Adobe LiveCycle Digital Signatures ES
Automate the signing, certification, and validation of digital signatures in PDF documents
Adobe® LiveCycle® Digital Signatures ES software delivers digital signature capabilities in a server environment, enabling your organization to bring more paper-based processes online, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction — all while providing document authenticity and integrity.
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Why LiveCycle Digital Signatures ES
- Publish "certified" documents that can prove the authenticity and integrity of the document.
- Control the changes that are permitted in documents as they flow through a business process with a certification signature.
- Digitally sign documents before they are archived to improve compliance metrics.
- Automate the signature validation process for PDF documents.
- Leverage existing investments in public key infrastructure (PKI) protocols.
"The Adobe solution provides a mechanism that will transform the flow of information and drastically improve the public's interactions with government agencies. By adopting this solution into business.gov.au, the department is hoping to save Australian businesses a considerable amount of time and money."
Paul Griffin, general manager, Business Entry Point Branch
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Electronic Signature and Secure Forms in the Insurance Industry: Taking the P&C Pen to the Web
"Insurance carriers must transition away from traditional paper-based, wet-signature processes and adopt secure document and electronic signature technology. The technical complexity may appear daunting, but technology solutions providers and experts in the marketplace can partner with carriers to overcome this hurdle."
Karen Pauli, October 2007
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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
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