LiveCycle ES SOA platform rated 8.2 of 10 (Infoworld)

After years of not being recognized for having a full featured enterprise server story, Adobe has finally received great recognition from Infoworld's Test Center. In fact, reviewer Mike Heck rated LiveCycle ES an overall score of “very good 8.2” out of 10: with ease of use and scalability rated at 9.0; features, integration, and administration rated at 8.0.

This doesn't surprise me as Mike is a well-known guy and has been very pragmatic in his past analysis of enterprise software. If you take a look at the kind of depth he goes into when testing Attensa Feed Server 1.1.7, you can easily see he isn't a writer for hire. He is pragmatic and speaks the truth about both good and bad aspects of software as he explores and experiences it. In other tests, he actually points out both weakness as well as strengths of Adobe Software.

IMO - the LiveCycle ES ranking is correct. We still can make it better but it really is an 8.2 out of 10 today. But hey - don't take my word for it. Grab a DVD or download it and try it yourself. If you need help, there are lots of lists and experienced people around to get you started. The best are:

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecycle/
http://groups.google.com/group/livecycle