ColdFusion Main > ColdFusion Articles > ColdFusion Facts ColdFusion FactsColdFusion is actually two things, it is an application server and it is also a language. Most ColdFusion developers do not distinguish the two - they install the ColdFusion application server and use the ColdFusion language (called CFML for ColdFusion Markup Language) to write applications that run on that server. But ColdFusion the language can also be used on top of other application servers, J2EE application servers, providing an alternate and simplified scripting syntax for those high-end servers. CFML language is used to create powerful applications quickly and easily, applications that run on the ColdFusion application server, or on an application server of your choice. ColdFusion is the leading commercial (as in paid for) application server, and is second only to ASP in published pages. ColdFusion is used by over 75% of the Fortune 100. ColdFusion is used for all kinds of applications, including dynamic web sites, e-commerce sites, and portals. A significant majority of ColdFusion applications are Intranet and data reporting applications. CFML is the ColdFusion Markup Language, a tag based programming language designed specifically for writing Web and Internet based applications. CFML looks more like HTML than it does traditional programming languages, and this makes the language easy to learn and use (no more difficult than HTML). CFML is supported by ColdFusion as well as by some third party servers. CFML code is saved in files with either a .CFM or a .CFC extension. .CFM files are standard ColdFusion files and may be plain files, included files, or Custom Tags. .CFC files are ColdFusion Components (reusable ColdFusion objects). ColdFusion MX can sit on top of J2EE implementations, leveraging the underlying architecture and investment, while making its power accessible to all. Or put another way, ColdFusion MX delivers the power of underlying J2EE to those to whom it would have been inaccessible, and along the way makes accomplished Java developers far more productive. Not only does a move to J2EE not preclude the use of ColdFusion, it actually makes ColdFusion a logical choice for you - you've already made a massive investment (both financially and resource-wise), with just a little more money that investment can actually become usable by all. The significant majority of ColdFusion installations run on Windows and use Microsoft back-ends (SQL Server, for example). There are no plans whatsoever to drop support for our most used platform, and with new support for .NET services ColdFusion has stronger Windows support than ever before. At the same time, ColdFusion also supports non-Microsoft platforms like Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX and non-Microsoft databases like Oracle, DB2 and mySQL - making it one of the most flexible products on the market. To Outsource Coldfusion e commerce, ColdFusion programming, ColdFusion CMS or any other kind of ColdFusion software, please contact us. We can make available Coldfusion Programmer or a team of Coldfusion Programmers and web debelopers for ColdFusion development and support. For more details please visit our ColdFusion Services section. Click here for more ColdFusion articles. 
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