StarOffice 9 Server

At a Glance

• StarOffice 9 Server consists of two components:
  • PDF Converter converts your documents in bulk into the Acrobat PDF file format.
  • SDK - Scalable toolkit for creating, manipulating or converting complex documents.
• Over 25 different document formats are supported.
• Accessible as a Web service or via a web front-end.
• Full support for security and accessibility relevant PDF functionality.
• Full access to the OpenOffice.org/StarOffice API.
• Platform independent, available for the Solaris (x86/Sparc) operating system, Linux, and Windows.
• X-Server not required on the Solaris and Linux platform.
• Professional support from Sun Microsystems available.

Designed for You

• Easy to install: No extensive setup of the server necessary -- the StarOffice 9 Server setup does everything for you.
• Easy to administer: The server process constantly monitors all started instances and restarts them when necessary.
• Easy to access web front-end and web service interface available.
• The SDK component of the server provides a complex document processing API based OpenOffice.org / StarOffice API which allows to instantiate multiple StarOffice instances.

Use Cases/Scenarios

Converting Large Number of Documents for Archiving Purposes

The StarOffice 9 Server PDF Converter is designed to convert a large number of documents into PDF for archiving the documents.

Extending Document Processing Solutions With PDF Export Capabilities

The PDF Document is the preferable format for sending customers rich formatted documents. The web service interface makes it easy to attach the StarOffice 9 Server to a an existing document processing solution.

Web Front for a Company Portal Integration

Providing PDF creation services in a company portal page. The web front end provides almost the full set of extended PDF configuration features. The user can create PDF documents from over 25 different file formats without needing an office suite.

Email or Web Service Driven Document Conversion Service

Small and mobile devices often could not handle complex documents or certain document formats properly. The open architecture allows to design services which converts documents in a format which is supported by the device.