Software: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

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

  1. Gerber, Cheryl (May 10, 1993). "Workflow automation choices expand". InfoWorld (IDG Publications) 15 (19): 45. https://books.google.com/books?id=QTsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45. 
  2. Arnaut, Gordon (June 22, 1994). "New technologies piggyback on electronic mail's popularity". The Globe and Mail (Bell Globemedia): B21. https://www.proquest.com/docview/385128799/. 
  3. Karney, James (June 14, 1994). "Delrina FormFlow". PC Magazine (Ziff-Davis): 272–276. https://books.google.com/books?id=7R9dfakD130C&pg=PA272. 
  4. "IBM, Delrina Codevelop Perform DOS, OS/2 Versions of Program". InfoWorld (IDG Publications) 11 (26): 23. June 26, 1989. https://books.google.com/books?id=lTAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT22. 
  5. Krohn, Nico (May 21, 1990). "Perform Upgrade Will Run Under Microsoft Windows 3.0". InfoWorld (IDG Publications) 12 (21): 19. https://books.google.com/books?id=lzsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Vadlamudi, Pardhu (February 19, 1996). "Symantec to unveil FormFlow upgrade with flexible features". PC Magazine (Ziff-Davis) 18 (8): 29. https://books.google.com/books?id=xT4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA29. 
  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. https://www.proquest.com/docview/240067608/. 
  8. Ross, Rachel (February 2, 2002). "White knight Adobe rides to rescue Accelio". Toronto Star: E6. https://www.proquest.com/docview/438410293/. 
  9. Padova, Ted; Angie Okamoto (2009). PDF Forms Using Acrobat and LiveCycle Designer. Wiley. p. 632. ISBN 9780470478035. https://books.google.com/books?id=ePUtTfv0q5wC. 

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