Updates run with the latest on top

11:47 – We walked out because they started serving lunch. Thanks for reading!

11:45 – AM: Is there anyway to move someone with a “good track record” to get put on special servers. HMS: We used to just deploy on a new server out new customers. This was bad because you would get dev code along with uploading etc. This was a bad idea. We now will take it case by case and try to add you to a stable one. You can also call them and have them move a site if you feel that it is a problem. Support will never say know” – HMS2: “Just know that it is 1 person that causes it to go down and it is VERY hard to get that down to 0″

11:40 – Charlie Arehart just stepped up to the mic to ask “A lot of times you can save resources by stopping sessions for spiders and bots… Do you guys have a solution for this?” – Not really but we are monitoring better through the CF* monitoring

11:39 – Most of these questions are diecrlt about their services so not really relevant… sorry

11:30 – Taking questions from the audience

11:27 – Guy is giving a testimonial about them… I am thinking this is a plant from HMS.

11:20 – Wachovia Equity Partners has purchased them which gives them additional capital to be able to expand. This will also help expand the CF community because Wachovia will now have access to a CF platform through HMS for their other companies.

11:16 – They are talking about what they want in CF9… ok guys thanks… tell Adobe not us

11:12 – Catering to web hosting from a business standpoint (I think he is talking directly to Adobe but I am not sure)

11:11

• Hosting and Software-as-service are the future
• Better focus on developing features for multi-tenant usage
• Support programs tailored to web hosts
• Better business programs for web hosts create better opportunities for developers

11:09 – Ok I will continue because people are actually reading this

11:03 – Suddenly realizing that this didn’t need a live blog because they are just talking about junk.

11:02 – Security escorts Ray Camden to the show floor

11:01 – Ray Camden starts making monkey noises

10:55 – He says that this is not a commercial for HMS… never trust anyone that tells you they are not lying!

10:53 – Thinking this may be a sales presentation and not so much a keynote

10:45 – Lame Guns and Roses intro with a very akward letdown to the buildup