Automated, design-driven publishing solutions
Adobe® InDesign® Server CS3 software combines the high-quality typography and graphics support in Adobe InDesign CS3 software with the performance and efficiency of server-based technology to set a new standard in automated page layout. With InDesign Server CS3, systems integrators and third-party developers can build design-driven publishing systems that speed up editorial workflows or automate template-driven document creation, such as web-based collateral creation and variable data publishing. Using one of these third-party solutions, you can author, publish, and manage highly designed content more efficiently and cost effectively.

While InDesign Server CS3 and InDesign CS3 share the same codebase and feature set, InDesign Server CS3 has been adapted to server usage in the following ways:

• Model/UI separation To optimize and scale performance, InDesign Server CS3 runs "headless"that is, without a user interface and is controlled programmatically through scripts written in JavaScript, AppleScript, or VBScript, or through plug-ins developed in C++.
• Support for multiple instances InDesign Server CS3 is designed to support multiple, concurrent instances on one-, two-, and four-processor machines.
• SOAP interface The scripting capability of InDesign Server CS3 is exposed as a Web service. Applications can run scripts and send script parameters to specific server instances through a SOAP API.
• Error capturing and logging By default, InDesign Server CS3 logs any errors encountered in processing, such as missing fonts or graphics. More robust error handling can be implemented in server-based solutions via an error-capturing API.

Support for server operating systems InDesign Server CS3 is built for and certified on server operating systems: Mac OS X Server version 10.3.x and 10.4.x on the Macintosh, or Microsoft® Windows Server 2000 and 2003 on Windows. It has met exacting quality and performance requirements for server-based usage.

How Adobe InDesign Server CS3 differs from Adobe InDesign CS3