ColdFusion 9.0 has many benefits over older versions and to name few they are:
Coldfusion can be used as a service with out writing lines of code, we can get results by using: CFChart, Cfdocument, CFImage, CFmail, CFPDF and cfpop etc. And also these services can be sandboxed in ORDER to GIVE more security. ADOBE AIR database synchronization. New AJAX controls are added. Server manager is a new feature by which from one access point we can MANAGE several admin TASKS of various servers. Also ColdFusion 9 allows you to create coldfusion component as a portlet. 

ColdFusion 9.0 has many benefits over older versions and to name few they are:
Coldfusion can be used as a service with out writing lines of code, we can get results by using: CFChart, Cfdocument, CFImage, CFmail, CFPDF and cfpop etc. And also these services can be sandboxed in order to give more security. Adobe AIR database synchronization. New AJAX controls are added. Server manager is a new feature by which from one access point we can manage several admin tasks of various servers. Also ColdFusion 9 allows you to create coldfusion component as a portlet.