A Simple Guide to Making Your Business Run Smoothly During OpenText Blazon and Content Server Sunset

With OpenText's Blazon content server approaching its end of life, businesses using these platforms face critical decisions to ensure continuity and accelerate process automation. Adlib, known for its expertise in document transformation and workflow automation, offers a seamless migration path for Blazon users, minimizing disruption and avoiding costly, less capable alternatives.

Navigating the Transition from Blazon

Anthony Vigliotti, Chief Product Officer at Adlib, emphasized that OpenText has entered the sunset phase for Blazon, pushing customers towards their Intelligent Viewing Solution. However, this transition can be fraught with challenges. Switching to Intelligent Viewing may involve database incompatibilities, significant functional delays, and a high level of effort to decommission existing systems. Adlib offers a better alternative, allowing users to maintain their current SQL infrastructure while benefiting from enterprise-grade security, regular product updates, and robust support for mission-critical document workflows.

Why Adlib is the Ideal Replacement

Adlib has been a trusted player in the document automation space for over 20 years, specializing in highly regulated industries. The platform's strengths lie in ensuring regulatory compliance, document security, and seamless integration with existing enterprise systems. Adlib’s Transform product offers:

1. Pixel-Perfect Document Rendering: Ensuring high accuracy for regulated industries where the output must match the source document exactly.
2. Support for Over 300 File Types: Including CAD drawings, archival formats, and more, making it versatile across various industries.
3. Advanced Document Assembly: Automating tasks like adding headers, footers, bookmarks, and more, reducing manual intervention and human error.
4. Data Extraction: Enabling businesses to extract key information from documents for further processing, enhancing data accessibility and operational efficiency.
5. Regulatory Validator: Verifying submissions for compliance with regulatory requirements to minimize human workload, delays and rejections.

Adlib’s Proven Track Record

Adlib's document automation solutions are trusted by major players in life sciences, financial services, logistics, energy, and federal government sectors. For instance, Adlib plays a crucial role in life sciences by ensuring timely regulatory submissions, potentially saving millions in lost revenue. The platform is designed to scale with business needs, offering features like containerization, multi-threaded processing, and application performance monitoring.

"The alternative software nevertruly got the job done, as it couldn’t render all files, had volume limitationsand the offered little to no customer support. Without question Adlib is the best PDF rendering solution on the market." - Sr.System Analyst, Dominion Energy

"Anything that is placed in our vault must first go through Adlib. Adlib is constantly online and processing files 24/7." - Technical Lead, Idaho National Laboratory

“We looked towards 3 separate vendors. Adlib and OpenText Blazon were 2 of the 3 we looked at. Adlib was better at integration with Documentum. Overall, Adlib seemed more mature as a software option.” - Enterprise Information Management, Manager & Principal, LyondellBasell

‍Streamlining the Migration Process

Adlib provides dedicated support for Blazon customers looking to migrate. This includes streamlined services, fixed pricing that aligns with current Blazon costs, and a focus on rapid implementation to ensure quick ROI. Adlib's comprehensive approach de-risks the transition, making it the preferred choice for many organizations facing the end-of-life phase of Blazon.

Adlib as the Clear Choice

As Blazon users look to navigate this transition, Adlib emerges as the strongest viable option. With a dedicated migration team, proven technology, and a focus on regulatory compliance, Adlib ensures that businesses not only maintain their existing capabilities but also enhance their document transformation and workflow automation processes. For organizations seeking a reliable, future-proof solution, switching to Adlib offers a secure, efficient path forward.