20 YEARS OF
DRIVING ENTERPRISE
MODERNIZATION

The journey began with the release of ColdBox 1.0, introducing the first professional-grade MVC framework to the CFML ecosystem. This period marked a shift in how businesses built web applications, moving away from unmaintainable legacy code toward structured, scalable, and object-oriented architectures that allowed for faster developer onboarding and reduced technical debt.

As the community grew, Ortus launched its first series of Official Enterprise Training and support services, bridging the gap between open-source innovation and corporate reliability. The company established itself as a leader in consulting, helping global firms migrate complex systems to modern standards while maintaining peak performance and security.

Innovation expanded beyond the framework with the birth of WireBox (Dependency Injection) and CacheBox(Scaling/Caching). By decoupling these core components, Ortus allowed developers to use high-end architectural tools in any application, setting the stage for the highly modular "Box" ecosystem that defines the company's philosophy today.

The release of ContentBox Modular CMS revolutionized how enterprises managed content, offering a professional alternative built on top of the ColdBox platform. This era focused on extensibility, allowing companies to build complex, secure, and SEO-optimized web portals using a modular approach that integrated seamlessly with existing business logic.

The game changed forever with the launch of CommandBox, the first CLI, package manager, and embedded server for the CFML world. This tool automated the entire development lifecycle, enabling DevOps practices, package management via ForgeBox, and consistent environments, making CFML development as modern and efficient as Ruby or Node.js

Ortus spearheaded the "Testing Revolution" by making TestBox the industry standard for BDD (Behavior-Driven Development). During these years, the focus was on software quality and automation, providing enterprises with the tools to implement robust CI/CD pipelines and ensuring that mission-critical applications were stable and bug-free.

As the industry moved to the cloud, Ortus optimized its entire stack for Docker and Kubernetes. The introduction of official Ortus Docker images and microservices orchestration tools allowed enterprises to deploy highly scalable, resilient applications in the cloud, solidifying Ortus’s position as a modern JVM powerhouse for global infrastructure.

In response to a changing world, Ortus accelerated digital transformation for its clients and launched Ortus Books, a comprehensive library of technical knowledge. The company transitioned its major conferences to world-class virtual events, ensuring that developers in the USA and EU remained at the forefront of modern web development despite global challenges.

This period saw the introduction of ColdBox 7 and the initial development of BoxLang, a next-generation dynamic language for the JVM. Ortus focused on breaking language barriers, creating tools that run seamlessly across different engines and providing a bridge for companies looking to modernize their legacy stacks without a complete rewrite.

Ortus enters its third decade with the massive release of ColdBox 8 "The Ocho", featuring native Enterprise AI integration and modular enhancements. With the official launch of BoxLang, Ortus now provides a unified, high-performance ecosystem for the JVM, combining AI-driven development with the most robust modular framework on the market to lead the future of enterprise software.