YAFPC Appliance description
A CD-ROM image based on KNOPPIX technology and the freeware PDF Composer/ PDF Printer/ PDF Mailer YAFPC

The PDF Server YAFPC-Appliance is a CD-ROM image based on KNOPPIX technology and the freeware PDF Composer/ PDF Printer/ PDF Mailer YAFPC.

Any PC booted from this CD can act as a PDF Server which provides an unlimited number of network shared virtual PDF Printers.

No operating system or other software installation is required. While the system requirements are low, any older PC can be used. System configuration can be done via a Web browser from any workstation in Your network.

Virtual shared PDF Printers can be configured to apply letterheads, watermarks and appendixes to all printed documents. After printing a document is sent to its owner by mail or can be accessed in a shared folder on the PDF Server.

Note: YAFPC stands for "Yet Another Free Pdf Composer"

Here are some key features of "YAFPC Appliance":

· Easy installation: The CD-ROM contains a complete Operating System that can be booted on every PC. Automatic hardware recognition and automatic installation of all required software components are done without any user interaction.
· No client installation required: Each time a client accesses a Network Shared PDF Printer on the YAFPC-Appliance PDF Server the first time, the required printer driver is installed automatically to the clients workstation.
· No user account management required: Each time a user accesses a Network Shared PDF Printer on the YAFPC-Appliance PDF Server the first time, a user account is created "on the fly" and a network shared "home folder" is provided to this user. The user can access this folder to obtain her/his printed PDF Documents. Also an email account is created "on the fly". The PDF document is additionally sent to this email account.
· Unlimited number of network shared PDF Printers: The YAFPC-Appliance administrator can create an unlimited number of Network Shared PDF Printers via the easy to use Browser Interface for Administration. Each PDF Printer can be configured to apply page numbers, special letterheads, watermarks, cover pages and appendixes to each printed document and encrypt the document for protection against manipulations.
· Unlimited number of different letterheads, watermarks, cover pages and appendixes: The YAFPC-Appliance administrator can upload multiple files to the YAFPC-Appliance PDF Server to be assigned to each PDF Printer for composing documents.
· Easy creation of email aliases: For printed documents to be sent to the printing user, the user's email address is automatically created "on the fly" from her/his username and the given domain name. In case the usernames don't match their email addresses in a network, the YAFPC-Appliance administrator can create an email alias for each user. Aliases are of the form "alice: a.smith@foo.bar".


Requirements:

· Pentium 500 MHz
· 256MB RAM
· 1GB Harddrive
· Bootable CD-ROM drive
· Network interface


Limitations:

· 30 Days Trial