3 year strategic plan

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Adobe LiveCycle TM

Using XML and SOA to link People with Systems

Duane Nickull,Senior Standards Strategist

Adobe Systems

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2004 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 2081904 22:50

Adobe and the EnterpriseAdobe LiveCycle TM

- Introduction and overview - Demonstration (Designer)Summary Q & A

Adobe and the Enterprise

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Adobe in the Enterprise - XML is The Language of Business Transactions

- Service Oriented is the Architectural Paradigm

Adobe connects documents, data, people and processes ensuring

better communication and interaction across the value chain

Adobe connects documents, data, people and processes ensuring

better communication and interaction across the value chain

SCM ERP EAI CRM Portal

PartnersPartners CustomersCustomers EmployeesEmployees

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Adobe SOA and XML Architecture Vision

Adobe is visionary in use of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for Enterprise: Leveraging SOA within its’ products (2003+) Leveraging SOA for integration (2004+) Adobe personnel involved in SOA standards (1999 –

2004+) Using XML data bridges - systems to people:

User interactions with systems. Format for transactions, metadata.

Adobe enables people to participate in business processes anytime, anywhere, on any device Combination of SOA, XML and PDF enables this vision. Adobe has built an SOA platform that embraces XML

and web services; solves real business problems today. Used by Adobe internally (2004+).

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XML Data Workflows

XML document sent between processing stepsXML document sent between processing steps

XML Data File

XML Data File

Consuming systems processes data


Initiating system creates dataInitiating system creates data

Most enterprises run on human and paper-based interactionsMost enterprises run on human and paper-based interactions

XML Data File

XML Data File

Initiating system creates dataInitiating system creates data



PDF, User Interaction through Acrobat

PDF, User Interaction through Acrobat

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Points to Ponder

eBusiness interactions REQUIRE human being interactions.

Most human beings are FAMILIAR with paper documents. A DOCUMENT may act as an interface to an enterprise

process. Such documents require embedded INTELLIGENCE in

order to ensure the policies of the process are enforced at runtime.

Enterprises need more…

Directory/Registry Security Transaction/

MessagingIntegration

ConnectivityContent

Life Cycle

DocumentRetrieval/Storage

Process/Workflow

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Adobe and the EnterpriseAdobe LiveCycle TM

- Introduction and overview - Demonstration (Designer)Summary Q & A

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Adobe® Intelligent Document Platform

Enables organizations to automate and accelerate the flow of business-critical information between employees, customers, suppliers, and constituents.

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Adobe LiveCycle

Support for both Design and Runtime views

Fix this slide. Tools do not sit on Bedrock

User Interfaces

(Web Applications)

Tools Orchestration Services

Integration Services (Web Services, Java APIs, Email, Drop folders, Print queue…)

DocumentGeneration Collaboration

DocumentControl & Security

ProcessManagement

Common Server Architecture

Application Server / J2EE

ERP, CRM, ECM

Database

IDE

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LiveCycle Components

Adobe Form Server – serves forms, captures form data. Adobe Form Manager - central repository to manage forms. Adobe Reader Extensions Server - extends Adobe Reader

by activating functionality within free Adobe Reader. Adobe Document Security Server provides digital signature

and encryption capabilities of Adobe Acrobat 6.0 in a server environment.

Adobe Policy Server enterprise document control solution for use and access to electronic documents.

Adobe Barcoded Forms enable Adobe PDF form round trip for electronic to paper and back to electronic forms.

Adobe Designer - design time software to design forms.

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Adobe Form Server Serves correct forms for clients platform and

environment. Form instance data returned via Form Server. Integration between Form Server and enterprise via

connectors. Leverages SOA standards

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Adobe Form Manager

Manages Forms on behalf of the enterprise. Provides GUI to forms, programmatic API next release. Built on Metadata Registry-Repository technology Built using concepts central to SOA

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Adobe Reader Extensions Server Extends the capabilities of the free Acrobat Reader. Enable end users to save, fill in, annotate, sign, and

submit PDF documents. Online collaboration for document reviews. Automate data capture with electronic forms, enabling

form completion and submission. Provide enhanced security with digital signatures.

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Adobe Document Security Server

Digitally sign and certify electronic documents. Encrypt and decrypt documents. Can help meet

regulatory requirements. Digital signature validation, control.

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Adobe Policy Server

Reduce the costs and risks of distributing confidential information

Control document access and usage rights online or offline, inside or outside the firewall

Always know when a document has been viewed, printed, or altered

Extend version control beyond document and content management systems

Provide more assurances that only intended recipients can open, use, and forward a document

Leverage Adobe Acrobat® and free Adobe Reader® software to author and view protected documents

Revoke access to previously distributed documents Aggregate group information and check user credentials

against existing authentication directories

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Adobe Policy Server

1 minuteDEMO

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Adobe Barcoded Forms

Crosses the Digital Divide!

Key issue facingdeveloped, developing and transitioning nations.

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Adobe Designer

Allows quick design of forms based on XML schema, instance or data base.

Can bind forms to web services. Can be used to add signature fields or other form

widgets. Ties together functions of LiveCycle into form at Design

Time. Publishes form templates to Forms Manager for Run

Time and.... So simple a standards strategist can use it.

DEMO

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Impact of LiveCycle

Extends the enterprise to new places

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Impact of LiveCycle

United Nations Trade Documents – UN eDocs

http://www.unece.org/etrades/unedocs/toolset.htm

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Case Study – Medway Council, August 2004

Details: Medway Council providing services to over 250,000 people in the Medway region.

Size: 9,000 employees Industry: Government Solution: Online Forms, expedites service efficiency. IDP Components:

LiveCycle Designer LiveCycle Form Server Workflow Designer Workflow Server

http://www.adobe.com/government/pdfs/medway_ss.pdf

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Case Study – CNA, September 2004

CNA Adopts Adobe Intelligent Document Platform for Insurance Claims Processing.

Using Adobe LiveCycle™ document services software, the solution will enable the rapid handling of business processes.

Deployed in an IBM WebSphere environment. Java APIs, uses XML for data interchange and supports

web services. Adobe LiveCycle's support of these industry standards

means organizations can deploy document services in today's Service Oriented Architectures (SOA).

http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200409/092104CNA.html

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Summary

Adobe has core competence connecting people with the enterprise.

Early adopter of SOA (including webs services) and XML technology within enterprise and server products.

Adobe providing service oriented solutions today. Adobe LiveCycle Products available now (see references

– next slide). Come and talk to us.

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Q & A and References

Presenter Duane Nickull – [email protected]

Adobe References Enterprise Software - http://www.adobe.com/enterprise/ Enterprise customer references - http://

www.adobe.com/enterprise/customers.html

Standards Links http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/comments/form.php?wg_abbrev=ebsoa http://www.w3c.org http://www.ws-i.org http://www.ebxml.org http://www.oasis-open.org http://www.unece.org/etrades/unedocs/toolset.htm

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LiveCycle Product References

Form Server - http://www.adobe.com/products/server/formserver/main.html

Form Manager - http://www.adobe.com/products/server/formmanager/main.html

Reader Extensions Server - http://www.adobe.com/products/server/readerextensions/main.html

Adobe Document Security Server - http://www.adobe.com/products/server/securityserver/

Adobe Policy Server - http://www.adobe.com/products/server/policy/main.html

Adobe 2D Barcode - http://www.adobe.com/products/server/barcodedpaperforms/

Adobe Designer - http://www.adobe.com/products/server/adobedesigner/main.html

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