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Adobe Output Pak for mySAP.com—SAP certified server-based software for document generation that enables
organizations to optimize their investment in their SAP solution by creating personalized, professional-looking,
customer-facing documents; provides an easy, fast, and cost-effective way to create and maintain documents for the
SAP environment; integrates directly with an SAP system to extract information which is merged with a document
template that defines the layout and formatting of the document; output can be in a variety of formats, including
Adobe PDF, print, fax, e-mail, and the Web, to multiple devices.
Adobe Output Pak for Oracle E-Business Suite—server-based software for document generation which is an
Oracle EBSI-approved integration; expands the scope of the Oracle E-Business Suite by allowing customers to
easily create, maintain, and integrate high-quality, professional-looking electronic documents with their Oracle
business processes in an easy, fast, and cost-effective way; integrates directly with Oracle Reports to extract XML
data from other applications which is then merged with a document template that defines the layout and formatting
of the document output; used to dynamically generate documents such as purchase orders, invoices, statements, and
checks which can then be delivered via Adobe PDF, print, fax, e-mail, and the Web.
Adobe Web Output Pak—server-based software for document generation; creates documents in Adobe PDF
and HTML for presentation on the Web, and in Wireless Markup Language (“WML”) for presentation to a wireless
device; allows users to personalize and control the look and feel of documents based on the data the
documents contain.
Adobe Workflow Server— a server-based workflow application that allows for the design, deployment and
management of forms-based business processes by integrating people, processes, and applications to improve
organizational agility and productivity; uses a rules-and roles-based design tool that defines business rules a process
must follow, as well as the roles of each individual involved in the process; works with Adobe Form Server, Adobe
Form Client and Adobe Central Output Server.
Create Adobe PDF Online—a Web-hosted fee-based service that allows users to convert documents from a
wide variety of applications into Adobe PDF files.
OEM PostScript and Other
OEM PostScript and Other Market Opportunity
Graphics professionals and professional publishers require quality, reliability, and efficiency in production
printing, and we believe our printing technology provides advanced functionality to meet the sophisticated
requirements of this marketplace. As high-end printing systems evolve and transition to fully digital, composite
workflows, Adobe is uniquely positioned to be a supplier of software and technology based on the Adobe PostScript
and Adobe PDF standards for use by hardware manufacturers in this industry. Adobe generates revenues by
licensing its technology to OEMs that manufacture printers and other output devices.
OEM PostScript and Other Products
Adobe PostScript—a printing and imaging page description language that delivers high quality output,
cross-platform compatibility, and top performance for graphically-rich printing output from corporate desktop
printers to high-end publishing printers; gives users the power to create and print visually rich documents with total
precision; licensed to printing equipment manufacturers for integration into their printing products.
Adobe Extreme—a printing architecture for service bureaus, prepress shops, and commercial printers; the
fastest, most flexible implementation of Adobe printing technology; provides an integrated workflow that automates
prepress tasks, optimizing output speeds and quality by using Adobe PDF and job tickets; offers flexibility while
delivering a scalable, reliable, and productive printing environment.
Adobe PDF Transit—a Software Development Kit that enables print providers to develop streamlined, reliable,
and secure Adobe PDF-based workflows that begins at their customers' desktops and extends across the Internet to a
printing device.