Case Study: Common App achieves 500% faster application processing with iText

500% increase in speed for Common App’s application processing

Common App, a nonprofit organization that processes over a million college applications annually, needed a scalable, speedy, and cost-effective solution to handle its growing volume of PDF documents. Their challenge was to expedite and simplify the delivery of application PDFs, which required fast and accurate processing that could be integrated into their existing IT infrastructure. They turned to vendor iText for a solution utilizing its PDF software.

The implemented iText solution drastically increased PDF processing speeds by up to 500%. This allowed every application to be processed overnight in a scheduled batch, ensuring member colleges received documents promptly. The results also included significant cost savings of approximately $25,000 per year due to the solution's reliability and scalability, which optimized server usage and freed up computing power for other processes.

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