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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 9, 2002

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BlueDragon 3.0 Released

CFML now Deployable on BEA WebLogic, Using BlueDragon 3.0

Alpharetta, GA - September 9, 2002 - New Atlanta Communications, a leading producer of server-side Java products, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of BlueDragon 3.0, the newest release of its Java-based product family for deploying ColdFusion® Markup Language (CFML) web applications onto standard Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE™) platforms. Commercially available now, BlueDragon 3.0 facilitates the simple and portable deployment of CFML pages as standard J2EE components onto BEA WebLogic and other standard J2EE servers. In addition, CFML pages can be deployed as compiled binaries, protecting any intellectual property contained within CFML source code.

BlueDragon 3.0 Offers Portable CFML/J2EE Migration

Using BlueDragon's simple "Drag, Drop and Deploy" approach, developers can easily:

  • Package portable CFML applications within standard J2EE Web ARchive (WAR) and Enterprise ARchive (EAR) files;
  • Drop and deploy compact and portable archives onto BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, and other standard J2EE deployment platforms, without having to install proprietary ColdFusion Server software; and
  • Deploy CFML pages as compiled binaries instead of CFML source, thereby protecting intellectual property.

CFML applications can also be migrated to hybrid CFML/JSP page architectures, integrating CFML with J2EE technologies such as EJBs, JSPs and Servlets, among others.

BEA Star Partnership

In response to growing industry need for CFML-on-J2EE solutions, New Atlanta has entered into partnership with BEA Systems, Inc. As a BEA Star Partner, New Atlanta now delivers CFML deployment capabilities to BEA clients looking to migrate CFML applications to WebLogic. "With BlueDragon, WebLogic customers can now easily transition their CFML applications to take advantage of the standardization, robustness and scalability offered by WebLogic Server - something that was not possible before," said Vince Bonfanti, President of New Atlanta Communications. "As a BEA Star Partner, New Atlanta is committed to offering the best CFML solution for the WebLogic Platform."

The BlueDragon 3.0 Product Family

With BlueDragon 3.0, organizations have a choice of products sized to fit their needs: BlueDragon Server, BlueDragon Server JX or BlueDragon for J2EE Application Servers. All BlueDragon products are CF5 compatible. CFMX feature implementations are currently under development. All BlueDragon versions utilize a highly optimized, high-performance caching architecture that delivers consistent "in-memory" page rendering performance and scalability. BlueDragon also includes an intuitive administrative interface that simplifies the configuration and deployment of CFML within standard J2EE web applications.

  • BlueDragon 3.0 Server is a standalone CFML application server implemented in Java that is a complete alternative to Macromedia's ColdFusion Server. Its architecture is based on New Atlanta's award-winning, standards-based ServletExec® web application server and includes New Atlanta's J2EE-certified driver for Microsoft SQL Server, JTurbo®. Additional drivers to other popular database systems like Oracle are also included.
  • BlueDragon 3.0 Server JX adds additional functionality to BlueDragon 3.0 Server, including support for Java CFX tags and the ability to deploy hybrid CFML/JSP web applications.
  • BlueDragon 3.0 for J2EE Application Servers is a CFML runtime module that can be packaged within a standard J2EE archive. These compact and portable archives allow CFML to be deployed on any standard J2EE application server platform:
    • without source code modification;
    • without revealing intellectual property; and
    • without installing an additional server.

Platform Support

BlueDragon supports all major J2EE application servers including BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Sun ONE (iPlanet), Oracle 9iAS, New Atlanta ServletExec and Macromedia JRun. BlueDragon supports all major web servers including Microsoft IIS, Netscape Enterprise Server, iPlanet Web Server, and Apache Web Server. BlueDragon is supported on Windows NT/2000/XP, Solaris, and Linux.

Support Services

Superior support services are a cornerstone for all New Atlanta products.

Free support is available for all installation and configuration related issues. Web-based "self help" resources include frequently asked questions (FAQs), product documentation and product interest mailing lists, in addition to links to external sources of general technical information about CFML, Java Servlets, JavaServer Pages, JDBC and other J2EE technologies.

Fee-based support is also offered to provide immediate access to highly-trained, experienced technical staff. BlueDragon experts provide prompt turn-around times in each level of support, from online bug tracking to real-time paging and phone-based access.

Pricing and Availability

Evaluation, development, and testing with BlueDragon 3.0 are free. BlueDragon deployment server pricing, with unlimited clients for:

  • BlueDragon 3.0 Server: (CFML) $249 per server;
  • BlueDragon 3.0 Server JX: (CFML+JSP) $549 per server; and
  • BlueDragon 3.0 for J2EE Application Servers: (J2EE WAR/EAR) beginning at $2,499 for a single CPU server machine

About New Atlanta

In over 65 countries around the world, nearly 10,000 corporate and individual customers rely on New Atlanta products for their server-side deployments.

New Atlanta Communications, LLC develops software products and technology and provides support services needed to deploy and administer dynamic web sites and web-enabled applications. The company's other products include: ServletExec®, a Java-based web application server that implements the Java Servlet API and JavaServer Pages (JSP) standards; and JTurbo®, a J2EE Certified Type 4 driver for connecting to Microsoft SQL Server.

New Atlanta's technical team is comprised of talented, experienced software engineers, and includes members of Sun Microsystems' Expert Groups for Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages and JDBC, which define Java specifications as part of the Java Community Process℠ (JCP). The team ensures New Atlanta's consistent, proven track record of delivering high performance, robust and reliable products that are easy to use and administer.

Founded in 1997, New Atlanta is a privately held company based in Alpharetta, Georgia (north metro Atlanta). For more information about New Atlanta, visit the company's web site at http://www.newatlanta.com or send email to General Info.

BlueDragon, ServletExec and JTurbo are trademarks of New Atlanta Communications, LLC. All rights reserved. Java and Java-based marks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems in the United States and other countries. ColdFusion is a registered trademark of Macromedia® Inc., in the United States and/or other countries, and its use here does not imply the sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of Macromedia, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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