Cardiff's eForms Software Overcomes Elimination of Java from WinXP
📅 - Cardiff Software Inc. (cardiff.com), a leader in XML-basedeBusiness automation solutions, today announced that its LiquidOffice eFormManagement System, developed as a part of an alliance formed with AdobeSystems (adobe.com), overcomes deployment barriers raised by Microsoft Corporation's recent confirmation that the forthcoming Windows XP will not include Sun Microsystems Java.
The Microsoft® decision is in line with a settlement agreement reached withSun earlier this year regarding Microsoft's use of Java. The impact of thedecision to eliminate Java from Windows XP is significant, especially fororganizations interested in implementing eForm applications in support ofeBusiness and eGovernment initiatives.
This is especially true for public- and citizen-facing electronic formsprojects. For example, many U.S. federal government agencies are facingmandated deadlines dictated within the Government Paperwork Elimination Act,the Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act, and Section508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which all require eForm technology. Manyorganizations have been evaluating Java applet-based eForms due to thepromise of automatic installation of a required form filling plug-in.
LiquidOffice is a Web-based system that uses XML, HTML and Adobe PDFstandards to implement automated electronic forms without the use of formfilling plug-ins. "Filler" plug-ins are used by eForm products from othervendors and are typically implemented using Microsoft ActiveX or Sun Javaapplet technology.
If organizations select a Java eForm filler product, then they expose theirusers to significant download and configuration issues. First the user wouldneed to download, install and configure a Java Virtual Machine. Next, theuser would have to download and configure the Java applet filler, and thenthe desired form. This complex and error-prone process completelyeliminates the hope of that Java applets would facilitate the automaticinstallation and zero-administration of electronic forms applications.
"It has been evident for over two years that the historical eForm fillerarchitecture was out of step with customer licensing requirements anddeployment realities," said Mark Seamans, chief technology officer forCardiff. "The architecture of LiquidOffice differs significantly from thehistorical filler approach, and is more related to the Web services approachfound in Sun One and Microsoft's .Net initiatives."
LiquidOffice uses XML, HTML and Adobe PDF standards to deliver eFormpublishing, routing, approval and data processing services using standardWeb browsers -- and no filler. By eliminating ActiveX or Java applet-basedfillers, LiquidOffice also eliminates per-seat pricing for eForms, which hasbeen another inhibitor to adoption of the pre-Web technologies for public-and citizen-facing forms.
LiquidOffice is available immediately from Cardiff and its network ofChannel Partners. For more information, please see the company's website.
The Microsoft® decision is in line with a settlement agreement reached withSun earlier this year regarding Microsoft's use of Java. The impact of thedecision to eliminate Java from Windows XP is significant, especially fororganizations interested in implementing eForm applications in support ofeBusiness and eGovernment initiatives.
This is especially true for public- and citizen-facing electronic formsprojects. For example, many U.S. federal government agencies are facingmandated deadlines dictated within the Government Paperwork Elimination Act,the Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act, and Section508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which all require eForm technology. Manyorganizations have been evaluating Java applet-based eForms due to thepromise of automatic installation of a required form filling plug-in.
LiquidOffice is a Web-based system that uses XML, HTML and Adobe PDFstandards to implement automated electronic forms without the use of formfilling plug-ins. "Filler" plug-ins are used by eForm products from othervendors and are typically implemented using Microsoft ActiveX or Sun Javaapplet technology.
If organizations select a Java eForm filler product, then they expose theirusers to significant download and configuration issues. First the user wouldneed to download, install and configure a Java Virtual Machine. Next, theuser would have to download and configure the Java applet filler, and thenthe desired form. This complex and error-prone process completelyeliminates the hope of that Java applets would facilitate the automaticinstallation and zero-administration of electronic forms applications.
"It has been evident for over two years that the historical eForm fillerarchitecture was out of step with customer licensing requirements anddeployment realities," said Mark Seamans, chief technology officer forCardiff. "The architecture of LiquidOffice differs significantly from thehistorical filler approach, and is more related to the Web services approachfound in Sun One and Microsoft's .Net initiatives."
LiquidOffice uses XML, HTML and Adobe PDF standards to deliver eFormpublishing, routing, approval and data processing services using standardWeb browsers -- and no filler. By eliminating ActiveX or Java applet-basedfillers, LiquidOffice also eliminates per-seat pricing for eForms, which hasbeen another inhibitor to adoption of the pre-Web technologies for public-and citizen-facing forms.
LiquidOffice is available immediately from Cardiff and its network ofChannel Partners. For more information, please see the company's website.
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