<s>
Adobe	B-Application
LiveCycle	I-Application
Enterprise	O
Suite	O
(	O
ES4	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
service-oriented	O
architecture	O
Java	B-Language
EE	I-Language
server	O
software	O
product	O
from	O
Adobe	O
Systems	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
applications	O
that	O
automate	O
a	O
broad	O
range	O
of	O
business	O
processes	O
for	O
enterprises	O
and	O
government	O
agencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
ES4	O
is	O
an	O
enterprise	O
document	O
and	O
form	O
platform	O
that	O
allows	O
capturing	O
and	O
processing	O
information	O
,	O
delivering	O
personalized	O
communications	O
,	O
and	O
protecting	O
and	O
tracking	O
sensitive	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
ES4	O
incorporates	O
new	O
features	O
with	O
a	O
particular	O
focus	O
on	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
applications	O
also	O
function	O
in	O
both	O
online	O
and	O
offline	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
capabilities	O
are	O
enabled	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Application
Reader	I-Application
,	O
HTML/PhoneGap	O
,	O
and	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
clients	O
to	O
reach	O
desktop	O
computers	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
platform	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
several	O
integrated	O
components	O
and	O
developer	O
tools	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
discussed	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
ES4	O
components	O
are	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
services	O
available	O
to	O
developers	O
including	O
those	O
needed	O
to	O
capture	O
information	O
,	O
manage	O
and	O
optimize	O
processes	O
,	O
secure	O
information	O
,	O
invoke	O
web	O
services	O
,	O
create	O
documents	O
,	O
and	O
integrate	O
with	O
other	O
applications	O
and	O
data	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
Forms	O
Standard	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
deploy	O
XML-based	O
form	O
templates	O
as	O
PDFs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forms	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
for	O
offline	O
use	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Application
Reader	I-Application
when	O
they	O
are	O
reader-extended	O
,	O
a	O
capability	O
included	O
in	O
Forms	O
Standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
Forms	O
ES4	O
supports	O
data-driven	O
forms	O
by	O
merging	O
XML	B-Protocol
content	O
to	O
create	O
personalized	O
renditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
Forms	O
Pro	O
includes	O
FormsStandard	O
and	O
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
render	O
Mobile	O
Forms	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
using	O
HTML5	B-Application
and	O
a	O
forms	O
management	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
DataServices	O
is	O
a	O
framework	O
that	O
simplifies	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Flex	O
and	O
AIR	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
functionality	O
for	O
messaging	O
,	O
remoting	O
,	O
data	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
PDF	B-Application
creation	O
of	O
rich	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
application	I-Application
(	O
RIA	O
)	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
Data	O
Services	O
,	O
information	O
can	O
be	O
synchronized	O
across	O
clients	O
and	O
applications	O
,	O
providing	O
a	O
framework	O
for	O
conflict	O
resolution	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
Reader	O
Extensions	O
switches	O
on	O
functionality	O
within	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Application
Reader	I-Application
on	O
a	O
per-document	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
"	O
Reader	O
Extending	O
"	O
a	O
PDF	B-Application
document	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
selects	O
the	O
capabilities	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
enable	O
,	O
then	O
Reader	O
would	O
enable	O
that	O
functionality	O
when	O
opening	O
the	O
document	O
or	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
can	O
select	O
all	O
or	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
capabilities	O
:	O
commenting	O
,	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
of	O
form	O
data	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
submit	O
outside	O
of	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
enable	O
database	O
and	O
web	O
services	O
capabilities	O
,	O
capture	O
digital	O
signatures	O
,	O
enable	O
data	O
capture	O
in	O
2D	O
barcodes	O
and	O
embed	O
file	O
attachments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
Digital	O
Signatures	O
automates	O
electronic	O
signature	O
workflows	O
for	O
assurances	O
of	O
authenticity	O
,	O
integrity	O
,	O
and	O
non-repudiation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	O
signature	O
capabilities	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
functionality	O
available	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Application
Acrobat	I-Application
and	O
Adobe	B-Application
Reader	I-Application
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
Rights	O
Management	O
is	O
an	O
enterprise	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
(	O
EDRM	O
)	O
product	O
that	O
provides	O
data-centric	O
security	O
with	O
user	O
access	O
and	O
control	O
policies	O
to	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
data	O
including	O
PDF	B-Application
and	O
Flash	O
Video	O
-	O
and	O
also	O
native	O
formats	O
including	O
Word	B-Application
,	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
also	O
includes	O
detailed	O
audit	O
trail	O
reporting	O
for	O
rights-protected	O
information	O
,	O
dynamic	O
watermarking	O
,	O
expiration	O
,	O
and	O
version	B-Architecture
control	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
PDF	B-Application
Generator	O
is	O
server-based	O
software	O
that	O
automates	O
the	O
creation	O
,	O
assembly	O
,	O
and	O
manipulation	O
of	O
PDF	B-Application
documents	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
converts	O
documents	O
authored	O
in	O
native	O
source	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Word	B-Application
,	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
,	O
and	O
many	O
others	O
into	O
PDF	B-Application
documents	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
