Adobe has launched a service for conducting online surveys that the company says should ease the process of setting them up and analyzing their results.
The hosted service, called Adobe FormsCentral, allows organizations to develop a customized survey form that would be accessible from the Internet.
With FormsCentral, the user creates a form online at the Adobe site, either using a set of templates or by designing a form from scratch. The forms will be based on HTML, making them accessible from any Web browser on any platform. Forms can be customized for each participant, with personalized name and message. Adobe provides a Web address for the finished form, which then can be mailed to possible participants.
The service will also compile the results into an online spreadsheet, which can be analyzed or embedded in another Web page. A dashboard shows a summary of the results. The administrator tools are accessed by a Web browser, using Adobe Flash.
The service will initially be offered only in English, though the company plans to offer additional languages in the near future.
The hosted service, called Adobe FormsCentral, allows organizations to develop a customized survey form that would be accessible from the Internet.
With FormsCentral, the user creates a form online at the Adobe site, either using a set of templates or by designing a form from scratch. The forms will be based on HTML, making them accessible from any Web browser on any platform. Forms can be customized for each participant, with personalized name and message. Adobe provides a Web address for the finished form, which then can be mailed to possible participants.
The service will also compile the results into an online spreadsheet, which can be analyzed or embedded in another Web page. A dashboard shows a summary of the results. The administrator tools are accessed by a Web browser, using Adobe Flash.
The service will initially be offered only in English, though the company plans to offer additional languages in the near future.