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ColdFusion, Flex, Java, Mobile and Wireless, and whatever else tickles my fancy.

Tripp Lite Powered By ColdFusion
Like many of you, I never tire of seeing .cfm URLs when not looking for them. Today I visited Tripp Lite, a leading provider of UPSs, KVM switches, and more. I found exactly what I was looking for, and also found a site powered by ColdFusion.
Google I/O Powered By ColdFusion
This one just sent to me by a very excited Ali Daniali. Registration is now open for Google I/O 2010, and the registration site is powered by ColdFusion and Fusebox. Google, we're glad you've discovered online productivity! ;-)
Practical eCommerce On ColdFusion Powered Open Mind Commerce
Open Mind Commerce is a UK based e-commerce solution powered by ColdFusion. The product was just highlighted and reviewed by Practical eCommerce in a Cart of the Week post.
XM Radio ColdFusion And Flash Powered iPhone App
XM Radio Canada is powered by ColdFusion. Last week XM Radio Canada upgraded to ColdFusion 9, and also rolled out a new Flash based online player and an iPhone app called XMRO, both of which are powered by ColdFusion 9 on the back-end.
Check Out The New ColdFusion 9 Powered Adobe TV
A revamp of Adobe TV went live today. The UI is much cleaner, searching is imporoved, deep linking is better ... But, best of all, the new Adobe TV (launched on 9/9/9) is one of the first public sites powered by the soon-to-be-released ColdFusion 9!
InformationWeek: Defense Info Agency Open-Sources Its Web Apps And Encourages ColdFusion Use
InformationWeek is running a story about how The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA, which provides IT services to the Department of Defense) is making its internally developed suite of administrative and workflow applications available to other government agencies as open source software. The Open Source Content Management Information System (OSCMIS) comprises more than 50 Web applications, including workforce management, automated workflow, learning management, balanced scorecard, and telework management. The applications are all built in ColdFusion, and going forward, DISA wants to encourage use of and training in ColdFusion, even starting with kids in high school to get them interested in software development as a career. [Via Sean Corfield's Tweet]
AT&T Product Renewal Powered By ColdFusion
I was just filling in a form to renew an AT&T business line I have, and was pleased to find the process all powered by ColdFusion.
ColdFusion Powered Proxyclick Feeds Locals (Including Microsoft Employees) And Wins Awards
Belgian software company Proxyclick positions itself as a "life improvement platform". Their primary application is ColdFusion powered Click'n Lunch and is used by employees at lots of local companies (including Microsoft Belgium) to order lunch and more. And the app just won the B2B BeCommerce Award 2009.
ESRI Users Love Flex, And ColdFusion, Too
We have a long history with ESRI, the world's leading GIS technology company, and ESRI has long supported the use of Flash and Flex as a front-end to the offerings. But check out the ArcGIS Server Live User Sites page - Flex examples dominate! (And the very first app listed is powered by ColdFusion, too, and built by our pals at ROK Technologies).
Seattle's Virginia Mason Powered By ColdFusion
I discovered this one while in Seattle this week. Virginia Mason Medical Center is an award-winning, private, not-for-profit organization offering a network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout the Puget Sound region and a hospital in Seattle. And their website, including the staff portal, is all powered by ColdFusion 8.
TweetTrail Powered By ColdFusion And jQuery
Paul Kukiel wrote to tell me that his TweetTrail app is in beta. TweetTrail is a Twitter client which lets you enter a search term to find the top 20 Tweeters on that topic. TweetTrail is powered by ColdFusion and jQuery.
ColdFusion 8 Powers The Center for Consumer Freedom
The Center for Consumer Freedom is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting personal responsibility and protecting consumer choices. The organization believes that only you know what's best for you, and objects when activists try to force you to live according to their vision of society. The Center for Consumer Freedom operates a whole slew of web sites, including PETA Kills Animals, ActivistCash.com, CSPI Scam, Animal Scam, mercuryfacts.org, PhysicianScam.com, HumaneWatch, and more. And all of these sites are powered by ColdFusion 8.
ColdFusion Helps Calculate Wedding Costs
This one sent to me by Shane McMurray, founder of The Wedding Report, Inc. Cost of Wedding attempts to help couples budget and plan wedding costs. While the list of items that "are included in the average wedding cost or wedding budget" definitely raised my eyebrows, the site is simple, focused, intuitive, and was ranked #14 in The 75 Best Wedding Web Sites on Brides magazine's brides.com. And, of course, the site is fully powered by ColdFusion.
ColdFusion Powers Health And Human Services Award Winning girlshealth.gov
girlshealth.gov was created to help girls (ages 10-16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face. It focuses on health topics that girls are concerned about and helps motivate them to choose healthy behaviors by using positive, supportive, and non-threatening messages. The site gives girls reliable, useful information on the health issues they will face as they become young women and tips on handling relationships with family and friends, at school and at home. girlshealth.gov is a project of the U.S. Department of Health &Human Services' Office on Women's Health, and was the Health Improvement Institute's Aesculapius Award 2008 Award of Excellence. And the site is completely powered by ColdFusion.
ColdFusion Powered U.K. Government Site Wins Award
U.K. based OWL allows police to work with neighborhood watch groups, communicating directly with the public via email, phone, fax, SMS, print, and publishing to the OWL website. It features a contact management system to manage tens of thousands of contacts, and it ties into the Royal Mail database. The site is geographically aware and supports location and proximity based searches. The public can log in to manage their own data, all managed by integrated security. The entire system is built in ColdFusion. And they have announced that the application has been awarded an e-Government National Award from the British Government.

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