Allaire Corporation Explained

Allaire Corporation
Type:Public
Fate:Acquired by Macromedia
Founded: in Minnesota
Hq Location:Massachusetts
Industry:Software
Products:ColdFusion

Allaire Corporation was a computer software company founded by Jeremy and JJ Allaire in Minnesota, later headquartered in Cambridge, then Newton, Massachusetts. It commenced operations in May 1995, had its initial public offering on NASDAQ (trading ticker ALLR) in January 1999, and was acquired by rival Macromedia in early 2001.[1]

History

Allaire released the first version of the ColdFusion server in 1995, the first database-driven web-content server. In its early history, the name of the language for ColdFusion, then known as Database Markup Language (DBML), was changed to ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML). The company also produced two web design IDEs: HomeSite, purchased from Bradbury Software, and ColdFusion Studio, based on HomeSite with enhancements tailored to development of ColdFusion applications.

In 2000, Allaire acquired Live Software,[2] a company founded by Paul Colton in 1997 and best known for the creation of the first commercial Java Servlet and JSP server, JRun. Later in 2000, Allaire also acquired the Kawa IDE (Java IDE) from Tek-Tools Software and much of the Kawa development team relocated from Dallas to Boston.[3]

Allaire also produced an early web Content Management System (CMS) called Spectra.[4]

JRun was purchased by Macromedia, which in 2001 also purchased Allaire.[5] [6] In 2005, Macromedia was purchased by Adobe Systems.[7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SEC Form 10-K for Allaire Corp., 1998 . www.secinfo.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20190408042033/http://www.secinfo.com/dvdn2.6c2.htm . 2019-04-08 . live.
  2. Web site: Allaire Announces Acquisition of Live Software. 1999-06-15. 2007-09-07.
  3. Web site: Allaire Corporation acquires Kawa IDE. www.theserverside.com. 2013-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623061532/https://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread/2019.html. 2020-06-23. live.
  4. Web site: Macromedia Spectra Community Source Project. https://web.archive.org/web/20030425201641/http://spectrasource.macromedia.com/. April 25, 2003. dead. July 2, 2017.
  5. News: Macromedia to Acquire Rival Allaire in $360 Million Deal. A WSJ.com News Roundup. 2001-01-17. The Wall Street Journal. 2020-01-28. en-US. 0099-9660. https://web.archive.org/web/20190702091704/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB979683783837412543. 2019-07-02. live.
  6. Web site: Macromedia, Allaire could merge March 20. 2001-03-06. Macworld. en. 2020-01-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128133428/https://www.macworld.com/article/1020673/macromedia.html. 2020-01-28. live.
  7. News: Adobe Buys Macromedia for $3.4 Billion. Flynn. Laurie J.. 2005-04-19. The New York Times. 2020-01-28. en-US. 0362-4331. https://web.archive.org/web/20200421051253/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/19/technology/adobe-buys-macromedia-for-34-billion.html. 2020-04-21. live.
  8. Adobe Acquires Macromedia. Reuters. 2005-04-18. Wired. 2020-01-28. 1059-1028. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128133427/https://www.wired.com/2005/04/adobe-acquires-macromedia/. 2020-01-28. live.
  9. News: Adobe Systems Buys Macromedia In Stock Deal. Berman. Dennis. Bank. David. 2005-04-19. The Wall Street Journal. 2020-01-28. en-US. 0099-9660. https://web.archive.org/web/20191217181146/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111378022990209076. 2019-12-17. live.

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