Case Study: Common App boosts application processing speed with iText

Common App speeds PDF processing by up to 500% with iText

Common App, a nonprofit handling over a million college applications annually, needed a scalable and speedy PDF processing solution to efficiently deliver application documents to its member colleges and universities. Their challenge was to expedite PDF delivery while integrating easily into their existing IT infrastructure. To meet this, they turned to the vendor iText and its PDF library.

The solution from iText was implemented within three months, introducing a scheduled batch process that printed entire application packages to PDF overnight. This provided both speed and scalability, allowing Common App to dedicate fewer servers to PDF processing. As a result, iText increased Common App's PDF processing speed by up to 500% and is estimated to save the organization $25,000 each year.

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