customized	O
PDF	B-Application
document	O
packages	O
by	O
assembling	O
or	O
disassembling	O
existing	O
PDF	B-Application
files	I-Application
or	O
PDF	B-Application
pages	O
and	O
adding	O
dynamic	O
custom	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
headers	O
,	O
footers	O
,	O
links	O
,	O
bookmarks	O
,	O
tables	O
of	O
contents	O
,	O
and	O
watermarks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
convert	O
PDF	B-Application
to	O
PostScript	B-Language
,	O
image	O
,	O
or	O
PDF/A	B-General_Concept
formats	O
for	O
direct	O
server-based	O
printing	O
or	O
compliance	O
with	O
archiving	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
optical	B-Application
character	I-Application
recognition	I-Application
(	O
OCR	O
)	O
functionality	O
with	O
this	O
product	O
to	O
create	O
searchable	O
PDF	B-Application
documents	I-Application
from	O
scanned	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
Output	O
automates	O
the	O
generation	O
of	O
template-driven	O
,	O
final-form	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
merges	O
XML	B-Protocol
data	O
with	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
Designer	O
templates	O
to	O
generate	O
personalized	O
documents	O
in	O
PDF	B-Application
,	O
PostScript	B-Language
,	O
PCL	B-Language
,	O
or	O
Zebra	O
label	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
capabilities	O
to	O
assemble	O
or	O
disassemble	O
existing	O
PDF	B-Application
files	I-Application
or	O
PDF	B-Application
pages	O
and	O
supports	O
adding	O
dynamic	O
custom	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
headers	O
,	O
footers	O
,	O
links	O
,	O
bookmarks	O
,	O
tables	O
of	O
contents	O
,	O
and	O
watermarks	O
to	O
create	O
customized	O
PDF	B-Application
document	O
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
converts	O
PDF	B-Application
to	O
PostScript	B-Language
,	O
image	O
,	O
or	O
PDF/A	B-General_Concept
formats	O
for	O
direct	O
server-based	O
printing	O
or	O
compliance	O
with	O
archiving	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
Correspondence	O
Management	O
centralizes	O
the	O
creation	O
,	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
delivery	O
of	O
customized	O
correspondence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
ES4	O
Connectors	O
for	O
ECM	O
integrates	O
other	O
ECMs	B-Application
(	O
enterprise	B-Application
content	I-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
)	O
with	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
for	O
design	O
time	O
asset	O
management	O
and	O
runtime	O
process	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
can	O
then	O
access	O
those	O
assets	O
directly	O
within	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
Workbench	O
ES4	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
forms	O
,	O
documents	O
,	O
and	O
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specific	O
ECM	O
systems	O
supported	O
by	O
these	O
connectors	O
include	O
IBM	O
Content	O
Manager	O
,	O
IBM/FileNet	O
content	O
repository	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
SharePoint	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
EMC/Documentum	O
'	O
s	O
document	O
repository	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
also	O
provides	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
connecting	O
to	O
Adobe	O
Experience	O
Manager	O
(	O
AEM	O
)	O
,	O
its	O
web	O
content	O
management	O
(	O
WCM	O
)	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
development	O
tool	O
to	O
create	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
applications	O
is	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
Workbench	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
an	O
Eclipse-based	O
development	O
environment	O
that	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
form	O
templates	O
and	O
process	O
designs	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
integrated	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
data	O
sources	O
and	O
existing	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Form	O
authors	O
and	O
developers	O
use	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
Designer	O
to	O
build	O
templates	O
that	O
merge	O
with	O
enterprise	O
data	O
to	O
deliver	O
interactive	O
forms	O
or	O
personalized	O
documents	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
electronic	O
or	O
print	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveCycle	B-Application
Designer	O
ES4	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
every	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
ES4	O
installation	O
and	O
embedded	O
within	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
Workbench	O
ES4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
Builder	I-Application
integrates	O
with	O
the	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
ES4	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Flex	B-Application
Builder	I-Application
developers	O
can	O
create	O
RIAs	B-Application
and	O
create	O
custom	O
additions	O
to	O
forms	O
created	O
in	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
Designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PDF	B-Application
documents	I-Application
restricted	O
with	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
DRM	O
are	O
sometimes	O
impossible	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
non-Adobe	O
document	O
management	O
systems	O
because	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
can	O
prevent	O
third-party	O
software	O
from	O
disassembling	O
the	O
PDF	B-Application
,	O
extracting	O
pages	O
,	O
and	O
displaying	O
the	O
contents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
these	O
cases	O
,	O
if	O
LiveCycle	B-Application
does	O
not	O
also	O
prevent	O
printing	O
,	O
users	O
may	O
resort	O
to	O
printing	O
PDF	B-Application
documents	I-Application
from	O
compatible	O
Adobe	O
software	O
and	O
scanning	O
the	O
printouts	O
into	O
unrestricted	O
,	O
rasterized	O
PDFs	B-Application
that	O
are	O
usable	O
in	O
third-party	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
university	O
admissions	O
department	O
unable	O
to	O
load	O
an	O
electronic	O
transcript	O
received	O
from	O
the	O
National	O
Student	O
Clearinghouse	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
client	O
schools	O
to	O
restrict	O
e-transcripts	O
with	O
Adobe	B-Application
LiveCycle	I-Application
,	O
into	O
admissions	O
CRM	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
