The New Technology Behind ApplicationXtender 8.0

ApplicationXtender (AX) 8.0 from EMC is expected to launch in Q4 of this year. Portford has been closely monitoring the progress of AX 8’s development and we can now share some of the new features and enhancements with you.

Highlights

• Built on a brand new engine core
• New HTML 5 viewer to support document viewing, annotation and redaction
• Restful Services API
• Browser-based AppGen and a new AX Admin module

Updated User Interface (UI)

• Angular JS
• Cross-platform
• MVC controls
• Customizable

Restful Services API

• SAML Authorization
• JSON/XML support
• Microsoft .NET 4.5

New Image Capture

• Captiva PixTools.NET toolkit

New Admin UI

• Replaces old Application Generator (AppGen)/AX Admin
• License admin
• Groups/user permissions reports

Updated Web Application UI

• New UI design: import, query and display
• Cross-platform support
• Multi-browser support: Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, and Firefox

Updated Web Based Administration Module

• Create and manage AX data sources
• Create, validate and upgrade database schema
• Create and manage AX applications
• Create/import and manage AX users and groups
• Create and manage AX data types
• Manage storage
• Other administrative tasks