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June 16, 2006

The Forrester Wave™: e-Forms Software, Q2 2006

Adobe And IBM Lead In Our Lab-Based Product Evaluation

by Barry Murphy

with Connie Moore, Lucy Fossner

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Executive Summary

Forrester evaluated five e-forms software vendors across approximately 100 criteria and found that Adobe and IBM are the clear market leaders. Once viewed as a necessary bureaucratic evil, forms are increasingly utilized as a tool to systematically capture data, serve as an interface to a process step, and bridge the paper-digital divide. The drive to replace paper with digital forms led to the emergence of e-forms software that sits at the intersection of data, content, and process. In the last few years, vendor offerings have advanced greatly, with each vendor's approach being different. Adobe is a Leader, bringing together a user-friendly forms design environment with the ubiquitous Acrobat Reader rich client. IBM is a Leader providing unparalleled XML and digital signature support. Cardiff Software and Microsoft are Strong Performers, offering e-forms products appropriate for forms-driven horizontal business processes. And FileNet is a Strong Performer with an e-forms product aimed squarely at integrating forms into enterprise business processes.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Paper Elimination First Drove The e-Forms Market . . .
  • . . . But The Real Driver Now Is Process Management And Efficiency
  • e-Forms Software Evaluation Overview: It's Not Just About Forms Access
  • Vendors Differentiate On How They Integrate Forms Into Broader Products
  • Two Vendors Emerge As Leaders In A Mature Market: Adobe And IBM
  • Supplemental Material
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View vendor summaries for: Adobe Systems, Cardiff Software, FileNet, IBM, Microsoft

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