ColdFusion^® MX Bible

ColdFusion MX uses the Java platform to build powerful Web and wireless applications quickly Complete resource for the developer who wants to turn a basic Web site into a dynamic Web application using the newest features of ColdFusion MX Comprehensive discussions explain how to build and deploy content publishing systems, online stores, and business reporting applications Covers everything from installation to database connection configuration and from tag and function usage to code reuse CD-ROM includes real-world applications as well as source code, samples, and third party tools

<b>Adam Churvis</b> is a database and scalability specialist with more than 20 years of software-industry experience in many languages and database platforms. He is the founder and President of Productivity Enhancement, a full-service consulting, training, and commercial-software development firm, which is entering its 18th year in business and is also the parent company of ColdFusionTraining.com, which provides the most advanced and intensive ColdFusion training in the world. Adam is a member of Team Macromedia and also serves as a current board member and former President of the Atlanta ColdFusion User Group, and he enjoys speaking at other CFUGs as well. He has a wife, whom he worships, three children, three cats, and lots and lots of computers. He can be reached at adam@ProductivityEnhancement.com. <p> <b>Hal Helms</b> is an internationally-known speaker, writer, and trainer on Java, ColdFusion, and best practices in software development. Hal writes the popular &#8220;Occasional Newsletter&#8221; available at halhelms.com, and you can reach him at hal@techspedition.com. <p> <b>Charles Arehart</b> is the founder and CTO of SysteManage, based in Laurel, Maryland. A Macromedia certified advanced developer and instructor, Charles is also a member of Team Macromedia who has logged more than 5 years with ColdFusion and more than 20 years in IT. His monthly &#8220;Journeyman&#8221; column appears in ColdFusion Developer&#8217;s Journal, where he&#8217;s a technical editor. He is a regular speaker at developer conferences, seminars, and user group meetings worldwide, and also provides training and short-term consulting. You can reach him at carehart@systemanage.com. <p> <b>David Churvis</b> is a software-development specialist who got his start in objectoriented programming at the age of eight. He has worked in HyperCard, SuperCard, FutureBasic, CFML, VTML/WIZML, Transact/SQL, PL/SQL, Delphi, C, C++, C#, Java, JSP, JavaScript, VBScript, and DHTML. David is Vice President of Development for Productivity Enhancement and is the chief programmer behind the CommerceBlocks line of modular ColdFusion development tools and LoRCAT, the Load Reduction and Concentration Analysis Tool for ColdFusion.