Adobe releases first update to LiveCycle ES 18 June, 2008 By Erin Bell

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LiveCycle Content Services ES is designed to help enterprises rapidly develop and deploy content-rich applications. Features include content storage, versioning, check-in/check-out, collaboration, advanced classification, search, archival and user interfaces including a web client, Microsoft Office plug-ins and shared network folders.

The addition of Content Services ES makes LiveCycle ES the only suite on the market that blends, data capture, information assurance, document output, process management and content services, giving customers the means to deliver rich applications where content can be created, stored, searched, managed, rights-protected and archived.

According to Adobe, Adobe will continue to develop relationships with ECM vendors with the addition of LiveCycle Content Services ES, which will enable customers to leverage their existing ECM investments for managing content as part of their LiveCycle content-centric engagement applications.

The second new component, PDF Generator 3D ES is a server-based solution that can be centrally deployed across the enterprise to manage the creation, assembly, distribution and archiving of engineering design data from multiple file formats, including CAD drawings, into a single PDF document that can be shared through Adobe Reader.

A key component of PDF Generator 3D ES is its ability to make collaboration more secure. OEMs and suppliers are now able to protect their intellectual property by avoiding having to share unprotected native CAD files outside the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) environment. Manufacturers can control access and modification permissions to data inside or outside the firewall, and control the accuracy of data stored in PDF to reduce risk of designs being used by their competitors.

With LiveCycle ES Update 1, we give customers the ability to deliver content-rich engagement applications faster through a fully integrated set of content services, said Rob Tarkoff, Senior Vice President, Business Productivity Business Unit at Adobe. This release enriches Adobes LiveCycle technology platform with new capabilities and productivity enhancements for customers to deliver applications that reduce paperwork, accelerate decision-making, and help ensure regulatory compliance."

In addition to the two new solutions components, Update 1 also adds support for the newest versions of Adobe applications, including Adobe Reader 9, Acrobat 9, Flex 3, and Adobe AIR. As well, LiveCycle Rights Management ES now enables users to policy-protect PowerPoint and Pro/ENGINEER files, in addition to PDF, Excel, Word, CATIA, XVL and Flash Video files.

Key enhancements to process and form design include: