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Cerenade Electronic Forms Solutions. April 5, 2007. By: Behdad Payami. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. About CERENADE Forms Creation Tool Forms Filler Tool Forms Processing Software EFMS Framework Forms Conversion Browsers and Operating Systems Developer’s Toolkit Advantages Extra Advantages
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CerenadeElectronic FormsSolutions April 5, 2007 By: Behdad Payami
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • About CERENADE • Forms Creation Tool • Forms Filler Tool • Forms Processing Software • EFMS Framework • Forms Conversion • Browsers and Operating Systems • Developer’s Toolkit • Advantages • Extra Advantages • Conversion Benchmark • Filler Comparison Chart • Client-Side Install • Section 508 Compliance • Meets Government Mandates
ABOUT CERENADE • Cerenade was founded in 1992. • Cerenade helps businesses manage their electronic forms. • Cerenade is in Federal & State government, Oil, Manufacturing, Education and Consumer markets. • Cerenade’s collection of Electronic Forms solutions caters to the diverse needs of businesses. • US Department of State has rolled out Cerenade Filler to 35,000 employees worldwide.
FORMS CREATION TOOL • Cerenade Designer version 2,4,4,1 • RAD tool, User Friendly and Easy • Drag & Drop (SSN, Date, Phone, ZIP, ZIP+4) • Simple Calculations (Add, Subtract, Multiply, Concatenation, IF-THEN-ELSE) • Complex Calculations (Decimal Places, Currency, Validation, Mandatory) • Text Justification (Left, Right, Center, Full, Top, Bottom, Middle) • TAB-order Wizard • Accessibility Wizard
FORMS CREATION TOOL CONTINUED • XML Output • Digital Signature, Dynamic Table, Barcode (single and 2D), Currency, Date, Checkbox, Hyperlink and Drop-list objects. • Radio Buttons • Text Spacing, Character Spacing • Spell-Check • Find/Replace/Convert • Field-Help • Grid / Snap to Grid • Import & Export
FORMS FILLER (ON-LINE / OFF-LINE) • WYSIWYG Forms • Zero Client Install • Supports Windows, Mac, Linux operating systems • Supports IE, Netscape, Safari, Firefox browsers
FORMS PROCESSING SOFTWARE • Enterprise Forms Management Solution (EFMS) v5.0 • Saves to Central Database • Generates Unique Serial Number • Publishes Forms • Provides Version Control • Creates form Categories • Pre-populates Forms • Provides Database Lookup • Archives Forms + XML Meta Data • Exports Data to External Data Sources • Provides Audit Trail • Provides Server-Side Scripting
EFMS FRAMEWORK Server Side Client Side Web Services Interface* Access Control Form Mgmt. Control Data Mgmt. (DBMS, XML) XPDL Business Process Mgmt.* Route / Track Audit Trail Version Control WYSIWYG HTML Engine Active Directory / LDAP DBMS/ORM Messaging IIS COM+ ASP.Net Framework Form Designer User Administrator Win 32 Server
FORMS CONVERSION • Cerenade has developed tools for conversion of files from any format to Cerenade FAR format and back. • Conversion of forms from OmniForm, FormFlow, Dynamic PDF to Cerenade FAR is lossless. • Conversion of all digital and paper formats to Cerenade FAR requires post-conversion cleanup. • Forms can be converted in a batch or in singles. • FAR files can be exported to Dynamic HTML or PDF files. • Conversion covers Template, Fillable Object and Logic layers.
BROWSERS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS • Safari 1.2.3 or higher • Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher • Netscape 4.0 or higher • Firefox 1.5 (Accessible) • Windows • 95, 98, Me, XP Home/Pro, NT, 2000, 2003, Vista • Mac • 7.5.3, 8.1, 8.5, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.7, 10.2.8, 10.4 • HP-UX, IBM AIX, Sun Solaris SPARC, Linux
DEVELOPER’S TOOLKIT • Provides for development of custom forms applications • Extends Cerenade eForms functionality to third-party applications and solutions • Integration with Biztalk, FileNet and Hummingbird Document Mgm’t Solutions
ADVANTAGES • Excellent Support and Service • WYSIWYG Forms • Small File Sizes • Windows, Mac and Linux Support • ZERO Client Install • Save Local, 2D Barcode, Spell-check, and Stick-on Notes • Non-Proprietary HTML/XML Forms • Multi-Format Conversion Support • Multi-lingual • The only solution to offer forms in 4 different formats: FAR, HTML/XML, XPS & PDF. • Data encryption/decryption (3DES or RC4) • Dynamic Table • Wizard Technology • Developer’s Toolkit • No End-User License
EXTRA ADVANTAGES Following is a list of additional services and features included in Cerenade Enterprise Forms Management Solution. • Version Control • Workflow Management • Audit-Trail • Archiving (TIFF + XML Meta Data) • Populating external Databases • Tracking • Single Sign-on • User Authentication • 2-D Barcode • Dynamic Tables • Accessibility Wizard
CONVERSION BENCHMARK We imported forms 637 and 1043 to Adobe Livecycle Designer 7.0, and to Cerenade Designer 2.4.4.1 environments using the commercially available conversion tools from both vendors. Please see Conversion Sample pages produced as a result of this exercise.
FILLER COMPARISON CHART Cerenade solution delivers forms in FAR, HTML and PDF formats, and supports both on-line and off-line processing on both Windows and non-Windows operating systems.. This chart illustrates features of Cerenade solution in each category.
CLIENT-SIDE INSTALL MS Windows users who choose to process forms off-line or prefer to work on-line with FAR forms have a choice of client-side install in a variety of configurations as illustrated in the above chart. Compare these numbers with the ones from Adobe.
SECTION 508 • VPAT Certificate • Accessibility is Built-in • Make Accessible Wizard
MEETS GOVERNMENT MANDATES • Provides sign-able forms in accordance with e-authentication standards of OMB Letter M04-04 and NIST Special Publication 800-63 • Data is submitted over SSL • MEETS NARA requirements for electronic record keeping systems (36 CFR 1234 Part C) • Meets GPEA requirements • Meets Section 508 requirements • C&A by US DEPARTMENT OF STATE consistent with the provisions of the OMB Circular A-130 and NIST Special Publications 800-37