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FormFlow

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FormFlow
TypeElectronic forms
Inception1990s
ManufacturerDelrina
AvailableNo
Last production year2004

FormFlow was the name of a line of electronic forms products initially created and sold by Delrina in the early- to mid-1990s.[1][2][3]

History

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The first product in this line was PerForm, which was designed to work under GEM in DOS.[4] The PerForm PRO and FormFlow products that succeeded PerForm were designed to work on Windows 3.0 and Windows 3.1 respectively.[5] FormFlow later had native support for Windows 95 starting with version 2.0 in 1996.[6]

Delrina was bought by Symantec late in 1995,[6] and the electronic forms division was sold to JetForm in 1996.[7] JetForm, which later changed its name to Accelio, was in turn was bought by Adobe Systems,[8] and the electronic forms products were officially end-of-lifed in 2004.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Gerber, Cheryl (May 10, 1993). "Workflow automation choices expand". InfoWorld. 15 (19). IDG Publications: 45 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Arnaut, Gordon (June 22, 1994). "New technologies piggyback on electronic mail's popularity". The Globe and Mail. Bell Globemedia: B21 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ Karney, James (June 14, 1994). "Delrina FormFlow". PC Magazine. Ziff-Davis: 272–276 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "IBM, Delrina Codevelop Perform DOS, OS/2 Versions of Program". InfoWorld. 11 (26). IDG Publications: 23. June 26, 1989 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Krohn, Nico (May 21, 1990). "Perform Upgrade Will Run Under Microsoft Windows 3.0". InfoWorld. 12 (21). IDG Publications: 19 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b Vadlamudi, Pardhu (February 19, 1996). "Symantec to unveil FormFlow upgrade with flexible features". PC Magazine. 18 (8). Ziff-Davis: 29 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Bagnall, James (September 11, 1996). "JetForm buys key Delrina assets: Purchase puts Ottawa firm on way to topping $100M in yearly sales". The Ottawa Citizen: D7 – via ProQuest.
  8. ^ Ross, Rachel (February 2, 2002). "White knight Adobe rides to rescue Accelio". Toronto Star: E6 – via ProQuest.
  9. ^ Padova, Ted; Angie Okamoto (2009). PDF Forms Using Acrobat and LiveCycle Designer. Wiley. p. 632. ISBN 9780470478035 – via Google Books.
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