OpenText ApplicationXtender 20.3 Release Delivers Major Upgrades
ApplicationXtender continues its legacy as a mid-market powerhouse by adding forward-looking features focused on cloud readiness, integrations, and user productivity enhancements.
ApplicationXtender is the Toyota Camry of document management platforms – affordable, built like a tank, and regularly upgraded to meet shifting market demands. OpenText’s 20.3 release will help ApplicationXtender add another million miles to the odometer.
The latest release morphs AX into a cloud-ready, integration-friendly platform by upgrading components and adding new manufacturers to the friend’s list.
The ApplicationXtender product team had their ears to the ground learning how to make the product better for end-users. Productivity upgrades like a role-based administration console will surely delight heavy users.
Key highlights in ApplicationXtender 20.3
Office 365 Integration
Integration with Output Transformation Server (OTS) (coming in 20.4)
Storage Adapter Framework
Built-In Password Policy Plug-In Support
Web Administrator API
Render Server Optimization
Major themes of ApplicationXtender 20.3 release
Make ApplicationXtender Cloud Ready
ApplicationXtender deployments have traditionally been on-premise. There is a rapidly growing demand to move AX systems and workflows to public and private clouds.
Over the past few years, OpenText assessed the components of ApplicationXtender that needed to be modernized for cloud-centric and stateless deployments. ApplicationXtender had many components re-factored or replaced for its journey to the cloud.
How ApplicationXtender was upgraded to be more cloud-centric:
Render server was re-factored to improve performance
Reworked storage architecture to adapt different systems to ApplicationXtender
Converted desktop wizards to services to eliminate the need for ApplicationXtender desktop
Provide native support for SAML, including SAML 2.0 support for CAS and ADFS servers
Integrating ApplicationXtender with third-party and OpenText products
External integrations
New and tighter integrations with third-party products were baked in to make ApplicationXtender work in new ecosystems and to increase performance.
Those technologies include:
Office365
Microsoft Azure
Oracle Outside IN
Integrations with OpenText products (coming in Q4)
OpenText is integrating ApplicationXtender with products from its extensive portfolio.
Output Transformation Server (OTS) will replace the ApplicationXtender Reports Manager module to index and load content into ApplicationXtender.
OpenText AppWorks will be subbed in to replace AX Workflow Manager.
What does the future hold for ApplicationXtender?
OpenText’s product team has a clear vision for ApplicationXtender well into the future. Upgrades centered on automation and analytics are slated for Q4 2020 and Q2 of 2021.
ApplicationXtender support you can rely on
Revolution Data Systems is one of the largest ApplicationXtender partners in North America. Our 99% client retention rate is a byproduct of our continual investment in ApplicationXtender support and development resources.
Partnering with us gives you access to top talent and expertise that set you up for success today and into the future. We understand that you are under pressure to get results, we can help with that.
Our ApplicationXtender team can help you with:
Business process automation consulting
Moving ApplicationXtender to the cloud
ApplicationXtender support and maintenance contracts
ApplicationXtender training, upgrades, integrations, and custom development