Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) today announced Adobe®
LiveCycle® ES4, an enterprise form and document platform for
capturing data, protecting sensitive information and delivering
personalized communications. New capabilities in LiveCycle ES4 enable
organizations to extend forms processes on mobile devices, and through
integration with Adobe
Experience Manager, connect forms and document processes to websites.
“LiveCycle ES4 helps organizations connect people to critical processes
and engage with them in an easy-to-use and more secure environment,
wherever they are and on the device of their choice,” said Arun
Anantharaman, vice president and general manager, LiveCycle, Adobe.
“With significant innovations in our latest version, businesses and
government agencies can now better connect back-end processes and
services to compelling applications, reducing their development costs
while speeding time to market.”
“The requirement for organizations to easily capture and process
information, and securely deliver personalized communications to
customers, especially across mobile channels, is changing the shape of
business today,” said Melissa Webster, program vice president, Content &
Digital Media Technologies, IDC. “LiveCycle plays a role in helping
enterprises meet this demand.”
Significant new features in LiveCycle ES4 include:
Mobile forms support—Easily render forms to HTML5, PDF and
paper from one template, extending self-service options to users on
mobile devices.
Mobile Workspace application—Broaden reach of tasks and
forms-related processes to mobile devices, enabling access for workers
in the field, whether online or offline, helping improve productivity
and reduce the opportunity for errors. Forms and associated data are
automatically submitted to appropriate processes when workers next
connect to the network.
Forms management capabilities—Streamline process of updating,
retiring and managing thousands of forms. Marketing departments can
easily maintain brand consistency by aligning form and document
content with campaigns.
Integration with Adobe Experience Manager—Rapidly publish
documents and enterprise forms on websites while minimizing IT
support. Advanced web search capabilities make it easy for clients and
constituents to find the necessary forms or documents.
Extended rights management—Protect sensitive information across
devices by extending rights-managed documents to mobile users with the
free Adobe
Reader® Mobile application. Authorized users can search rights
management-protected documents in Microsoft SharePoint.
“As a long-time customer, it’s great to see Adobe continue to advance
LiveCycle capabilities to meet the evolving requirements of our market,”
said Christian Schulze-Amelung, business unit leader, DSV Group, a
German-based media company serving the banking industry. “The demand for
online self-service on mobile is only growing among customers. The new
capabilities in LiveCycle ES4 supporting business processes across
devices are a welcome addition.”
“The release of LiveCycle ES4 comes at a pivotal time for public service
organizations looking for ways to meet the demand of improving citizen
interaction and satisfaction. Our clients are facing an unprecedented
challenge to provide data from both legacy and leading edge IT
investments for an increasingly mobile customer,” said David McCurley,
Accenture Software’s practice lead for government clients. “By
connecting LiveCycle ES4 to our Accenture Public Service Platform
(APSP), we can make these new features available to our entire suite of
software products. This helps our clients improve productivity and
deliver powerful, intuitive experiences whether they are accessing
information from home, at work, or by mobile devices in the field.”
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