Getting smart with LiveCycle ES

September 25, 2009:A new solution to provide non-technical business users with access to the power of LiveCycle PDF SmartForms has been launched by Avoka.

SmartForm Composer puts the power of an expert SmartForm developer into the hands of business analysts, forms designers and others, making it possible for more people to rapidly create high quality LiveCycle PDFSmartForms.

SmartForms are highly interactive and intelligent electronic forms that make it easy for users to engage with on-line business applications such as an employment application, mortgage application, purchase order, and applications for social services such as child support and Medicare.

Adobe LiveCycle ES helps organisations redesign document-intensive business processes to deliver rich and engaging applications that reduce paperwork, accelerate decision-making, and help ensure regulatory compliance.

“Productivity gains were a major driver for the development of the product,” said Howard Treisman, CTO of Avoka. “Composer’s Smart Templates encapsulate all the intelligence, business logic such as calculations, validation, hide/show logic and even layout styles required to quickly create an electronic PDFSmartForm. Smart Templates allow form developers to focus on the business needs rather than technical details.

“The bottom line is that SmartForm Composer accelerates form creation, reduces project costs and risks, while ensuring compliance with organizational standards,” said Philip Copeland, Managing Director ofAvoka Technologies. “Our goal with Composer was to reduce the time taken to implement a typical SmartForm from 4-5 days down to a few hours. SmartForm Composer is the product of hundreds of person-years of experience successfully designing, developing and deploying PDF SmartForms for our clients.”