Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions allows government agencies to add robust forms-processing tools to the free and ubiquitous Adobe Reader software at no extra cost to their constituents. In turn, their constituents can now download, save, fill in, digitally sign, and submit electronic Portable Document Format (PDF) forms at their convenience, dramatically lowering processing costs and virtually eliminating the need for paper-based forms. And thanks to its interoperability with existing IT structures, Document Server for Reader Extensions enables government organisations to make the move to e-government more securely and easily.

How it works

Document authors create interactive Adobe PDF forms using Adobe Acrobat, then enable additional usage rights using Document Server for Reader Extensions. Rights can be assigned to individual documents using a Web browser interface, or batch assigned to large volumes of forms via an application programming interface (API).

When someone opens a rights-enabled file in Adobe Reader (version 5.1 or later), a dialog box appears stating which additional features are now available to use.

Key features

• Provide users of Adobe Reader with the ability to: save forms locally, fill them out online, distribute to others for review and commenting, add digital signatures, and submit them via e-mail or the Web directly from within Adobe Reader.
  
• Leverage existing PDF forms.
  
• Distribute forms that look, feel, and print like familiar paper documents.
  
• Integrate forms data capture with current IT structure.
  
• Capture data more securely.
  
• Server architecture scales to growing requirements.

System requirements

Windows

• Intel Pentium III 500MHz or faster processor
  
• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server with Service Pack 6a or Windows 2000 Server
  
• 512MB of available RAM per CPU (1GB recommended)
  
• Swap disk space: RAM size plus 256MB
  
• 350MB of available hard-disk space
  
• CD-ROM drive

Solaris

• Sun UltraSPARC IIi 440MHz processor (Enterprise 280R with two 750MHz UltraSPARC III or faster recommended)
  
• Sun Solaris 7 or 8
  
• 512MB of available RAM per CPU (1GB recommended)
  
• Swap disk space: RAM size plus 256MB
  
• 350MB of available hard-disk space
• CD-ROM drive

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