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business was also enhanced based on the delivery of an updated ColdFusion release during fiscal 2006 which
added strong integration capabilities with Adobe Flex.
Enterprise and Developer Solutions Strategy
In fiscal 2007, we intend to focus on offering more complete enterprise server-based solutions targeting the
document and rich internet application needs of governments and enterprises. We wish to help these customers
develop and deliver self-service and assisted-service Web-based applications that blend rich user interfaces,
documents and collaboration capabilities that are easy to use. We strive to provide solutions which are customer-
centric and help the constituents of our customers work together on complex processes and bridge the digital and
paper-based environments, and do so by providing capabilities that are accessible by anyone, anywhere, and on
any Web-connected device. We intend to provide such solutions directly through our consulting services
organization, as well as together with software partners such as SAP AG, and through global systems integrators
we partner with that deliver comprehensive solutions to their customers.
We will focus our go-to-market efforts on markets such as financial services, government, manufacturing,
and life sciences.
Enterprise and Developer Solutions Products
Adobe Acrobat Capture — enables conversion of legacy paper-based documents into indexed, searchable,
platform-independent electronic PDF files for archiving and distribution purposes.
Adobe Central Pro Output Server — a server-based software application for document generation that allows
organizations to create personalized, customer-facing documents from any data source – including legacy, line-of-
business, ERP, or CRM applications; merges data with an electronic document template using a powerful
processing engine to dynamically generate electronic documents such as purchase orders, invoices, statements and
checks for delivery via Adobe PDF, the Web, e-mail, fax, or print; works with Adobe Output Designer, which is a
companion tool used to create sophisticated document templates.
Adobe Flex SDK — The developer tools for developing RIAs with Flex. Developers use the SDK to
compile and debug MXML and ActionScript files into the SWF format that executes in the Flash Player. The
Flex SDK is licensed at no charge, providing a commercial grade RIA development which competes with free
open source alternatives.
Adobe Flex Builder — an integrated development environment tool that can be used by designers and
enterprise developers for visually architecting and developing RIAs. Tightly integrated with the Flex SDK, Flex
Builder provides features for quickly prototyping, coding, debugging and deploying Flash based RIAs. Flex
Builder is a commercial product based on the open source Eclipse toolkit, the emerging industry standard for
enterprise development tools.
Adobe Flex Data Services — provides enterprise connectivity and data management capabilities for
advanced Flex RIAs. Flex Data Services runs on J2EE application servers and provides messaging, high
performance data connectivity, and advanced data management that integrate Flex based RIAs into enterprise
infrastructure including Web services, remote Java objects and real-time data and messaging systems.
Adobe LiveCycle Assembler — a server-based software application for the creation, manipulation and
assembly of customized Adobe PDF documents; XML-based data can be inserted into templates to create
complex, content-rich documents for more targeted and effective customer communications; integrates with
leading enterprise applications as well as custom systems.
Adobe LiveCycle Designer — a desktop software application which simplifies the creation and maintenance
of intelligent XML form templates for deployment as Adobe PDF forms or HTML applications; provides an
intuitive, graphical design tool for creating XML templates that look exactly as the author intended, and
previewing them before deployment. It also simplifies adding intelligence to documents, such as calculations and
validations, and binding form fields to arbitrary XML schemes for seamless integration with enterprise
applications.