The latest Windows update which rolled out on April 11^th affects every web site that uses any type of Active X control. Microsoft modified Internet Explorer so that now in order for a user to interact with embedded objects (like Flash) she must first click on the object to activate it.

December 3^rd, 2005 marked a big day for ColdFusion developers and users of Macromedia products. It was on this day that the Adobe / Macromedia merger became official with both parties receiving word they had passed all the red-tape hurdles in their path. You can read more about the happenings on Adobe’s website and here. You can also do a Google search for the merger and get lots of opinions, speculation and more from news organizations and other bloggers.

So what does this mean for Digital Position clients and the future of the Macromedia product line? Well for the foreseeable future not much will be different other than a name change, a logo change, and maybe some product packaging. Work has already begun on the next version of ColdFusion (code named Scorpio) and we’ve learned that the ColdFusion product line (along with FLEX) will be in the “Enterprise and Developer Solutions Business Unit” which handles Adobe's LifeCycle product line.

Here at Digital Positions it’s business as usual and word on the street is that this is only good news for ColdFusion and ColdFusion developers. We’ve already seen Macromedia take the ColdFusion line down new paths by integrating much requested features. Now with the Marketing, Research & Development, and overall reach of Adobe, we can expect more of the same. We are excited about this merger and will keep you up-to-date on the cool and innovative stuff which is sure to come out of it.