Adobe JELA 3 Newsletter March 2024

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March 2024 Adobe JELA Newsletter

Happy (almost) Spring! The Adobe JELA 3 Newsletter contains updates from Emergent, Carahsoft and Adobe related to Adobe products and the DISA Adobe JELA contract for the Department of Defense. Interested in receiving future newsletters and event announcements directly or have content recommendations? Email us at jela@adobe.com.

Program Updates * Product Updates * Upcoming Events / Webinars *

Use Case * Tech Corner * Resource Links

Program Updates

Current period of performance for the Adobe JELA ends September 29, 2024

Procurement Questions:

Carahsoft, Adobe and Emergent are pleased to receive requests from JELA enrollees to coordinate standing sync-ups! Please feel free to email jela@adobe.com if you would like to coordinate with our team.

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Product Updates

Introducing our latest resource to kickstart your journey with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Forms Designer: Video Shorts! These brief, under-2-minute tutorials are designed to simplify your onboarding process without the need for coding.

  • User-Friendly Interface: AEM Forms Designer, a key component of the AEM suite, features an intuitive drag-and-drop interface for effortless form creation.
  • No Coding Necessary: Craft dynamic, responsive forms without the need for extensive coding knowledge.
  • Seamless Integration: AEM Forms Designer seamlessly integrates with enterprise systems, automating data collection and processing.
  • Dynamic Behaviors: Enjoy dynamic form elements, such as conditional field visibility and real-time validation, enhancing user interaction.
  • Accessibility and Compliance: Ensure your forms meet the highest standards with built-in features for accessibility and compliance.
  • PDF Form Management: Bridging the digital-paper gap, AEM Forms Designer allows for the creation and management of PDF forms.
  • Multi-Channel Publishing: Deploy forms consistently across different devices, improving the user experience.

Experience the power of AEM Forms Designer – a robust tool designed to streamline workflows, boost efficiency, and enhance data accuracy through automated processes. Dive into the world of hassle-free form creation and management with AEM Forms Designer's Video Shorts today!

AEM Forms 6.4 SP 20 Now Available on Software Distribution

  • Transaction Reporting in AEM Forms on JEE: Transaction reporting capability has been introduced for AEM Forms on JEE, enabling comprehensive recording of document transactions such as Conversions, Renditions, and Submissions. This enhancement boosts efficiency and facilitates better record-keeping. The feature is disabled by default. You can enable it from Admin UI.
  • Enhanced Security with ECDSA Support: AEM Forms now offer robust support for the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) across both JEE and OSGi stacks. Users can now Sign, Certify, and Verify PDF documents with heightened security. Supported EC curve algorithms include:
  1. ECDSA elliptic curve P256 with SHA256 digest algorithm
  2. ECDSA elliptic curve P384 with SHA384 digest algorithm
  3. ECDSA elliptic curve P512 with SHA512 digest algorithm
  • Seamless Compatibility with Windows 11 for Forms Designer: AEM Forms Designer now supports Windows 11, ensuring smooth installation and operation. Users can confidently upgrade to Windows 11 without the hassle of reinstalling Forms Designer or worrying about compatibility issues, ensuring uninterrupted workflow.
  • Enhanced Accessibility with Custom “Caption” Role in AEM Forms Designer: AEM Forms Designer now includes a custom accessibility role called “Caption,” empowering users to create XDPs with personalized captioning elements. This feature enhances accessibility by letting users integrate custom captions into their document designs so they can improve inclusivity and user experience.

Captivate Update

Your older projects (from Adobe Captivate Classic) are not compatible with the all-new Adobe Captivate. The two versions have been developed in two different technology stacks. However, our team is committed to ensure that your current workflows are not disrupted. Therefore, up to 2027, we will continue to support Adobe Captivate Classic. You will have access to both versions of the product with one license (at no additional cost). So in the meantime, you can work on your existing projects using Adobe Captivate Classic, and new projects using all-new Adobe Captivate.

Additionally, our team is also trying to work on a solution that will allow you to quickly and easily migrate your older projects in the all-new Adobe Captivate. While we are at it, we will continue to support Adobe Captivate Classic.

End of Support Notifications:

  • With the release of CC24 at Adobe MAX, CC22 is no longer supported. See Long Term Support Versions table below for the latest N-1 support version for Creative Cloud
  • ColdFusion 2018 end of extended support July 13, 2024
  • RoboHelp 2019 end of core support August 22, 2024
  • Adobe Products and Technical Support Periods outside of Creative Cloud available here
Creative Cloud Long Term Support Versions up to October 2024
  • Adobe Stock: All Creative Cloud users on JELA have access to unlimited Standard Adobe Stock Assets. Check out the following page to learn how to provision FRL Creative Cloud Users with an Adobe Stock license. Learn more

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Upcoming Events & Webinars

Upcoming Events:

On-Demand Meetings and Webinars:

Previously shared webinar links

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Use Case

Planes, trains, and automobiles — how the Port Authority transformed its digital operations

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey manages some of the world’s busiest transportation and trade infrastructure assets — across air, land, rail, and sea — including the top shipping port on the Eastern Seaboard and bustling international airports.

With such vast operations, one of its most significant public service challenges became the need to efficiently convey vital information to millions of customers.

“There was no easy way to communicate information quickly,” says Keith Armonaitis, Lead – IT Innovation Lab at the Port Authority. “That’s why we started looking at redesigning our websites. We knew we needed to get more real-time information out.”

Read the full article here

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Tech Corner

System Requirements for Creative Cloud 2024

The Creative Cloud 2024 version requires Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11 for seamless operation.

For those deploying FRL and employing silent packages on an incompatible operating system, installation failure is inevitable. To avoid such setbacks, please ensure compliance with the specified OS versions outlined in this document.

Your attention to these system requirements is vital to ensure a smooth transition to Creative Cloud 2024.

Introducing the new Acrobat experience

Adobe Acrobat now has a simplified interface to help you quickly discover tools and complete your PDF tasks efficiently. Compared to your current interface, the new version is more intuitive and fluid and provides consistent experiences across all devices -- desktop, mobile, and tablet.

Check out the new interface!

If you have any questions, please let us know at jelatech@adobe.com

Acrobat Classic is now available via the Admin Console for FRL or NUL Licensing

The Acrobat product family provides two tracks for both Acrobat and Reader:

  • The Continuous track provides service-based tools as well as new features, security and platform enhancements, and bug fixes as part of frequent (and most often) silent updates. Over time, the Continuous track’s update cadence will be more frequent than the Classic track. Classic license program customers do not have access to this track for Acrobat
  • The Classic track is similar to the 11.x model and provides few (if any) new features in updates. Free services are available, but optional. Like previous releases, a quarterly update cadence delivers security and platform enhancements as well as bug fixes. Acrobat Classic is now available as an FRL and NUL package that you can create in the Admin console and deploy on your machines. When using the NUL package for Acrobat Classic, only the Adobe cloud storage is available. Other services, such as Share, and Send for review are disabled. For more information, see Feature restricted licensing

For additional information, see: https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/whatsnewdc.html

For up-to-date details about what features exist in each track, see https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/whats-new.html

Support Case Reviews

The Creative Cloud and Acrobat Named Support Engineers (Bruce Jividen and Everett Valdez) are eager to conduct Case Reviews with each of the JELA Agencies. This is an opportunity for you to understand and discuss existing Creative Cloud and Acrobat cases and identify trends. To schedule your agencies case reviews, please reach out to jelatech@adobe.com.

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Additional Resources

Enrollees are welcome to submit future content recommendations and feedback to jela@adobe.com.

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