Jeremy Allaire

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 de... (more)

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 t... (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 ric... (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... (more)

Over the past year significant momentum has grown behind the unique intersection of two core Web platform technologies, Java and XML. Clearly, with Java emerging as the predominant Internet-system programming language and XML emerging as the dominant model for Internet data, thes... (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 appl... (more)

Every year I find myself contemplating the dramatic changes in the Internet industry over the previous year. And every year the changes seem more dramatic, more exciting - and, most important, clearer. Everyone involved in the Internet industry does the same thing, I'm sure, and ... (more)

Growth in Internet commerce continues to fuel an adoption frenzy of Web technologies. The benefits of moving a business to the Web seem clear, but only a few can truly claim that they're building sustainable, long-term businesses. The most prevalent form of money making on the W... (more)

Sometimes simple technologies combine in ways that create massive innovation and opportunity. The Web itself is a modern example. Formed as a simple request/response document delivery mechanism, the core technologies of the Web -- HTML and HTTP -- central to a broad computing pla... (more)