Adobe DPS is set to end-of-life on August 31st 2019. This webinar conducted by digital expert Stéphane Dayras will show you how to successfully switch to new digital publishing tools and keep making the most out of your content.

1. Adobe DPS: What's next?
How to migrate from an
existing digital publishing
platform
Rakuten Aquafadas Webinar, April 30th 2019
www.aquafadas.com

2. Rakuten - A global leader in innovation
30
countries & regions
with local operational presence
1.2 billion+
global members
70+
services
¥12.9 trillion
global gross
transaction value
*FY2017
Rakuten is an internet and technology-powered company with 70+ businesses across the globe

3. Global presence
Asia Pacific
FinTech businessCommerce business
Rakuten Institute of Technology
Media business
Development Center
Communications business
Regional / Global headquarters
Commerce business
Rakuten Institute of Technology
Commerce business
Rakuten Institute of Technology
Media business
Development Center
Commu
Region
Commerce business
Rakuten Institute of Technology
Media business
Development Center
Communications business
Regional / Global headquarters
FinTech businessCommerce business
Rakuten Institute of Technology
Media business
Development Center
Communications business
Regional / Global headquarters

4. Leaders in digital
content publishing
For over a decade, we have been enabling the
creation and distribution of rich and interactive digital
content for any device. We empower brands with personalised
content, cross-platform apps, web readers and business
connectors.
Innovators with business acumen
Cutting edge suite of digital publishing tools
Preferred partner for mobile journeys and
communications
Largest Rakuten developer in Europe

5. Leaders in digital content publishing
45%
dedicated to R&D
60+
employees
13Y
founded in 2006
+10Y
of experience

6. Our vision
• To empower businesses to get more value
from their content
• To make digital content unforgettable for
end users
• To deliver innovation and excellence in
content rendering, smart business
connectors and next generations apps that
are editable in real time

7. Adobe Digital Publishing Suite end of life
• New developments stopped since 2015
• Digital Publishing Suite Classic (“DPSC”) will end-of-life on August 31, 2019
• End of all Cloud Services and Technical Support for DPSC customers
• Replaced by Adobe Experience Manager Mobile (AEMM)
• “Adobe continues to offer AEMM as an alternative to build new content-centric mobile apps. Adobe will
continue to provide OS and security updates to AEMM but there will be no new feature investment.”
• “Alternatively, many of Adobe customers are also building apps using native frameworks and leveraging
power of Adobe Experience Manager's Content Services capability to deliver and update engaging
content to those apps.”
• Alternative solutions from Adobe: Adobe Sparks, Adobe Analytics/Target for Mobile Apps…

8. 8
Adobe DPS Workflow

9. Adobe DPS: the main steps
1. Install DPS tools
• Plug-ins for Adobe InDesign CC 2014-2015 with Overlays & Folio Builder panels
• Content Viewer for Desktop & Mobile
• DPS App Builder
2. Create source documents in InDesign (layouts, orientation…)
3. Add interactive objects (Folio Overlays)
4. Use the Folio Builder to create folio and articles (Folios, Articles, Layouts)
5. Preview articles (Content Viewer for Desktop & Mobile)
6. Make folios available to customers (DPS App Builder, Folio Producer, Custom App creation)
7. Analyze customer data and add and update folios (DPS Analytics)

10. Rakuten Aquafadas: the main steps
1. Install Aquafadas Digital Publishing Suite
• One plug-in for Adobe InDesign CC 2015/2019 with 3 panels: Project Manager, Enrichments Editor and
Enrichments list
• Digital Content Viewer Apps for iOS and Android available on Apple & Android App Stores
• AppFactory for iOS and Android (MacOS X only)
• Cloud Authoring & Cloud Connect Web frontends to manage your publications & Apps
2. Create or import source documents in InDesign with the Projects Manager panel or Cloud Authoring
3. Add interactive objects with the Enrichments Editor panel
4. Use the Project Manager panel to create projects, layouts and articles
5. Preview articles with the Digital Content Viewer Apps or Web Reader export
6. Create your personalised App with AppFactory
7. Publish your content and manage your App with Cloud Connect
8. Analyse customer data with Google Firebase (Analytics), Localytics or Matomo (Piwik)

11. Cutting edge digital content publishing suite

12. MANUAL & CREATIVE
AUTOMATIC
CONTENTS
Create and/or ingest
your digital content
Aquafadas suite

13. APPS
Manage your Apps and
your content dissemination
Drag & drop banners
to setup your Storefront
(pictures, videos, webviews, contents)
Aquafadas suite

14. Cutting edge digital content publishing suite
Create content Manage and publish your
app

15. We help clients get the most value from their content
Align sales and marketing teams
Sales enablement apps
boosts results, improves collaboration,
enables new skills learning,
strengthens motivation
Improve internal comms
Onboarding content
boosts performance, speed up
onboarding of new starters, to
deliver effective training, to boost
motivation and brand culture
understanding
Pixel-perfect reader experience
Digital publishing system
enables publishing to be automated,
boosts monetisation of digital press

16. 16
Mobile First, Mobile Centric, Frictionless Experiences
• New deployments for mobile Apps (Progressive Web Apps)
• New User Experiences (UX) & Conversational UIs
• Artificial Intelligence for automation and personalization
• Extended analytics for new users behaviors
• Immersive content with Augmented Realities (AR / MR / VR)
• 5G, the next revolution
Rakuten Aquafadas, your cutting edge technology companion