In coldfusion 10 Scheduled Tasks framework has been revamped and many more advanced features have been added.
Now Tasks can be put in logical groupings, event handler can be attached to tasks, tasks can be chained, cron syntax is also supported, tasks can be prioritized, tasks can be executed in cluster setup, application specific tasks are also supported etc.
To have an overview of all the new features plz refer to my blog here :
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