Java 7 support for ColdFusion
Oracle has announced that updates to Java 6 will no longer be available post November 2012 in the Java SE 6 End of Public Updates Notice posted here.  We are aware of this and wanted to assure you...
View ArticleColdFusion server starting with "Unable to initialise service" Exception
If you are seeing any of the following exceptions while starting the ColdFusion server on RHEL 6/6.1/6.2 Unable to initialise License service: coldfusion.server.ServiceException Unable to initialise...
View ArticleColdFusion 10 WebServices - Axis2 vs Axis1
I have seen many people getting confused between Axis-2 and Axis-1 WebServices in ColdFusion 10. ColdFusion 10 has added the support for Axis-2 WebService, earlier till ColdFusion 9 only Axis-1...
View ArticleDebugging ColdFusion WebSockets
Debugging ColdFusion websockets is not the easiest things, at least not as easy as using websockets. ColdFusion 10 provides a seamless integration to websockets. It provides it's own messaging layer...
View ArticleColdFusion Installation failure if username contains '$'
 Problem Statement: If the username of the machine contains two or more $s in it and if this subdirectory of user-home is the temp directory of your machine(i.e System temp path containing two or more...
View ArticleNext versions of ColdFusion and ColdFusion Builder
With the release of ColdFusion 10 and ColdFusion Builder 2.0.1 in May 2012, we have started work on our next versions of ColdFusion Server and ColdFusion Builder. Today, we announced the codenames for...
View ArticleProduct Roadmap for ColdFusion
Here is the public facing roadmap for the next two major versions of ColdFusion. As with any other product roadmap, The details listed in it are high level themes/directions that are being considered...
View ArticleCatch e-seminar on ColdFusion 10 & security enhancements
Recording for e-seminar on ColdFusion 10 Security enhancements with Title: Securing applications with ColdFusion 10 Security Enhancements is available now. Due to bad voice quality we have re-recorded...
View ArticleWorking with ColdFusion Server on Non-English OSes like...
Recent releases of ColdFusion are released only for English and Japanese OSes. However, if your native OS is not in one of these two languages, you can workaround as follows to default to English. On...
View ArticleNew Product Marketing Manager for ColdFusion
 Please welcome Kishore Balakrishnan, who will be the new Product Marketing Manager for ColdFusion. Minu has decided to move out of ColdFusion PMM role. She will be transitioning the ColdFusion...
View ArticleColdFusion 10 update 1 released
We have released the first update for ColdFusion 10 today. It fixes quite a number of important/critical issues in ColdFusion 10. This update can be downloaded and installed using the update installer...
View ArticleColdFusion & SSLV3 support
SSLV3 support has been discussed quite a number of times on various forums as a missing item in ColdFusion. We get requests mentioning that ColdFusion does not support SSLV3. But the fact is, protocol...
View ArticleColdFusion 10 Hotfix-Update Installer Demystified
Hotfix Installer documentation and technote contains most of the details. However, if you would like to know more details on how it works or if you are looking for clarifications for doubts that you...
View ArticleSecurity Hot-Fix for ColdFusion - September 2012
Today, a priority 2 update is released, addressing an important vulnerability in ColdFusion 10 and earlier. It also addresses this for ColdFusion 8.0.1 and ColdFusion 8. Adobe recommends to update the...
View ArticleColdFusion 10 developer edition can now be accessed by any IP address
A small but significant change in ColdFusion 10 is around IP address restriction. Till ColdFusion 9, only two fixed IP addresses can access the developer edition of server. But this restriction is...
View ArticleColdFusion 10 support on Windows 8 and OS X Mountain Lion
The support for ColdFusion 10 on Windows 8 and OS X Mountain Lion is coming. We will be releasing new installers to support these new platforms. While it is not possible to point out the release date...
View ArticleMinor Java upgrades in ColdFusion
ColdFusion supports all minor version upgrades to Java. Here's a KB article that indicates this. As long the ColdFusion supports the major Java version, you can upgrade the minor version updates within...
View ArticleColdFusion 10 Mandatory Update
There is a mandatory update to ColdFusion 10 that all ColdFusion 10 users need to apply on all platforms. You can download the update from here:...
View ArticleMy presentation on Secure your apps using ColdFusion 10
You can access my NCDevCon 2012 presentation on "Secure your apps using ColdFusion 10" here. The video for this session is posted here
View ArticleColdFusion 10 update 3 released
[Update: The ColdFusion 10 update 3 will be pulled back shortly because of a few issues in the update. We are working on the fixing these issues. A new update will be released as soon as it is ready....
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