NetManage and Adobe Expand Relationship to Automate Connectivity to Backend Systems

Adobe to Distribute NetManage Librados JCA Adapter Line as Part of Adobe LiveCycle Software


CUPERTINO, Calif., Dec. 11, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- NetManage, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETM), a software company that provides solutions for integrating, Web enabling and accessing enterprise information systems, today announced that Adobe Systems Incorporated has agreed to distribute the entire NetManage Librados JCA adapter line as part of Adobe LiveCycle(r) software. The expanded relationship between NetManage and Adobe allows organizations using LiveCycle to quickly connect to any enterprise class business system or legacy application with Librados adapters, eliminating the need for complex technical integration and time consuming manual configuration.

"Adobe LiveCycle customers, particularly in financial services and manufacturing, need to deploy solutions that quickly capture data across the extended enterprise and then use that information to automate customer-centric processes to save time and resources," said Brian Wick, group product marking manager, LiveCycle, at Adobe Systems. "We have found that NetManage provides the most comprehensive suite of standards-based adapters in the market today, integrating seamlessly with Adobe LiveCycle and providing our customers 'out of the box' connectivity with a wide variety of backend systems."

NetManage Librados JCA adapters have been closely integrated and tested with Adobe LiveCycle platform's Quick Process Action Components (QPACs) architecture. As a result of the partnership, LiveCycle users can now connect to backend systems to capture and archive business critical information. Architected for performance, scalability and support for key security standards, the NetManage Librados JCA adapter series exposes backend enterprise system functionality and data in real-time without requiring the user to have an in-depth knowledge of a target system.

"The combination of NetManage's Librados JCA Adapters and Adobe LiveCycle software makes it easier for our joint customers to streamline and automate their backend business processes, improve operational efficiencies and garner competitive advantages," said Zvi Alon, chairman, president and CEO at NetManage, Inc. "We are pleased to expand our relationship with Adobe and are committed to working together to offer products that unlock critical business data across the application stack."

About Adobe LiveCycle

The Adobe(r) LiveCycle(r) interactive process management software enables organizations to more efficiently capture, process, and archive information. LiveCycle is designed to streamline and automate business processes by helping people interact with information more effectively. It does this by combining robust process automation with electronic forms and business process management (BPM) functionality, information assurance, and document generation capabilities in an integrated set of products that work inside and outside the firewall, online or offline.

About NetManage

NetManage, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETM) is a software company that provides solutions for integrating, Web enabling and accessing enterprise information systems. More than 10,000 customers worldwide, including the majority of the Fortune 500, have chosen NetManage for mission critical application integration. For more information, visit www.netmanage.com.

NetManage, the NetManage logo, the lizard-in-the-box logo, Chameleon and Chameleon design, RUMBA, ONESTEP, ViewNow, SupportNow, Librados, and OnWeb are either trademarks or registered trademarks of NetManage, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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