Over the past couple of years, an idea has emerged (some might argue it's an
old idea) that software will be transformed into being used as services,
rather than as monolithic applications tied to a specific machine or
platform. Rather than install software onto computers every time we need some
functionality, an end user or corporation can reuse other application assets
over the network. The idea expands into the notion of just-in-time delivery
of applications. "Software as services" is a big idea. It holds the promise
of introducing radical new economies of scale into the manufacturing and
distribution of software applications. From an end-user perspective, it's the
idea that users can access information and applications anytime, anywhere,
and from any device.
This i... (more)
ON THE PAST...
"Back in 1997 I created a simple application in CF that presented a UI via
the very first Web phone (the AT&T PocketNet Phone), and allowed me to turn
on and off the lights and coffee maker in my house"
ON THE PRESENT...
"For the past few years I've spent a great deal of timing working on and
thinking about the application of rich media, video, and media distribution
techno... (more)
The MX family of software was introduced by Macromedia last month. Without a
doubt, it is the broadest and most impactful set of software releases in the
company's 10-year history.
Macromedia MX combines clients, servers, and tools into an integrated family
that will deliver rich Internet applications. It deeply embraces the idea of
deploying and using "software as services," though the M... (more)
By most people's estimate, it's the fifth anniversary of Java. Five years
ago, with Netscape in tow, Sun unveiled Java, declaring that the Java
programming language would be the next Web revolution. At the time HotJava
was the "killer app" for Java; more a proof of concept than a competitive
browser platform, it demonstrated that there could be more to the Web than
plain old HTML.
Withi... (more)
On June 15 Allaire announced that it intended to acquire Live Software,
makers of JRun, the leading server-side Java development and deployment
server. With this acquisition Allaire also announced a broader strategy for
embracing Java on the server, extending its leading Web application platform
with a huge customer base and technology platform, and setting the stage for
an integrated ap... (more)
Jeremy Allaire is one of the key people behind ColdFusion. He was one of the co-founders of Allaire Corp, which was later sold to Macromedia, where he joined as the CTO and turned his attention to helping evolve Macromedia Flash into a next-generation rich client platform. He is a regular author and analyst of Internet technologies.
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