carolina University, CHUM.FM and Flare Networks have already successfully
deployed production sites with ColdFusion Server 5.
"Macromedia ColdFusion 5 is right on target in meeting the needs of the Web
developer community," said Vernon Elliot, senior technical analyst, Hasbro,
Inc. "It's intuitive and powerful language has allowed us to develop
applications far more quickly than we could have using any other
alternatives. With its charting engine, user-defined functions, core engine
tuning and numerous other enhancements, this new version has clearly taken
our developer productivity up a notch."
ColdFusion 5 also enjoys widespread support among the thousands of leading
Web development consultancies and service providers in the Macromedia
Alliance (see http://www.macromedia.com/go/cfpartnerlist for partner
endorsements). Macromedia Alliance members provide professional services,
training, packaged applications, and complimentary technology that support
the ColdFusion application server.
"With the release of ColdFusion 5, we are now able to deliver more to our
clients," said Brett T. Smith, president, World Wide Internet Publishing
Ltd., a Macromedia Alliance Partner. "Macromedia has shown great
responsiveness to the needs of developers with this release. With new
features such as the dynamic charting engine and user-defined functions we
can take our applications to another level."
ColdFusion 5 offers major enhancements in development, administration and
performance. A new integrated charting engine, advanced full text searching,
and new language features enable faster development of business
applications. Extensive new administrative tools reduce the time and costs
for deploying and managing ColdFusion applications. ColdFusion 5 also
delivers a significant performance increase - running some applications as
much as three times faster than ColdFusion 4.5. For complete details on
ColdFusion 5 features, visit http://www.macromedia.com/coldfusion/.
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
ColdFusion Server 5, Enterprise Edition for Windows; ColdFusion Server 5,
Enterprise Edition for HP-UX; ColdFusion Server 5, Professional Edition for
Windows; and ColdFusion Server 5, Professional Edition for Linux are now
available for purchase directly from Macromedia and from distributors and
resellers worldwide. A free 30-day evaluation version is also available for
download via http://www.macromedia.com/software/coldfusion/resources/. The
Solaris and Linux versions of ColdFusion Server 5, Enterprise Edition are
scheduled for release in August.
ColdFusion Server 5 is available in two major editions: Professional Edition
for $1,295 per server and Enterprise Edition for $4,995 per server.
Upgrades, two-year subscriptions and volume licensing are available for all
editions.
ABOUT MACROMEDIA
Macromedia is passionate about what the Web can be. Its award-winning
products empower designers and developers to efficiently create and deliver
the most engaging experiences on the Web, and enable innovative Internet
business applications. Headquartered in San Francisco, Macromedia has more
than 1,600 employees worldwide and is available on the Internet at
www.macromedia.com.
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