MSDN Praises ColdFusion
In the annals of the ColdFusion vs. ASP fight, here's one for the CF side of things! Coming from an unexpected source (Microsoft), this article discusses the use of ColdFusion on a SQL Server platform and explains (in detail) ColdFusion's strengths. In the end, it states that " ... in general, ColdFusion does what ASP does. But you might find among ColdFusion's specific features and functionality some compelling reasons to choose it." However, the article does note that a VB shop that is trying to get into a language might be better off getting into ASP (they've already got the basics) than into ColdFusion.
ColdFusion and SQL Server