Cold Fusion Server RC 3
Disks: 22
Release date: 10/01/98
Requirements: Windows NT




    Scalable Application Delivery

    Cold Fusion Application Server delivers high performance Web
    applications that can scale to meet the needs of high volume sites.
    Multi-threaded Service - Rely on the multi-threaded service
    architecture to provide an application platform that can scale
    linearly with multiple processors on either Intel Win32 or
    SPARC Solaris.

    Web Server API Support - Deliver applications with any
    major Web server using high performance server APIs
    including NSAPI, WSAPI, ISAPI and the Apache API.

    Database Connection Pooling - Enhance the performance
    of database transactions with database connection pooling
    which allows multiple database requests to share
    connections.

    Page Compilation and Caching - Set Cold Fusion to
    automatically compile pages with a just-in-time optimizing
    p-coder so they can by processed more quickly by the
    application server. Cache compiled pages in memory to
    eliminate disk I/O and increase performance.

    Scheduling and Static Page Publishing - Use scheduling
    and static page publishing to create static HTML reports from
    dynamic pages that require intensive server processing.

    Tight Technology Integration

    Application Server integrates tightly with a wide range of network
    services from ODBC databases to directory servers.

    Database Servers - Fully integrate Web pages with any
    ODBC compliant relational database. Use Web pages and
    HTML forms to insert, update and delete records. Query
    databases and dynamically generate HTML pages with the
    query results. Flexibly drive any element of an application with
    database output. Leverage full ODBC transaction processing
    with commit and rollback. Rely on the configurable ODBC
    database connection caching for high performance in the most
    demanding environments. Note: Solaris edition includes
    InterSolv 3.01 ODBC database drivers.

    E-mail Servers - Dynamically build and send e-mail
    messages through any SMTP server. Use static information,
    form inputs or query results to control the addresses and
    content of e-mail messages. Send out hundreds of
    customized e-mail messages at a time. Send HTML e-mail for
    groupware and workflow applications. Retrieve e-mail
    messages from any POP server and incorporate them into
    Cold Fusion applications. Create e-mail based application
    interfaces, automated e-mail gathering and distribution.

    Web Servers - Interface with Web servers and Web
    application servers using server-side HTTP. Create distributed
    queries and build custom agent style applications. Use HTTP
    GET and POST (with MIME attached files), password
    authentication and SSL encryption.

    Directory Servers - Access directory servers that support the
    Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) including
    Netscape Directory Server, Microsoft Exchange Server,
    Windows NT directory, Novell NDS directories, Banyan Vines,
    and dozens of public Internet-based directories. Use directory
    server functions such as search, add, update, delete and
    authenticated access to share user and group information
    across applications and networks.

    File Servers - Upload files to the Web server through HTML
    forms. Copy, rename, move, read, write, append and delete
    files on the server using a simple server-side CFML tag.

    FTP Servers - Interact with FTP servers from within
    applications to manage files on the Internet. (Not available in
    the Solaris edition.)

    Search Engine - Transparently index and search
    unstructured textual data stored in relational databases as
    well as standard text and desktop document files with the
    embedded Verity SEARCH97 full-text indexing and searching
    engine. Create document summaries and use an optimized
    text query language to build intelligent search interfaces and
    applications. (Extensible to support indexing and searching
    languages in addition to English.)

    Critical Application Services
    Application Server overcomes the limitations of the Web as a
    platform with a complete set of basic application services.

    Security - Control access to pages and applications with
    existing Web server security and authentication. Encrypt
    client and server interactions with any standard Web
    encryption technology including SSL.

    Application Designation - Designate which pages are part of
    an application and then share functions, resources and
    variables across pages in an application.

    Client and Session State - Maintain client and session state
    as users move between pages in an application.

    Process Scheduling - Schedule pages to run on a regular or
    one time basis to create batch processes and other
    application functions independent of users. Control scheduling
    programmatically or through the Web-based administrator.

    Encryption - Encrypt all the pages in an application so you
    can redistribute applications without revealing source.

    Debugging - Access comprehensive error reports, debugging
    data and logging information to enable rapid and easy
    application development.

    Custom Error Messages - Generate custom error messages
    in each application for both data validation and run-time errors.

    Web Based Administration - Administer all the elements of
    Cold Fusion Application Server via any standard Web browser.
    Create and manage data sources, Verity collections,
    scheduled processes and custom tags. Control settings for
    debugging, mappings, security, mail servers and server
    performance.

    Open Extensible Architecture

    Application Server extends the possibilities of your development with
    an open architecture. 

    COM/DCOM - Extend Cold Fusion using any component
    created with the Component Object Model (COM) or the
    Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM). Connect to any
    external object, call all of its methods, and get and set
    properties all within the familiar syntax of a CFML page. Use
    server components available for Active Server Pages, including
    their Active Data Objects (ADO), the full suite of Normandy
    services, Windows NT BackOffice servers, and a range of third
    party controls. Write your own components to extend Cold
    Fusion with Visual Basic, Delphi, C/C++, or Java. Note:
    DCOM is not available for the Solaris Edition.

    Cold Fusion API - Use the Cold Fusion Application
    Programming Interface (CFAPI) to create new custom CFML
    tags (CFX) that can call new code, legacy systems, OLE
    automation servers or third party applications. CFAPI uses
    C/C++. 

Install notes:

Just unzip/unrar and install.
	
