Alagad puts ColdFusion in the Cloud

Alagad Collaborates with Adobe To Deliver ColdFusion in the Cloud

Customers Can Deploy and Beta Test Hosted Version of ColdFusion 9 without Installing and Configuring On-Premise

Chapel Hill, N.C. - October 6, 2009

Alagad, a web development, consulting and mentoring services provider, today announced it is collaborating with Adobe Systems to help develop a Cloud-based implementation of the Adobe ColdFusion software. The collaboration will enable customers to rapidly deploy and test ColdFusion 9 without installing or configuring the software on-premise. ColdFusion 9 is the latest release of the development technology for building dynamic websites and Internet applications. Alagad's team worked with Adobe to create a private beta of ColdFusion 9 that can be deployed in minutes via Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).

The Alagad team created an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) of ColdFusion 9 containing the application, libraries, data and associated configuration settings, which is still undergoing testing. Once verified and registered by Adobe, the AMI will enable users to deploy a full version of ColdFusion 9 via Amazon's EC2.

"Alagad's knowledge of ColdFusion and the EC2 platform was a significant benefit as we developed our Cloud-based strategy," said Adam Lehman, product manager of ColdFusion at Adobe. "This collaboration has helped us deliver ColdFusion 9 in the Cloud, which offers the same benefits as an on-premise ColdFusion solution, while reducing investment in IT capital and time."

Doug Hughes, president of Alagad, said, "We are excited to collaborate with Adobe to create an Amazon EC2 implementation of ColdFusion. Our hands-on experience with the software, paired with the success of our previous Cloud development, helped contribute to the development of the ColdFusion 9 in the Cloud beta program. The two companies look forward to furthering the adoption and deployment of Cloud computing."

About Alagad

Alagad builds Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) and provides web development, consulting and mentoring services based on the latest Adobe and Java toolsets. Alagad's custom, high-performance applications enable mid- to large-sized organizations to improve operational performance and efficiencies by refining workflow, streamlining data management and enhancing communications. Since 1996, the company's proven application development methodology and team of acclaimed web development experts have worked in partnership with dozens of organizations, including universities, non-profits and Fortune 100 companies across a variety of industries including manufacturing, creative services, technology, travel/leisure and retail/consumer goods. The company is headquartered in Chapel Hill, N.C. For more information, visit www.alagad.com.