'is there any book called "PHP by April30th"??' - lol
A couple folks have asked for it, so here's the text of the announcement that hosting
partners received yesterday
(apologies if my Netscape Communicator email program parses the line feeds weirdly):
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Dear Partner,
On April 30, 2001, Macromedia will be announcing the launch of ColdFusion Server 5 and
the ColdFusion Server 5
Hosting Service Provider Edition, which consists of a new End-User License for
commercial hosting service
providers.
We are excited to provide you with advanced notice of our announcement of the launch
of a new Hosting Edition for
ColdFusion 5.0 that offers Web Hosting partners improved functionality as well as new
licensing terms.
Improved Functionality
ColdFusion Server 5 has new functionality that will help hosters improve the
management and enhance the performance
of hosted ColdFusion servers. It also provides existing ColdFusion users with numerous
new features that should
drive more business for ColdFusion hosters. The following is brief description of
some of those features:
* SNMP MIB (Management Information Base)- Provides performance and availability
data so that ColdFusion
servers can be monitored from within an enterprise systems management console.
* Custom Logs - Provides administrators with the ability to customize log
reports for individual applications
on a shared hosted ColdFusion server.
* Enhanced Hardware Load Balancer Integration - Provides the capability to run a
server agent that is capable
of passing CF application server load and application health information to any of the
popular hardware load
balancing devices, providing a higher level of site availability and better overall
load balancing.
* Application Monitoring- Enables server administrators to configure custom
monitors that respond to page or
application-specific thresholds. When a threshold is passed, the server can send an
automatic notification, trigger
an automated response, or send a notification to an enterprise management console via
SNMP
* Application Deployment Services- Provides site archiving features that enable
easy back-up and deployment
of applications and/or ColdFusion Server configuration data. This simplifies server(s)
management by enabling the
easy movement of applications between servers, such as from testing to production or
from one production server to
another in a data center.
* Merant ODBC Drivers- ColdFusion 5.0 now includes the Merant ODBC 3.7 drivers
on all platforms, including
new wire protocol drivers which provide a consistently high-performance interface to
all popular data sources.
New Licensing Terms
The new ColdFusion Server 5 Hosting Service Provider Edition is for web hosting
service providers that provide
shared hosting services (host multiple ColdFusion applications and/or sites on a
single ColdFusion server) for the
ColdFusion platform. Starting with the release of ColdFusion 5, the End-User License
right to host multiple
ColdFusion applications and/or sites on a single ColdFusion server will only be
included in the ColdFusion 5
Hosting Service Provider Edition license. The ColdFusion 5 Enterprise and Pro
End-User License will no longer
permit multiple ColdFusion applications and/or sites to be hosted on a single
ColdFusion server. Web hosters that
are purchasing ColdFusion 5 servers to host multiple ColdFusion applications and/or
sites on a single ColdFusion 5
server will need to purchase the ColdFusion 5 Hosting Service Provider Edition.
Web hosters that provide dedicated ColdFusion hosting services (host one ColdFusion
application and/or site on a
single ColdFusion server), will be able to continue to host ColdFusion customers on
either a ColdFusion Enterprise
or Pro server license.
The ColdFusion 5 Hosting Service Provider Edition:
* Will be priced on a per CPU basis
* Can be purchased directly from Macromedia on a per CPU basis, or through
Macromedia's Commercial Service
Providers (CSP) License Program that provides payment terms that map to a Hosting
Service Providers business model.
* Will also be offered through Macromedia's reseller and distributor channels.
In an effort to help our Hosting Partners take advantage of the upcoming demand for
ColdFusion 5 features,
Macromedia will be providing a special promotional upgrade offer. More information
regarding ColdFusion 5 Hosting
Edition upgrade promotion, pricing and availability will be released on April 30, 2001.
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