ColdFusion 8 is Now on the Adobe Labs.

ColdFusion 8 is finally available on the Adobe labs as a public beta.

Some of the new features:

• Server monitoring to help identify server bottlenecks, allowing for tuning and improved performance.
  
• Step through code debugging in a new Eclipse plug-in debugger.
  
• Adobe Flex™ and Ajax features that let ColdFusion power personalized, multimedia-rich applications to enhance users’ experiences on the web.
  
• High-quality, dynamically created on-demand multimedia presentations.
  
• PDF document and form integration for a printable, portable way to intelligently capture and share information.
  
• Image creation and manipulation with more than 50 new CFML tags and functions.
  
• Native support for .NET objects to easily integrate ColdFusion applications with enterprise data and infrastructure services.
  
• Significant application runtime and server performance improvements.

Be sure to check out my article (A Preview of Image Manipulation in ColdFusion 8) showcasing some of the image manipulation functionality that is brand new in ColdFusion 8.

What are you waiting for? Go download all the ColdFusion goodness.