Adobe offers Coldfusion 8 public beta

A feature-complete preview the company says

By Digital Arts staff, London | Thursday, 31 May 2007
Adobe has released a public beta version of the Coldfusion 8 web development software. Coldfusion 8 is designed for developers building dynamic web sites and internet applications. The public beta is a feature-complete preview, according to the company.

Using the company's Flex technology and Ajax-based components, Adobe says that Coldfusion 8 enables developers to design and deploy rich, engaging applications by integrating complex environments into intuitive interfaces.

The new Coldfusion 8 development environment also features Eclipse-based wizards and debugging, letting developers build applications and identify and fix problems easier than in previous versions. The Coldfusion 8 Server Monitor lets developers swiftly identify bottlenecks and tune the server for better performance.

Coldfusion 8 integrates with a broad range of platforms and systems. This expanded support includes integration with .NET assemblies, support for Windows Vista and new J2EE servers including Jboss. Adobe says that Coldfusion 8 also delivers significant performance gains over Coldfusion MX 7 and earlier versions of the product. Additionally, Coldfusion 8 applications can interact with PDF documents and forms for a printable, portable way to capture information.

The Coldfusion 8 public beta is immediately available at Adobe Labs web site.