RE: Whats happening to Spectra
No Rumour, it will be discontinued after the next maintenance release 1.5.1. The plan is to take the core components / services and port them into the app server - which in my opinion is the way forward... So ColdFusion developers are going to get some of the Spectra functionality in future releases of ColdFusion Application Server? If so... great! Any ideas what we are going to get? -- Aidan Whitehall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Netshopperuk Telephone +44 (01744) 648650 ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Whats happening to Spectra
That's correct a select suite of services will be ported into the application server (may only be enterprise edition, can't say... :-) The content management is sure to be inlcuded - as for the others, you have to look at the other products Macromedia do and then make an educated guess; e.g. Likeminds etc... Hope this helps. N !- Neil Clark Senior Web Applications Engineer Spectra / CF / XML MCB Digital Premier Macromedia Partner Tel: 020 8941 3232 Fax: 020 8941 4333 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Whats happening to Spectra
Is it just a rumour, or has Spectra been discontinued? Haroon Williams Group IT Investec Bank Tel 011 286 7529 Fax 011 286 7522 Cell 082 853 4286 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] * NOTICE - This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error, please notify Investec Group, its subsidiaries or associates, immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the view of Investec Group, its subsidiaries or associates. ** ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Whats happening to Spectra
there was a post a day or 2 ago saying it's not being continued. 1.5 is the last release. -Original Message- From: Haroon Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 6:15 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Whats happening to Spectra Is it just a rumour, or has Spectra been discontinued? Haroon Williams Group IT Investec Bank Tel 011 286 7529 Fax 011 286 7522 Cell 082 853 4286 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] * NOTICE - This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error, please notify Investec Group, its subsidiaries or associates, immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the view of Investec Group, its subsidiaries or associates. ** ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Whats happening to Spectra
No Rumour, it will be discontinued after the next maintenance release 1.5.1. The plan is to take the core components / services and port them into the app server - which in my opinion is the way forward... only time will tell. N !- Neil Clark Senior Web Applications Engineer Spectra / CF / XML MCB Digital Premier Macromedia Partner Tel: 020 8941 3232 Fax: 020 8941 4333 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Whats happening to Spectra
Theres been a huge discussion about this the last 2 days or so across many of the lists. Check the archives. http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ http://www.mail-archive.com/spectra-talk@houseoffusion.com/ http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Also, here is a letter from MM: Hi everyone. We really appreciate everyone's patience over the last few weeks. There has been a lot of discussion and concern over the future of Spectra, and I think that the time is right to shed some light on what we are thinking. As you know, Spectra provides developers with a broad set of functionality and technology. Enough so, sometimes its breadth proves daunting. Fundamental to the entire product, however, is its foundation - the content object API. In 1996, when I first started working on Allaire's website, the foundational change that I went through was around thinking about the site as composed of 'content objects.' Over the last 5 years, this core concept has been revised, revolutionized, improved, and expanded. Spectra has been the product that carried this concept forward. This concept, and the content object API, have been the most compelling pieces of Spectra since its inception. Macromedia's goal is to make dynamic content technology like the content object API pervasive, approachable, and cost effective for our developers. To help us better achieve this, we plan to incorporate key components of Spectra technology - a Java-based version of the COAPI architecture and other services directly related to dynamic content - into the application server, as well as delivering next generation dynamic content technologies such as end-user content contribution and team production through a series of new product initiatives. This means that version 1.5 will be Spectra's last feature additive release - we'll invest our resources in making the core technology that we move into our application server and visual tools faster, easier, and better. Macromedia will continue to support Spectra via a community source model, on-going technical support, training, and consulting, as well as having a team of engineers working on bug fixes and quality assurance for community source submissions. Spectra will continue to be offered for sale, using our partners as the primary sales channel. We also will do our best to give you early access to technology previews, alphas, and betas of the new technologies already under development. In the world we live and work in, technology changes constantly, we've all thrived because of our ability to adapt to change. This is no different - a change for the Spectra Product Group, and for every developer, customer and partner out there who has invested their valuable time and mind share into Spectra. While I understand the challenge that a change like this can pose, I am extremely optimistic. The core vision of the Spectra technology is compelling - the opportunity to make this technology available to more developers, cheaper, and better, is a chance that I relish. I hope you share my optimism through this time of change. You can direct questions and comments to a couple of places: 1) Via Phone at: 866-236-1146 (North America Toll Free) 800-25524731, (International Toll Free) 617-219-3010 (Direct Dial Long Distance) 2) Via Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I can speak for the Spectra Product Group and Macromedia when I say how much we value the community of developers that use our products. Spectra is no exception. We have an incredible community, and one that we want to continue. -c Todd Ashworth -- Certified ColdFusion Developer Network Administrator Saber Corporation 314 Oakland Ave. Rock Hill, SC 29730 (803) 327-0137 [111] - Original Message - From: Haroon Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 9:14 AM Subject: Whats happening to Spectra | Is it just a rumour, or has Spectra been discontinued? | | Haroon Williams | Group IT | Investec Bank | Tel 011 286 7529 | Fax 011 286 7522 | Cell 082 853 4286 | Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | | | * | NOTICE - This message contains privileged and | confidential information intended only for the use of the | addressee named above. If you are not the intended | recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that | you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in | reliance on it. If you have received this message in error, | please notify Investec Group, its subsidiaries or associates, | immediately. Any views expressed in this message are | those of the individual sender, except where the sender | specifically states them to be the view of Investec Group, | its subsidiaries or associates. | ** | | ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book
RE: Whats happening to Spectra
You read spectra talk recently? -Original Message- From: Haroon Williams [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 25 April 2001 14:15 To: CF-Talk Subject:Whats happening to Spectra Is it just a rumour, or has Spectra been discontinued? Haroon Williams Group IT Investec Bank Tel 011 286 7529 Fax 011 286 7522 Cell 082 853 4286 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] * NOTICE - This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error, please notify Investec Group, its subsidiaries or associates, immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the view of Investec Group, its subsidiaries or associates. ** ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Whats happening to Spectra
Neil, my interpretation of the message the you posted was that it basically will continue to be supported through 1.5.1 and then moved over into a community supported project with the backing of Macromedia. Rey Bango Team Allaire... - Original Message - From: Neil Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 9:36 AM Subject: RE: Whats happening to Spectra No Rumour, it will be discontinued after the next maintenance release 1.5.1. The plan is to take the core components / services and port them into the app server - which in my opinion is the way forward... only time will tell. N !- Neil Clark Senior Web Applications Engineer Spectra / CF / XML MCB Digital Premier Macromedia Partner Tel: 020 8941 3232 Fax: 020 8941 4333 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
