Keith Douglas

    tagFusion is a soon-to-be open source Java servlet that runs on all J2EE compliant application servers — and uses CFML tags into the bargain. n-ary's Keith Douglas explains. A Servlet For All Applications Imagine working on any J2EE application server but at the same time being able to use your favorite ColdFusion tags! Currently, if you're using a J2EE Application Server such as Silverstream, iPlanet or WebSphere, you simply can't use the familiar CFML language. If you want to use CFML, you're tied to buying ColdFusion Server from Allaire, soon to be merged with Macromedia. Now there's an inexpensive, or free, choice: tagFusion. tagFusion is a Java solution that supports CFML. The tagFusion system is a pure Java 2.0 Servlet that runs on top of any Java Servlet enabled platform or application server. This includes any J2EE enabled environment, which many applica... (more)

Java and SMS

You're reading a huge amount about wireless technologies in the press these days. Everywhere you look, somebody, somewhere, is doing something cool with their application and the world of WAP. The very fact that you're reading this magazine attests that you're at least toe dipping into this new world of no-wires! But how do you actually start using it with your own programs? A good question, and one I'm sure many of you have probably asked at some point in all this hype. In this article I'm going to take you through a complete case study of one such solution that we here at n-ary h... (more)