Viga Technologies . What is the Viga Intelligent Document Appliance? - 678.371.4401 - a piece of equipment for adapting a tool or machine to a special purpose. Specifically, the configuration of Intelligent Document “engines” (provided by Adobe, Viga technologies, and others) to create an integrated solution for the automation of document-centric business processes.

in·tel·li·gent do·cu·ment in-'te-le-jent 'dä-kye-ment noun Etymology: Adobe, Forrester, : the combination of PDF and XML to create a secure , interactive electronic document. Provides a familiar look and feel that makes electronics as easy to use as paper. Enables businesses to automate business processes in order to lower costs and improve customer service while improving regulatory compliance.

The Adobe Intelligent Document Platform contains three architectural elements which form the foundation for solutions that create a secure and flexible way to extend the power and reach of your systems inside and outside your company.

These components:

1. Intelligent Adobe PDF documents
2. A universal client (the Adobe Reader)
3. A set of document services (Adobe LiveCycle products and complementary third-party products) must be assembled into solutions that are both adapted to, and enable an organization's specific business processes.

The Viga Intelligent Document Appliance is an integrated and customized offering which provides both the "engines" and the plumbing which ties the "engines" together. Based upon industry standard platforms including those from Microsofttm, various open source subsystems, Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and Extensible Markup Language (XML), the Viga Intelligent Document Appliance speeds application deployment and lowers the initial investment in an Intelligent Document project. If desired, the Viga Intelligent Document Appliance can be configured to run in an existing customer facility or may be provided remotely as an application service.