Macromedia -
I do not own a hosting company, but if I did I would be really miffed by
this forced-purchase. I think a better alternative is to give the option of
the improved capabilities of the Hosting Service Provider Edition, but if
you can't afford the upgrade, then you can still offer Cold Fusion 5.0.
You're going to loose a lot of people, or people are just going to not
upgrade. Either one = less revenue for you, less market share of the ASP
market, and irritated customers. Give us an option.
-Bill
www.brainbox.tv
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Nitterauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Fusebox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 6:26 PM
Subject: RE: Development contract
> FYI:
>
> Hosting Service Provider Edition Clarification
>
> Yesterday we sent an email to Macromedia ColdFusion hosting partners
> regarding the new Hosting Service Provider Edition of ColdFusion Server 5.
> The information in the email was unclear, which caused some confusion
about
> ColdFusion Server 5 pricing and licensing policies in general. On behalf
of
> the team, first I want to apologize for any confusion caused by the email.
>
> ColdFusion Server 5 is a very exciting release. The focus has been on
> building features that developers have been requesting for years. You'll
> find support for user defined functions, incremental page output,
charting,
> a new administrator, and major performance increases among other cool
> features. At the same time that we've been building enhancements, we've
been
> very focused on quality, and so far, the feedback in the beta program has
> been very positive.
>
> With the exception of the Hosting Service Provider Edition, we're not
> changing the basic licensing policies or pricing. As a merged company,
we're
> focused on the needs of ColdFusion developers more than ever. Macromedia
is
> deeply committed to the ColdFusion community and the vision behind
> ColdFusion Server, and we're making a significant investment in the
product.
> We understand that having high quality hosting options is important to
> developers, and one of our focuses for this release is to expand the
number
> of service providers participating in our hosting partner program.
>
> When we announce formally on Monday, there will be a lot more information
> available about the new release on our Web site. To help clarify the
Hosting
> Service Provider Edition policies, we've posted an FAQ about the new
edition
> at:
>
> http://www.allaire.com/products/coldfusion/cf5hostingfaq.html
>
> If you have more questions or concerns about this new edition, please feel
> free to drop me a note. I'm looking forward to your feedback on ColdFusion
> Server 5!
>
> Jeff Whatcott
> Director, ColdFusion Product Marketing
>
>
>
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