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September 30, 2007

MAX 2007 Day One Wrap Up

Wow, what a day. This is the first opportunity I've had to get online all day! As many others have noted, MAX 2007 in Chicago is huge! The venue the sheer number of people, the number of concurrent events and sessions, the lunch room ... this is MAX on a scale never seen before. During the keynote...

September 30, 2007

Light, Camera ... Keynote

I'm backstage, going through final prep for the MAX 2007 opening keynote. Each year we make this look clean and smooth and effortless - kind of. But if you've never seen what goes on behind the stage, picture a large area (the width of the hall) containing over a hundreds of piece of equipment and...

September 25, 2007

MAX 2007 US Sold Out

This is a first! In 9 years (MAX, DevCon, etc.) we've never had to do this before, but ... we've sold out MAX 2007 in Chicago, and registration has been closed! Wow! I can't wait for next week, see you in Chicago!

September 24, 2007

FuseTalk 50% Faster On ColdFusion 8

FuseTalk Inc has announced version 3.1 of their flagship FuseTalk forums software. This new version adds new features (including blogging support), and has been tested on ColdFusion 8 where "average page time and requests per second turned in a whopping 50% improvement".

September 23, 2007

ColdFusion Helps Manage MAX 2007 Venue McCormick Place

The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) is a municipal corporation created by the Illinois General Assembly. Its Board of Directors is appointed by the Governor of Illinois and the Mayor of Chicago. MPEA seeks to promote and operate conventions, fairs and expositions in the Chicago...

September 23, 2007

Last Minute MAX Hotel Rooms

The three official MAX 2007 hotels are all sold out, which is to be expected considering our record breaking attendance this year. But don't despair - use this hotels.com search and you'll find available rooms a mile or so away from McCormick Place (the MAX venue). And if you have yet to register,...

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