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July 2024 Adobe JELA Newsletter
Happy Summer! Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July.
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 *
* Tech Corner * Adobe Blog * Resource Links *
Program Updates
Current period of performance for the Adobe JELA ends September 29, 2024. Please work with your agency contract lead for renewal requirements.
Procurement Questions:
- USAF - aflcmc.gbqj.seamls@us.af.mil (Note: this email has recently been updated)
- Army - armychess@army.mil
- DISA JELA Team: DISA JELA Team: disa.meade.bd.mbx.disa-jela-team@mail.mil
- 4th Estate Agencies or any additional questions regarding payments and quoting can be directed to jela@emergent360.com
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.
Product Updates
Adobe MAX 2024
We’re excited to share that registration for Adobe MAX is now open! MAX will be hosted from October 14-16, 2024 in Miami Beach at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Register here!
View Adobe Government Forum On-Demand Sessions!
Adobe Government Forum 2024 was held May 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. Digital experiences that put people first. Learn how technology helps government agencies keep people front and center.
These on-demand sessions from the 15th annual Adobe Government Forum will help you explore ongoing efforts to modernize government agencies. From their digital front doors to service delivery, you'll learn from government leaders how to use data & insights, content velocity, omnichannel journeys, and digitized processes to increase operational speed-to-mission while revitalizing your workforce and personalizing services.
Adobe advances creative ideation with the new Firefly Image 3 Model
Just one year after launching Adobe Firefly, we're thrilled to introduce our newest image generation model, Adobe Firefly Image 3 Model, with stunning advancements in photorealistic quality, styling capabilities, detail and accuracy, along with greater variety.
The new Adobe Firefly Image 3 Model — available now in beta in the Firefly web app, Adobe Photoshop, and in Adobe InDesign — brings new levels of creative expression and control to all.
Link to full article to take a look at what’s specifically new in the Firefly web app.
End of Support Notifications:
- With the announcement of Acrobat Pro Classic now being available on FRL, customers are encouraged to migrate from Serial Number to FRL. Acrobat Pro Serial Numbers will no longer be available post September 2024 renewal and Acrobat Pro Classic 2020 will be End of Support June 01, 2025
- 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
- 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
Upcoming Events & Webinars
Upcoming Events:
- July 9: Adobe Learning Manager (ALM) Webinar - Simplify Onboarding with Adobe Learning Manager
- July 11: Adobe Experience Day DMA
- July 15-18: Carahsoft Digital Experience Week
- July 16: Adobe Stock JELA Lunch and Learn
- August 14: - Frame.io + AEM Assets JELA Lunch and Learn
- September 10: Forms Portal JELA Lunch and Learns
- Oct 14-16: Adobe MAX 2024
On-Demand Meetings and Webinars:
- Adobe Express Lunch and Learn (May 21, 2024)
- 2024 TechNet Cyber Webinar - View the on-demand recording of our informative AI-based webinar
- Adobe Government Forum 2024: Our annual government forum was held May 1. View sessions on-demand.
- Webinar library: Catch up on the latest product training, best practice sharing and thought leadership across Creative Cloud and Document Cloud. The Digital Media library includes access to upcoming live events and on-demand recordings.
- Adobe Creative Cloud Masterclass: Access +90 videos and project files focused on Creative Cloud apps and services
- Adobe XD: Create Experiences through UX/UI Design
- Adobe Acrobat Sign Resource Hub: Get started with Acrobat Sign with tutorials and more on the Acrobat Sign Resource Hub
- Adobe Acrobat Sign IT Implementation Hub: Providing Acrobat Sign IT Admins the resources needed to get your organization up and running with Acrobat Sign
- Adobe Acrobat Resource Hub: Access 60-Second tutorials and more on the Acrobat Resource Hub
Tech Corner
What's new with Creative Cloud & Acrobat
Adobe frequently updates our creative applications. Here is a list of links for typical applications to help you become more familiar with and quickly find the latest and greatest.
- Acrobat
- Premiere Pro
- Adobe Express
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Lightroom
- InDesign
- Fresco
- Animate
- After Effects
PLEASE NOTE: Each agency/MACOM has its own approval processes for utilizing and/or updating these applications. If needed, please be sure to contact your applicable admins for approval.
If you are interested in learning more about these features, product roadmap reviews, or updates for any other products that may not be listed above, please get in touch with us at Jelatech@Adobe.com.
Adobe is launching Version 4 of Frame.io!
What is Frame.io?
Please see the following link, Frame.io Version 4, or please feel free to contact us via our email at Jelatech@Adobe.com.
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.
Technical Account Managers
We would like to introduce Chad Palmer as the new JELA/Adobe Technical Account Manager (TAM), who will work alongside Rafa Pontes-Castro, providing support to the JELA contract in partnership with CSM and Sales. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at jelatech@adobe.com.
Support Case Reviews
The Creative Cloud and Acrobat Named Support Engineers (Blake Prowse and Michael Chavez) 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.
Useful Links
Adobe Blog
From playground to production: How to jump-start your content transformation with generative AI
Six human skills that will future-proof your design career
AI is coming for our pixels. How do we leverage our humanity to drive our destiny as designers?
Additional Resources
- Emergent Adobe JELA website jela@emergent360.com; (800) 292-1000
- Carahsoft Adobe JELA website adobe-jela@carahsoft.com; (877) 99-ADOBE
- Digital Media Elite Support Team
- Adobe Experience League
- Adobe Products and Technical Support Periods
- Adobe Help Center
- Adobe eLearning website
Enrollees are welcome to submit future content recommendations and feedback to jela@adobe.com.