Automate the capture of form data using dynamic 2D barcodes
With Adobe® LiveCycle® Barcoded Forms ES software, you can use proven and dynamic 2D barcode technology online and offline to automate the extraction of data from paper forms and deliver it to core systems for processing. This dramatically reduces costs, errors, and time compared to manual data entry and solutions based on optical character recognition (OCR).
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Overview
Why LiveCycle Barcoded Forms ES
- Easily create barcode-enabled forms using graphical tools — no programming skills required
- Automate the capture of fill-and-print paper form data, reducing costly and error-prone manual data entry
- Improve organizational responsiveness and customer satisfaction by providing a unified environment for paper and electronic form processing
- Leverage XML, Adobe PDF, and well-known 2D barcode standards for simplified integration with back-end systems
Customer successes
Deutsche Borse AG
"Because Adobe LiveCycle Barcoded Forms supports the two-dimensional barcode, the error-rate during the form entry process is now zero."
Alexander Tryba, Managing Director neeb & partner GmbH at Deutsche Börse AG
News, reviews, and awards
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InfoWorld review
LiveCycle ES can "streamline IT development and reduce support costs."
InfoWorld, November 2007

Jolt Award Productivity Award
LiveCycle ES is named Productivity Winner for the Enterprise Tools category by Dr. Dobb's Journal 18th Annual JOLT Awards.
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Enterprise Developer Program
Join the LiveCycle Enterprise Developer Program and get:
- Unlimited e-mail access to developer support engineers for LiveCycle developer questions
- Service for one authorized technical contact from your organization
- Case response times: one business day
- Technical articles and tutorials
- Newsletter providing information on the latest technical developments
- Automatic notification of upcoming developer events
- Ability to contribute to the Adobe LiveCycle Developer Center
- Eligibility to participate in Adobe developer tradeshows, seminars, and events such as MAX
- Access to interactive and monitored forums