Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software introduces a host of new features, dramatically improved performance and scalability, and easier integration with enterprise IT environments. With these new capabilities, you can create better Internet applications in less time with fewer lines of code — and then tune your applications for optimal performance. Make the move to ColdFusion 8 today.
Why upgrade
If you're still asking yourself the question "Why upgrade?" just take a look at all the amazing new capabilities in ColdFusion 8 that will make life easier for you, your clients, and your boss.
Eight new capabilities in ColdFusion 8 that make development easier for you:
- Interactive debugger
- Server Monitor diagnostics
- Image manipulation
- CFC improvements
- CFML improvements
- ZIP and JAR file features
- Per-application settings
- Multi-threaded processing
Eight new capabilities in ColdFusion 8 that improve applications for your clients:
- Ajax features
- PDF forms and documents
- Reporting enhancements
- Presentations on demand
- Adobe Flex™ integration
- RSS and Atom feeds
- Exchange Server integration
- Improved performance
Eight new capabilities in ColdFusion 8 that please and appease your boss:
- Improved performance
- Server monitoring
- .NET integration
- JBoss support
- Strong encryption libraries
- .NET object support
- VMware support
- Administrator and RDS account sandboxing
See all the new features in ColdFusion 8
View demos of the new functionalities in ColdFusion 8
Upgrade pricing
| You have | You want | You pay |
|---|---|---|
| ColdFusion MX 6.1 or 7 Standard Edition | ColdFusion 8 Standard Edition | US$649/2 CPUs |
| ColdFusion MX 6.1 or 7 Standard Edition | ColdFusion 8 Enterprise Edition | US$6,850/2 CPUs |
| ColdFusion MX 6.1 or 7 Enterprise Edition | ColdFusion 8 Enterprise Edition | US$3,750/2 CPUs |
| ColdFusion 8 Standard Edition | ColdFusion 8 Enterprise Edition | US$6,200/2 CPUs |
ColdFusion license purchases are also available with a software maintenance option. Maintenance entitles you to receive version upgrades at no extra cost when commercially available during the active maintenance period.
Note: Customers running ColdFusion Server 4.5 or 5.0 are not eligible for upgrade pricing.
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