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customers are saying:
"The Accounting Department just loves this program. I have never seen them so happy about anything from IT. Great job!"
– IT Manager at an electronic components distributor
 
"We continue to find new uses for this application. It's a real time-saver!"

–Help Desk Manager at a
major software distributor

 
"I have finally retired my fax machine! What an excellent office automation tool. "
– Office manager at an electrical contractor
 
 
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The ScriptServer PDF Broker software provides a network- based service that allows conversion from PostScript format to PDF format using either Adobe Acrobat Distiller or
Ghostscript software.

To other computers on the network, the Broker looks like a PostScript printer. So any host can send PostScript print data to be converted to PDF.

Converted PDF files are electronically distributed according to various criteria, called "routers."

Routers can be configured to e-mail the PDF file, place it in a (shared) folder, or to post-process the file using a command file, which can be a DOS-based .BAT or a Visual Basic-based .VBS file.

If more than one router's criteria matches the characteristics of an incoming job, all matching routers will be used to distribute the resulting PDF.



Routers are created based on two general criteria: the TCP/IP port number, and PostScript comments contained in the file.

Port-based routing allows you to route a PDF file based on the port it was received on. For example, network-ready HP LaserJet printers receive their print data over port 9100.

Comment-based routing allows you to route a PDF file based on the PostScript comments embedded in the PostScript header. These comments are based on the Document Structuring Conventions (DSC) published by Adobe for PostScript files in this specification. Supported comments are:

  • username
  • creating application
  • creation date
  • title
  • routing
  • user data (GrayMatter extension for ScriptServer Printing Systems)

Feature Summary:

  • Converts PostScript to PDF, quickly and reliably

  • Seamless integration into the Windows environment as a Service

  • Compatibility with virtually all PostScript network printer drivers

  • E-mail support ("Print to Inbox")

  • Routes to shared folders

  • Can distribute to multiple destinations simultaneously

  • Extensibility through post-processing by third party applications

  • Routing based on document title, author, creating application, date/time, and more

  • Fully integrated support for the ScriptServer Printing Systems

  • Free desktop Client software for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux computers

  • Supports up to 100 simultaneous connections

  • Full PostScript error reporting

  • Destop utility for configuring the PDF Broker's settings
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