This is my presentation about 5 Ways To Improve Your App with ORM given at the Adobe MAX 2011 Unconference

This presentation announces the launch of the publis beta programs for ColdFusion 9 and ColdFusion Builder.

Some of the exciting new features and enhancements to ColdFusion:

CFML Language Evolution
Hibernate-based ORM
Microsoft SharePoint & Office Interoperability
Exposed Service Layer (CFaaS)
Dynamic UI Controls
Advanced Caching
Scripting Language Support
Apache Solr/Lucene Integration
Server Management Tool

The long anticipated ColdFusion IDE, ColdFusion Builder:

Eclipse-based ColdFusion IDE
Code Complete and Code Insight
Debug Applications
Code Refactoring
Remote Projects and FTP Sync
Server Management
Extensible w/ CFML

Both products are now available for download:

ColdFusion 9
ColdFusion Builder