Adobe Expands LiveCycle Enterprise Suite

Suite now includes content services and new solution accelerators to expedite deployment of enterprise applications.

by DE Editors | Published June 24, 2008

Adobe Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite (ES) Update 1, an enhancement to the LiveCycle ES technology platform that helps businesses and governments more effectively engage with customers, citizens, and partners inside and outside the organization. Adobe also announced Adobe Solution Accelerators designed to decrease development time of applications and increase return on investment for Adobe customers.

LiveCycle ES Update 1 adds Adobe LiveCycle Content Services ES, a fully integrated set of content services and Adobe LiveCycle PDF Generator 3D ES, a solution for automating the creation and assembly of PDF documents from engineering product data. This update also integrates the capabilities of Adobe Flex 3 and Adobe AIR, while leveraging Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Reader to enable a new class of applications that easily connect people inside and outside organizations to information and processes. Plus, with LiveCycle ES Update 1, Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES extends policy protection for Microsoft Office 2007 and PTC Pro/ENGINEER files.

Adobe also announced new Adobe Solution Accelerators, deployable solution framework and best practices methodologies designed to help organizations more rapidly develop applications that better engage with end users. The Solution Accelerators include the Enrollment Solution Accelerator and the Correspondence Management Solution Accelerator. These have particular applicability to financial services and government organizations when enrolling customers or citizens in services and personalizing correspondence communications.

For details on LiveCycle pricing and availability, please visit Adobe.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.

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