London based software house, Emojo, is working to deliver Affino LX, the latest version of their rapid activation website tool Affino.
Affino LX has been specifically developed for Coldfusion MX, Macromedia's latest version of Coldfusion.
Running on Coldfusion MX, Affino LX inherits all the benefits of the new CF platform, including Java
hot spot technology, better integration with other Macromedia technologies and of course the major inclusion of support for .net 'Web
Services' via SOAP.
Affino LX also runs on Linux, as well as Microsoft server platforms.
The arrival of Affino on Linux is a breakthrough for
Emojo's technical team; customer demands dictate that Affino needs to
be even more cost effective to run and maintain than previous releases.
Affino is all about fast site activation and low running costs, so it makes sense for the product team to focus on a hardware platform that
mirrors this.
IBM is a natural choice, as their X Series range of
ultra thin Linux pre-loaded appliance servers includes a dual processor version, which means more Affino sites to be hosted on one server.
The technology gains of running CMS on a powerful Linux appliance are not only due to hardware, but also software.
"Thanks to better database connectivity with the Java platform used in Coldfusion MX, the use of JDBC drivers to connect to Affino backend DBs
resulted in a considerable performance increase over older ODBC drivers," Jeff Rhys-Jones, Emojo's Technical Director explains.
In addition to Linux and MX support, there are over 500 new features in this release, including Avantgo 'Mobile content' channel, full content
syndication / aggregation, advanced site search, .csv content import and
.asp / .php application drop in.
"Our product has grown considerably in the last year thanks to the continued input from our high profile customers. Quality attracts
Quality," boasts Markus Karlsson, Managing Director of Emojo Ltd.
Affino technology currently powers many popular sites including The Royal Opera House, MasterCard, Securitas and the Government backed 4
Nations Child Policy Network.
Affino LX will be available in June 2002.
http://www.emojo.com

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