Centralized and Automated PDF Creation and Distribution
Server solutions for PDF document management from soft Xpansion allow you to convert Microsoft Office documents, plain texts, images and other printable files in PDF, PDF/A and image formats. Besides it is also possible to design documents with watermarks, stamps, digital signatures, etc. automatically, use letterheads and backgrounds as well as other design features. The documents can be controlled and distributed comfortably and performant in your documents management workflows. Different source document types as well as output types can be set using diverse settings functionality.
PDF Server product family from soft Xpansion contains of three products:
- PDF Creator Server – simplest solution for PDF conversion, design and distribution in small office and home office.
- PDF Creator Server Business Edition – in addition an automatic PDF conversion via folder watcher, conversion in PDF/A, direct and automated conversion of Microsoft Office, text and image files.
- PDF Render Center – the all-rounder for automatic PDF conversion, design and distribution with a lot of additional functions.
The comparative table below shows you the most important features of all products:
| Functions, Properties | PDF Creator Server | PDF Creator Server Business Edition | PDF Render Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Clients | 5 | 5 | Unlimited |
| Number of pages per week | 100 | 100 | Unlimited |
| Document Sources (Input Data) | |||
| PDF printer | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Folder watcher (incl. FTP) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Mailbox and Outlook watcher | ✔ | ||
| Virtual drive (TCP/IP) | ✔ | ||
| HTTP portal | ✔ | ||
| DMS connector | ✔ | ||
| Document Destinations (Output Data) | |||
| Copy to folder (incl. FTP) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Virtual drive (TCP/IP) | ✔ | ||
| E-mail (SMTP protocol) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| HTTP portal | ✔ | ||
| Printer | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| SharePoint | ✔ | ||
| Document management systems | ✔ | ||
| Source Files* | |||
| Converting via PDF printer | |||
| Arbitrary printable files | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Converting without PDF printer | |||
| Word, Excel, PowerPoint | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Outlook | ✔ | ||
| HTML | ✔ | ||
| Text, Rich Text | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Images (BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| ✔ | |||
| Target File Formats | |||
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| PDF/A | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Images (BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF) | ✔ | ||
| Simple Text | ✔ | ||
| Import of Meta data | ✔ | ||
| Additional Processing | |||
| Digital Signatur | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Define letterheads | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Define watermarks, stamps, letterheads, headers, footers | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Customize layout | ✔ | ||
| Resource manager | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Monitor (Logging Functionality) | |||
| Log and display events | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Event filter | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Process print jobs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Tools | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Performance monitor | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| User, Accounts and Profile Management | |||
| Network users | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Personalized accounts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| PDF profiles | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Service | |||
| Installation help and support | ✔ |
