2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 1 LiveCycle Assembler 7.2

2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 2 Agenda  Adobe® LiveCycle® Assembler 7.2 Overview  Migration strategies for Adobe Document Server  The Adobe document generation product line

2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 3 Business Problem  The high cost of processing customer communications  Typically very paper-based and manual  Difficult to automate with existing tools  The time and cost of preparing documents as part of regulatory filings for agencies such as FDA, FAA, EPA, etc.  The need to automate processing for the creation of complex document packages such as RFQs, proposals, contracts, insurance policies, loan packages, etc...

2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 4 Introducing Adobe LiveCycle Assembler 7.2  Automates enterprise document preparation workflows  Leverages your organization’s current investment in PDF  Integrates well as part of a larger LiveCycle automation solution  Customized document package delivery to customers  Technical document assembly  Medical document packaging and assembly  Government case file packaging

2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 5 LiveCycle Assembler 7.2 Snapshot Target  Adapt existing documents for new purposes  Integrate associated data into new PDF “result” documents The source documents can include the following items: Multiple PDF documents XML data such as metadata and bookmark information for insertion in the result document Documents to be attached to the result document The result documents can include the following items: Multiple PDF documents XML data extracted from the source documents Attachments extracted from the source documents XML data with query responses

2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 6 LiveCycle Assembler Key Capabilities  Assembles, disassembles, and manipulates PDF documents  Automates on a J2EE server many of the functions found in Acrobat Professional on desktops  Generate table of contents, insert cover pages  Insert, extract, delete, rotate, scale, crop, overlay, renumber PDF pages  Apply headers & footers, watermarks & backgrounds  Import/export/delete metadata, attachments, annotations, links, bookmarks  J2EE-based architecture (WebSphere, Weblogic, JBoss)  Orchestration with other LiveCycle products  LiveCycle replacement for Adobe Document Server Target

2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 7 Comparing LiveCycle Assembler 7.2 to Document Server  Improved integration capability with other LiveCycle products to better support end- to-end business process automation  Increased performance over Document Server  Simpler commands  Native Java implementation  Enhanced architecture  Improved command file  New features to manage the process for text extraction, links, etc.

2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 8 Key Features Adobe LiveCycle Assembler Adobe Document Server Capabilities XXPassword-based encryption & decryption (basic permissions: view, print, edit) XXOptimize/linearize PDF for fast Web view XXInvoke functions with Web services XNoInvoke functions with Java APIs, QPACs, or Watched folders (QPACs use with LiveCycle Workflow, includes limited user workflow) XNoSupport PDF 1.6 features (e.g. tagged PDF, layers) XNoExtract text from PDF XNoSet initial open view (set document, window, UI) XNoDisassemble (burst) PDF documents XNoExtract/crop PDF pages XNoImport links with bookmarks

2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 9 Migration Strategies for Adobe Document Server  Not a direct migration – Certain capabilities in Document Server were not migrated to Assembler 7.2  Enterprises with Premium M&S – Migrate to LiveCycle Assembler and PDF Generator for Postscript (single CPU)  Some capabilities require a different migration strategy – purchase LiveCycle Forms or Graphics Server  Support strategy – 5 years from release date of Document Server 6.0 with the possibility to extend for an additional 2 years  Migration is similar architecture (not plug-compatible, but is not a complex migration) Document Server 6.0 Assembly & Customization Postscript Distillation Form Data Extraction XSL-FO Graphics Manipulation LiveCycle Assembler 7.2 LiveCycle PDF Generator 7.2 LiveCycle Forms 7.2 Graphics Server 6.0

2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 10 Adobe Document Generation Products Product NameDescription Adobe Acrobat - Professional / Standard / Elements / 3D Flagship products for desktop creation and manipulation of PDF files Adobe LiveCycle PDF Generator - Professional / Elements / PostScript Centrally deploy and manage PDF file creation across the enterprise Adobe LiveCycle Assembler Streamline enterprise document preparation processes with automated assembly, dissasembly, and manipulation of PDF files Adobe LiveCycle Print Automate, template-driven generation of customized print documents for targeted customer communications – Sweet spot: Print output option for enterprises using Adobe LiveCycle Designer, Forms, and Workflow that require basic single document printing Adobe Output Server - Output Designer - Central Pro Output Server - Output Pak for mySAP.com - Output Manager - Web Output Pak Automate, template-driven generation of customized documents for PDF, print, fax, , or web based delivery – Sweet spot: Document generation in distributed printing environments that demand fine printer control, batch processing, and/or higher output speed Adobe Acrobat Elements Server Adobe Acrobat Distiller Server Adobe Document Server End-of-Life / Maintenance Only - Migrate to PDF Generator - Migrate to PDF Generator - Migrate to PDF Generator and PDF Assembler* * Not a one-to-one capability migration, see FAQs for details

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