Local Macromedia distributor and Web enablement specialist, Dax Data, has announced the immediate availability of an update to Macromedia ColdFusion MX to support IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.
"Macromedia ColdFusion MX brings the proven ease of use and productivity of ColdFusion to the highly scalable, standards-based Java technology architecture," says Jeremy Matthews, managing director at Dax Data. The update is available for immediate download from www.macromedia.com/go/cfmxupdate/.
"By leveraging IBM WebSphere for delivering Web applications, Macromedia helps customers be more competitive in today`s e-business arena," Matthews continues. "IBM WebSphere provides the highly scalable and reliable foundation for ColdFusion MX to deliver powerful Java-based applications."
"Macromedia ColdFusion MX for IBM WebSphere enables developers to rapidly build applications that harness the power, scalability, and reliability of the J2EE standard WebSphere platform," says Joe Ruthven, business development manager, IBM Software Business.
Deployed as a standard Java application, ColdFusion MX for IBM WebSphere provides a robust productivity layer that enables development organisations to better leverage their investments in the J2EE infrastructure.
Using high-level ColdFusion scripting, built-in services and seamless integration with the Java platform, ColdFusion MX provides a fast track to J2EE for developers who already know ASP, CFML, PHP or other scripting languages.
By adding rapid server scripting to their J2EE environment, organisations can empower non-Java developers to tightly collaborate with Java developers to deliver integrated, standards-based rich Internet applications while reducing costs and development time.
Macromedia ColdFusion MX for IBM WebSphere Application Server is part of the ColdFusion for J2EE product line. Dax Data and IBM South Africa are working together through joint sales, marketing, and technical support activities. ColdFusion MX also added support for users running WebSphere 4 or 5 on AIX. IBM resells ColdFusion MX for IBM WebSphere via its Passport Advantage volume licensing program.
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Incorporated in September 1989, Dax Data has offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg, is an IBM Business Partner, a Microsoft Solution Provider and holds local distribution rights for Macromedia, NetManage, MGI, Tango/04, DataMirror and Graphon products. The company has an extensive skills-base for these products, assisting southern African enterprises to tackle complex host-to-any connectivity issues, Internet-based delivery mechanisms and data replication solutions.
Dax Data and its partners offer value-added services around the Web enablement of business applications - in effect, helping customers to maximise their investment in legacy systems by making the data, information and applications they contain available across multiple backend and client technologies.
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