Adobe® LiveCycle® ES - Whats the use of it and Alernatives of it?

I am pretty much new in this.

I know Remoting, HTTPService and WebService. I know on Messag开发者_运维百科ing too.

I just want to know what's the use of LiveCycle DataServices and its Alternatives.

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Here's a comparison between LiveCycle DataServces ES2 and Blaze: http://192.150.8.60/products/livecycle/dataservices/compare.html