ColdFusion 10 update 11 – An update with 50+ fixes

ColdFusion 10 update 11 is now available for download within the ColdFusion 10 administrator. This is a significant update as it has more than 50 fixes across various areas of the product. The most noteworthy additions are the support for Microsoft SQL Server 2012, MySQL 5.6 and 64-bit COM interoperability. Here are the key areas and some fixes made in this update: 1. JSON – serialization issues  2. Caching – ORM secondary cache and cached query with query params,  3. […]

New ColdFusion security update for version 9 and above

A security update for ColdFusion is now available for versions 10, 9, 9.0.1, 9.0.2. This hotfix addresses two vulnerabilities mentioned in the security bulletin APSB13-19. If you are on ColdFusion 10, you will see a new update 11 within the ColdFusion administrator for you to download and install. ColdFusion 10 Update 11 includes an important security fix. It also includes several important bug fixes in addition to support for 64-bit COM interoperability, MySQL 5.6 and SQL Server 2012. Adobe recommends […]

ColdFusion 10 WebSocket Vulnerability

There have been a couple of posts describing the vulnerability using the websocket functionality in ColdFusion 10. The Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is aware of this issue and is actively engaged with the ColdFusion Product Team to release a fix. Adobe PSIRT is not aware of this issue being exploited in the wild. There will be a new update released soon that directly prevents the ability to invoke non-remote methods on the CFC using Websockets.      

Adobe ColdFusion e-seminar: REST Support in ColdFusion 10

[update: The REST e-seminar is now happening on the 6th of August at 8 am pacific. Register here ] There is a ColdFusion e-seminar happening on the 18th of June at 8 am pacific. The e-seminar will run for an hour. You an register for the e-seminar here.

ColdFusion Education Initiative: New Web Application Development curriculum from Adobe

[Update: The curriculum is ready to be adopted. We already have various colleges/universities adopting it. You also stand a chance to win an iPad from Adobe if you can help ensure your local college/university adopts this new curriculum. Even something as simple as a contact in the local college/university can be a great start.] We have made significant progress from the time we announced the education initiative for ColdFusion. A full-fledged curriculum titled Introduction to Web Development is being developed […]

ColdFusion Summit: Suggest and vote for the topics that you would like to see

Before I get to this topic, I would like to thank Tim Cunningham, Dan Wilson, Jason Dean for volunteering to be a part of the content committee of the ColdFusion Summit. From the Adobe side, we have Ray Camden, Hemant Khandelwal, Kishore Balakrishnan and I on the content committee for the summit.   Tim Cunningham has put to get together a Trello board where you can vote, comment and suggest topics for the ColdFusion Summit. The Trello Board will be […]

Adobe ColdFusion Summit: Registration Now Open

As many of know, Adobe ColdFusion Summit is happening in October this year on the 24th and 25th at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino at Las Vegas.   We are happy to announce that the registration for the conference is now open at the conference site.

Adobe ColdFusion Webcast: Evolutions of ColdFusion and Application Predictions for 2013

Join Carahsoft and Adobe to hear from Al Hilwa, IDC Research Director for Application Development, as he provides an overview of the current state of developer ecosystems, the application development landscape, and present highlights of a recently published Adobe whitepaper which showcases interesting case studies of its use. In addition to a discussion of current application development trends, this webcast will present IDC’s application development predictions for 2013 and a synopsis of the evolution of ColdFusion including highlights of the […]

Applying Updates on a Locked down ColdFusion 10 Server

Note: This is valid from Hotfix 9 onwards. Depending on the user account that you have used to Lock down your server, you might need to consider the following few more steps for providing appropriate permissions to be able to apply the updates from ColdFusion Administrator. Hotfix needs two things to be installed properly from ColdFusion Administrator. The user that is configured for ColdFusion Service should be permitted to Start/Stop the service. More on this to setup is explained below. […]

Adobe Announces ColdFusion Summit 2013

We recently announced that Adobe will be holding our first ever ColdFusion Summit conference! Event Details: October 24th and 25thManadalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NevadaRegistration cost: $250 Each paid registration will receive a FREE copy of ColdFusion Builder (MSRP value of $299!) Registration along with further details will be available soon.   Please follow this blog for updates.

ColdFusion – Clarification to David Wadhwani’s comment

David’s comment on the TechCrunch article about Enterprise developers and backend tools is not targeted at ColdFusion, but towards other products that Adobe announced in 2011.  There has been no reduction in investments in ColdFusion over last few years. We see exciting opportunities driving the future of ColdFusion and we will continue to make investments that the opportunities demand or need.     

IDC Whitepaper on Adobe ColdFusion – Turning up the heat with ColdFusion

A new whitepaper from IDC on ColdFusion is now available within the ColdFusion Community Portal (Details of the portal here). The whitepaper from the analyst descirbes the value proposition of ColdFusion, powerful capabilities of the platform, future directions and customer case studies.