Extend your reach to organisations that do not use Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 - with Office InfoPath Forms Services, users can fill out browser-capable forms sent over the Internet or mobile devices
Put Office InfoPath 2007 forms to work - in customer-facing, Internet Web site, or business process workflow applications
Deliver forms with a consistent user experience - Office InfoPath 2007 forms use built-in controls to deliver easy-to-use forms with predictable behavior, mouse-over tips, and built-in data validation. Office InfoPath Forms Services-based forms are network-friendly and minimise the time-consuming roundtrips usually necessary for data validation and calculations
Integrate your data with existing back-end systems - Office InfoPath Forms Services supports Web services standards for receiving data from and submitting data to multiple back-end systems
Avoid errors and repetitive work caused by inconsistent data - connect Office InfoPath 2007 forms data with back-end systems to provide business users with access to all related data. Smart forms can be prepopulated with data, which eliminates tedious data entry tasks and avoids data entry errors
Connect forms to workflow - design Office InfoPath 2007 forms to submit data automatically to a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services library or to a Web service. Then, connect business forms with Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 workflow processes, providing a consistent user interface for structured business processes
Centralise control over who can create and publish forms - with Office InfoPath Forms Services, your organization can develop and deliver forms-based services more quickly and cost-effectively. Business users can design and deploy forms, but administrators retain control over who is permitted to publish forms to the server
Easily upgrade solutions that are already in place - with side-by-side form upgrades, administrators can deploy new versions of forms with no downtime
Create advanced forms solutions - Office InfoPath Forms Services supports managed code execution on the server, which provides headroom for software developers to add advanced business logic and specialised functionality to Office InfoPath 2007 form templates.
Extend data-gathering solutions to anyone with a browser
Streamline business processes and connect forms to multiple line-of-business applications
Centralise the management and control of your forms solutions
Reduce time spent filling out forms
Develop advanced forms functionality without coding
Validate data at the time of entry
Help business users develop their own forms
Rapidly deploy sustainable forms solutions
Capture common form information consistently
Access forms from mobile devices.
Office Forms Server Server Licence
Office Forms Server 2007 is a scalable, security-enhanced, standards-based data-gathering solution that your organization can use to extend the reach of forms-driven business processes to anyone with a Web browser. Office Forms Server works with the Microsoft Office InfoPath client for authoring your forms-driven solutions.
Office Forms Server Client Accesss Licence
This client access license allows you to access your Office Forms Server 2007 - to extend the reach of forms-driven business processes to anyone with a Web browser.
The functionality provided by this license is also part of the Office SharePoint Server Enterprise CAL and the Enterprise CAL suite.
Office Forms Server for Internet Sites
You may use the software only for Internet-facing websites. All content, information, and applications must be accessible to non-employees.
This is a per server license that does not require the purchase of Client Access licenses.
The functionality provided by this license is also part of the Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Internet sites license.
Computer and processor - Server with processor speed of 2.5 gigahertz (GHz) or higher; dual processor, 3 GHz or higher recommended
Memory - 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM; 2 GB recommended
Hard disk - 3 GB of available hard disk
Drive - CD ROM or DVD Drive, local or network accessible
Display - 1024x768 or higher resolution monitor
Operating system - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition or Windows Server 2003 Web Edition later plus service packs. Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Other - 100 megabits per second (Mbps) connection speed required for farm deployment, 56 kilobits per second (Kbps) required for client to server connection. Internet Simple Mail Transfer Protocol/Post Office Protocol 3 (SMTP/POP3), Internet Message Access Protocol 4 (IMAP4), or MAPI-compliant messaging software required for e-mail notifications
Browser - Although administrative tasks on SharePoint sites are optimized for level 1 browsers, Office SharePoint Server 2007 also provides rendering support for other browsers that are commonly used. To ensure that you have complete access to all the functionality, we recommend that you use a level 1 browser for administrative tasks
Level 1 Web browsers - Win 2000, Win XP, Win2003, Vista client with IE6 or IE7
Level 2 Web browsers - Win 2000, Win XP, Win2003, Vista client with Firefox 1.5, Mozilla 1.7 or Netscape 8.1
Unix/Linus with Firefox 1.5 or Netscape 7.2
Mac OS-X with Firefox 1.5 or Safari 2.0
If a browser is not listed in either level 1 or level 2, it is not supported. For example, older browsers, such as Internet Explorer 5.01, Internet Explorer 5.5x, Internet Explorer for Macintosh, and versions of third-party Web browsers that are earlier than the ones listed as level 2 browsers are not supported.
Additional - Refer to the product Capacity Planning document for machine specific requirements.