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JupiterWeb, the online media division of Jupitermedia Corp., launched its Adobe LiveCycle Developer Source, an extension of Adobe's developer outreach program, to assist application development professionals create more dynamic, intelligent document-based applications.

Adobe LiveCycle is a component of the Adobe Intelligent Document platform, a "document-handling software" derived from the interaction between server-side software and embedded document technology. From the server side, LiveCycle utilizes J2EE server, as well as other supported servers JBoss, WebLogic, and WebSphere.

Built upon standards like XML, PDF, Web services, and JavaScript, LiveCycle helps developers by providing a set of online tools to create new forms and form templates, define the logic within the form, orchestrate the movement of data and business processes.

Adobe selected JupiterWeb's DevX.com network to create the skills-based portal providing downloadable tools, software development kits, trial software, and editorial content.

"With the Adobe LiveCycle Developer Source, enterprise developers now have even more resources at their fingertips," said Ben Watson, Group Manager of Adobe Enterprise Developer Relations.

"Extending our reach to this qualified audience is imperative, as these are the developers leading the migration toward integrating Intelligent Documents with enterprise applications and business process."

Pacific Data Works analysts, Andrew Binstock, gives one example of how the program can be used.

"At a recent planning meeting for the location of a radio monitoring beacon, a large topographical map was displayed to the local authorities. To clarify the exact location of the proposed site, an aerial photograph of the area was superimposed as an overlay on the topographical map. By simple mouse clicks, this layer could be superimposed or removed. Additional document overlay leaves showed property boundaries and utilities easements. In this way, all parties to the decision could see how the location selection would affect them."