EcomSolutions always looking to Hire Senior ColdFusion Developers .

The Senior ColdFusion Application Developer is responsible for assessing client input and creating and building conceptual, compelling and usable web applications, preparing detailed specifications, writing ColdFusion code, designing databases and performing testing/debugging of code to support business processes.  Experience Level: 5 Years.     

1 Make your site focused and relevant
2 Write lots of search engine friendly content
3 Acquire relevant inbound links
4 Ensure that inbound anchor text is relevant
5 Utilize deep linking
6 Use alt tags
7 Create a sitemap
8 Optimize your title tags
9 Write and submit articles and press releases
10 Submit  sitemap of your website to the search engines

I was just on a web site (no, not a ColdFusion powered site, and no I will not name names) browsing for specific content. The URLs used typical name=value query string conventions, and so I changed the value to jump to the page I wanted. And I made a typo and added a character to the numeric value. The result? An invalid SQL error message.That’s bad. Very very bad. It means that I was able to create a SQL statement that was submitted to the database for processing, a SQL statement that was passed to the database as is, unchecked.

You’d think that by now we’d have learned to lock down our code so as to prevent SQL injection attacks, but apparently this is not the case. You do not know what a SQL injection attack is? Well, read on.

Consider the following simple dynamic ColdFusion query: Read the rest of this entry »

The second ColdFusion 8 cumulative hot fix pack has been released. This hot fix contains the 7 fixes from hot fix 1, plus 14 additional fixes.

Thoughts, ideas, tips, musings, and pontifications (not necessarily in that order) by Ben Forta …
NOTE: This is my personal blog, and the opinions and statements voiced here are my own. 

ColdFusion 8 Can Return Identity Values
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Here’s another ColdFusion 8 goodie that I just learned about yesterday …
If you are using a database table with an identity (auto-increment) field, ColdFusion 8 can automatically return the newly created field value for you, without needing a trigger or a subsequent <CFQUERY>. All you need to do is look in the <CFQUERY> optional RESULT structure, and if available the value will just be there. This feature is very DBMS and driver specific (and unfortunately does not seem to be supported by Apache Derby), and the name of the structure member containing the generated value is different based on the DBMS being used. Here are the ones you should be aware of:

SQL Server: result.IDENTITYCOL
Oracle: result.ROWID
Sybase: result.SYB_IDENTITY
Informix: result.SERIAL_COL
DB2: result.KEY_VALUE
MySQL: result.GENERATED_KEY (MySQL 4 and 5 only, MySQL 3 does not support this feature)
Very nice indeed!

 Ben Forta

There is a lot that can go wrong with any technology project, and in many cases overlong delays, overstretched budgets and complete failures do occur. In the software industry, it is certainly not news when a implementing a project plan doesn’t go as smoothly as originally intended.

Here are five of the biggest project mistakes to avoid:

1) Hire a team of inferior developers

Conceptualizing, creating and implementing new software is challenging work, to say the least, and many so-called programmers simply aren’t up to the task. It would behoove anyone planning to initiate a new project to develop a comprehensive series of tests that will be able to ascertain, with a high degree of certainty, the level of competence for each programmer hired for your team. Just accepting someone’s resume at ‘face-value’ is no good. Demonstrated competence in specific program areas should be the absolute minimum during the hiring process. Read the rest of this entry »

For any business client, there is a huge potential difference in the quality of the services rendered when comparing professional and non-professional firms in the software programming market. At EcomSolutions, Inc., it is our sincere belief that 99% of the firms fall into the latter category.

To differentiate between professional and non-professional firms, the former (representing only 1% of the industry) are larger in size and scope, and can afford to properly design the project architecture. They also carry enough insurance to ensure that the project is successfully carried through to completion. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the specialized programming techniques utilized by EcomSolutions, Inc., for the benefit of certain clients, is known as “extreme programming.” The method features a high degree of simplicity, communication and feedback. In it, the entire programming team communicates continuously, allowing for enough feedback to instantly fine-tune all aspects of the project.

Planning and tracking is a key part of extreme programming to move the project forward to completion as expeditiously as possible. Utilizing this technique is aimed at producing highly-integrated end-products that pass all usability tests. Read the rest of this entry »

EcomSolutions, Inc. offers expert consulting for Cisco networking systems and network security. In many businesses, networking systems have evolved haphazardly, creating a situation where data is stored and utilized inefficiently, maintenance requirements are costly, security is poor, and routine modifications turn into major problems.

However, Cisco’s network products and tools support efficient models of data center architecture, which allows for continuing improvements in server utilization, storage, connectivity, and all applications in a controllable and cost-effective manner. Read the rest of this entry »

EcomSolutions, Inc. features a team of expert consultants who are completely conversant with the complexity and integration demands for the newest generation of Microsoft .NET servers. We have both hands-on expertise and extensive knowledge in designing and implementing effective start-to-finish business technology solutions.

Our consulting services include the following applications: Read the rest of this entry »