[JS][CS5] InDesign Server

Hi.
I am curious to find out the speed advantage of using an InDesign Server to process one of my scripts as opposed to running locally on my Mac. I know there are licence restrictions to using a desktop version of ID for server purposes anyway. I also know the cost of setting one up is not trivial.
Does Adobe offer any sort of testing platform for users to upload scripts and configure for testing purposes? I know there is a hell of a lot more work to configure this, but was wondering if this facility existed.
Just thought I'd ask.
Thanks
Roy

Yes. There are performance advantages to Server -- mostly because none of the UI related processing is necessary...
Don't expect the differences to be too drastic though. I have found that the 64 bit Windows build to be noticeably faster than my local machine...
Harbs
(P.S. If you do decide to go for a Server license, I might be able to get a discount for you...)

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"
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<key>Label</key>
<string>com.adobe.ids.launchd.8888</string>
<key>OnDemand</key>
<false/>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Applications/Adobe InDesign CS5 Server/InDesignServer</string>
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<string>-LogToApplicationEventLog</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
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Michael
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