Who can use Web Service Forms??

Question

Just wondering, where do I find the specs for who can submit my Web Service forms. So far Reader 7 and Acrobat Standard 6 cannot use my Designer 7 web service forms (even after saving as Acrobat6 compatible static forms)
My forms are not dynamic, the formaatting and layout do not change only the fields, so I am assuming my forms are static.
TIA
-Tim

Answer 1

Hi Tim:
"I am of the opinion that the Reader Extensions should be included with Live Cycle Designer/Acrobat "Professional". Many people will purchase with the expectation that they can create an interactive form, and have it be universally accessible because it is .pdf. "
Yes, that's the opinion of many people. Unfortunately, many large businesses are still willing to pay for that functionality, so its unlikley that all the RE functionality will be built into future versions of Acrobat. However, Acrobat 7 does have some Reader Extensions in it - you can enable people to comment and review on documents using the free Reader tool, and Acrobat 8 expands on this by allowing Reader users to save form data locally (something that was available only in Reader Extensions).
"There is mush attention paid to the capabilities of designer, and the full features with the purchase of Acrobat "Professional" but in reality they require anyone you send it to to have also spent a nice chunk of change for a compatible version of Acrobat (even though they may have already spent tens of thousands of dollars on Acrobat 6 site license, which is our situation). "
Yes, but I'm not sure this is different from many other companies, who require that the client purchase expensive software in order to access their documents.
"Is this Reader Extension capability included in Acrobat "Professional" 8? We (my department) purchased a full retail single license of "Professional" 7 this month, now I can only find information on Acrobat 8. As far as I know there was no caveat that the great feature filled forms that we were promised would only be compatible with the latest versions of the pricey Acrobat product. "
There are many functions that Reader Extensions provides - allowing Reader users to access a web service is one of them, as is allowing Reader users to comment and review, as is allowing Reader users to save form data locally. The upcoming release of Acrobat 8 does not provide the ability to Reader enable a form to access a web service, but it does provide the ability for Reader users to comment and review and save form data locally.
I hope this helps. I'll pass along this information to the Designer Product Manager as feedback.
Mike