Published: July 2015

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We sell and maintain ApplicationXtender (AX) systems across the country. It's fair to say that we hear wish-list items each time we visit our clients. Some of the items will not ever come to fruition. For example, a Tom Cruise movie called Vanilla Sky showed off a magical floating user interface from the future. Well.... don't think that I will live to see that type of technology, but EMC has done a great job over the years injecting research and development dollars into their products. AX is no exception.  

Highlights from EMC ApplicationXtender 8.0

• 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

• Virtual folders

• Customizable

Restful Services API

• SAML Authorization

• JSON/XML support

• .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

• New UI design: import, query and display

• Cross-platform support

• Multi-browser support: Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, and Firefox

New Administrator Website

• 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 user sessions and licenses

• Manage storage

• Other administrative tasks

What’s Next with ApplicationXtender?

Here’s what we expect to see in future releases of AX in 2016:

• Mobile functionality

• Updated workflow automation

• Recycle bin and foldering

• Admin client redesign

• Microsoft certifications

• User productivity enhancements

• Cloud capture