FYI Dear Partner, On April 30, 2001, Macromedia will be announcing the launch of ColdFusion Server 5 and the ColdFusion Server 5 Hosting Service Provider Edition, which consists of a new End-User License for commercial hosting service providers. We are excited to provide you with advanced notice of our announcement of the launch of a new Hosting Edition for ColdFusion 5.0 that offers Web Hosting partners improved functionality as well as new licensing terms. Improved Functionality ColdFusion Server 5 has new functionality that will help hosters improve the management and enhance the performance of hosted ColdFusion servers. It also provides existing ColdFusion users with numerous new features that should drive more business for ColdFusion hosters. The following is brief description of some of those features: * SNMP MIB (Management Information Base)- Provides performance and availability data so that ColdFusion servers can be monitored from within an enterprise systems management console. * Custom Logs - Provides administrators with the ability to customize log reports for individual applications on a shared hosted ColdFusion server. * Enhanced Hardware Load Balancer Integration - Provides the capability to run a server agent that is capable of passing CF application server load and application health information to any of the popular hardware load balancing devices, providing a higher level of site availability and better overall load balancing. * Application Monitoring- Enables server administrators to configure custom monitors that respond to page or application-specific thresholds. When a threshold is passed, the server can send an automatic notification, trigger an automated response, or send a notification to an enterprise management console via SNMP * Application Deployment Services- Provides site archiving features that enable easy back-up and deployment of applications and/or ColdFusion Server configuration data. This simplifies server(s) management by enabling the easy movement of applications between servers, such as from testing to production or from one production server to another in a data center. * Merant ODBC Drivers- ColdFusion 5.0 now includes the Merant ODBC 3.7 drivers on all platforms, including new wire protocol drivers which provide a consistently high-performance interface to all popular data sources. New Licensing Terms The new ColdFusion Server 5 Hosting Service Provider Edition is for web hosting service providers that provide shared hosting services (host multiple ColdFusion applications and/or sites on a single ColdFusion server) for the ColdFusion platform. Starting with the release of ColdFusion 5, the End-User License right to host multiple ColdFusion applications and/or sites on a single ColdFusion server will only be included in the ColdFusion 5 Hosting Service Provider Edition license. The ColdFusion 5 Enterprise and Pro End-User License will no longer permit multiple ColdFusion applications and/or sites to be hosted on a single ColdFusion server. Web hosters that are purchasing ColdFusion 5 servers to host multiple ColdFusion applications and/or sites on a single ColdFusion 5 server will need to purchase the ColdFusion 5 Hosting Service Provider Edition. Web hosters that provide dedicated ColdFusion hosting services (host one ColdFusion application and/or site on a single ColdFusion server), will be able to continue to host ColdFusion customers on either a ColdFusion Enterprise or Pro server license. The ColdFusion 5 Hosting Service Provider Edition: * Will be priced on a per CPU basis * Can be purchased directly from Macromedia on a per CPU basis, or through Macromedia's Commercial Service Providers (CSP) License Program that provides payment terms that map to a Hosting Service Providers business model. * Will also be offered through Macromedia's reseller and distributor channels. In an effort to help our Hosting Partners take advantage of the upcoming demand for ColdFusion 5 features, Macromedia will be providing a special promotional upgrade offer. More information regarding ColdFusion 5 Hosting Edition upgrade promotion, pricing and availability will be released on April 30, 2001. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
