包含文件.xfd擴展被稱為FormFlow 99表單數據文件和應用程序JetForm被開發。平時這些文件中包含的信息是頁面的表單元素,如文本字段值和名字。這些文件是好的表單數據的存儲和他們有能力導入PDF文件。這些文件被認為是新的,並利用比一個更通用的格式.xfdf文件,儘管它們有相似之處。土坯系統應用可用於打開這些.xfd文件。但是,這些文件也被稱為可擴展表單描述語言文件,在這種格式中使用時,它們包含一個商業形式的佈局,內聯表達式,該交易詳情等。他們幫助很多解決審計,安全等方面的各種商業交易的需要,用戶可以打開這些.xfd文件與IBM的PureEdge瀏覽器,以及IBM的Lotus Forms Viewer的。
PureEdge Viewer enables you to complete and view PureEdge e-forms. It functions as an extension to known browsers such as Netscape, Internet Explorer and Mozilla , or it can also work as a standalone application. The operating systems that it supports are Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 sp6a, Windows ME, Windows 2000 sp2, sp4, sp3 and Windows XP sp1, sp2. Its supported browsers are Netscape Communicator 4.5-4.8, Netscape 6.1, 6.2, 7, 7.1, 7.2, Mozilla 1.7, and Internet Explorer 5.01 sp2 or later, 6 sp1 and 5.5 sp2. Its minimum requirements are 128MB RAM, 40MB disk space, 800x600 16bit color resolution and 500MHz processor. For optional third party products, it can support MSAA-compliant screen readers like Window-Eyes, Narrator and JAWS, Silanis Approvelt Desktop 5.7.1, Entrust Desktop Solutions 6.0, Topaz electronic signature hardware [version 3.61 drivers], Interlink ePad Signature [6.22 drivers] and any signature capture device that complies with WinTab version 1.1. It has supported Terminal Services [Windows Server 2003 must be set to higher than 8bit color]. To install the Viewer on Windows XP/2000/NT4.0, you must be logged on as Administrator on Windows. It will install a copy that will be available to all profiles. The Viewer runs as a plug-in for Mozilla and Netscape. It requires the file npmfv.dll to be installed in the proper browser directory. It will recognize Signature Pad signatures without needing the hardware or software, but if you want to capture signatures using Signature Pad, you need the hardware and drivers as well as certain IFX files. If your system runs a proxy server for Internet, you need to set up the proxy server to allow XFDL transmissions.
Lotus Forms Viewer is one of the products included in the Lotus Forms product suite. The two other products are Lotus Forms Designer and Lotus Forms Server. Lotus Forms product suite allows organizations to gather data through electronic forms and transmit that data to other systems. When the information is provided and is submitted for processing, the information will go through a workflow program, a database and any other type of process. Lotus Forms Viewer or the Viewer allows you to complete, view and submit forms. The Viewer ‘s role is to act as a browser plug-in for the client to view the form when they open it. It provides the user interface for you to fill out, open and save your electronic forms. The Viewer can be an independent application, that is, independent of other browsers. It is the interface that operates between other programs in your system such as databases and Web servers and XDFL forms.
Adobe Acrobat X is a PDF management software, which is a set of various applications for the use of Portable Document Format or PDF files. It allows a user to not just view PDF files but also create from scratch or through a template available on the program, manage, print, and share. The 10th version of Acrobat, which is called Adobe Acrobat X, was first introduced in the year 2010 on November 15. It has new cool features like “sandboxing” protection to secure PDF files for the later versions of Windows OS computers, particularly Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. This version of Acrobat X is also made compatible with Mac OS, iOS and Android, but not with Linux. The newest version of Acrobat X is Adobe Acrobat XI, which is the 11th version, that was recently announced last October 1, 2012 and expected to be commercially available on October 15, 2012. It is packed with a graphical user interface that is originated from the 10th version for all desktop systems. However, it has new cool features such as the ability to export PDF files to Microsoft PowerPoint presentation file, integration of cloud services, and touch friendly capabilities for compact mobile devices.