Month: August 2024

New Win2PDF Update Boosts Productivity with Parallel Processing

We’re pleased to announce the latest release of Win2PDF version 10.0.169.1 This free update brings a significant enhancement to our Batch Convert feature—parallel processing. Along with this update, we’ve included fixes for handling improperly formatted PDF files and addressed installation issues that were causing missing file errors.

Parallel Processing in Batch Convert

Most of today’s modern CPUs come with multiple cores, allowing them to perform several tasks simultaneously (provided that your software programs support them). This is where parallel processing shines—by dividing tasks into smaller chunks that can be executed concurrently, it dramatically speeds up processing times. With the release of Win2PDF 10.0.169.1, we’ve integrated parallel processing into Win2PDF’s Batch Convert feature, specifically for users who choose “individual files” as the output.

How Does It Work?

When converting a large batch of files, Win2PDF will now process multiple files simultaneously, utilizing the full power of your multi-core CPU. This means that instead of processing one file after another in a linear fashion (serial processing), Win2PDF can handle several files at once (parallel processing), significantly reducing the time needed to complete large conversion tasks.

Win2PDF Parallel Processing for Batch Convert

However, it’s important to note that this performance boost applies only when the output is set to “individual files.” If you choose to merge your files into a single PDF, the conversion must occur sequentially to ensure the correct order of pages. Despite this, you can still get a rough idea of the performance improvement by comparing the processing time for both individual and merged outputs. The new Batch Convert interface (shown below) now shows the time it took to complete the task, making it easier to gauge the impact of parallel processing.

Win2PDF Batch Convert Time Windows
Why Is This Important?

This enhancement is especially beneficial for customers who need to make large folders of scanned documents searchable using OCR (Optical Character Recognition). With the ability to process multiple files at once, the time it takes to convert and prepare documents for OCR is drastically reduced, allowing for a more efficient workflow.

It’s also important to note that this conversion process takes place entirely on your machine, using your hardware. Your files are never uploaded to the cloud or leave your computer.

Additional Fixes and Improvements
  • Handling Improperly Formatted PDF Files: We’ve improved how Win2PDF handles improperly formatted PDF files, reducing errors and ensuring smoother conversion processes.
  • Installation Fixes: This update also addresses issues related to missing files during installation, providing a more seamless setup experience.

Upgrade to Win2PDF 10.0.169.1 Today!

With the introduction of parallel processing, Win2PDF continues to evolve, offering enhanced performance and reliability for your PDF conversion tasks. Download the latest version today and experience the power of parallel processing.

Using Win2PDF as Part of a Business Continuity Plan

Santeri Viinamäki, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The recent Crowdstrike incident and UnitedHealth ransomware attack highlights the importance of having a robust business continuity plan in place. One way to ensure that your business can continue to operate in the event of a system outage is to use Win2PDF to automatically save reports and business critical documents to a local shared network drive.

This solution is particularly valuable for businesses in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) space, where access to patient records is critical. For example, in the ChangeHealth (a subsidiary of UnitedHeath) ransomware attack, it is estimated the attack will cost the company over a billion dollars this year.

“…Change Healthcare provides technology used to submit and process billions of insurance claims a year. Hackers gained access in February and unleashed a ransomware attack that encrypted and froze large parts of the company’s system…”

By using Win2PDF with the Auto-name feature, EHR providers can ensure that reports are saved regularly and can be accessed as a backup solution if the EHR system goes down or is frozen.

Win2PDF customers have successfully implemented solutions that integrate with Veradigm (formerly Allscripts), EPIC, Meditech and many other EHR software platforms. In addition, businesses outside of the EHR space can also benefit from using Win2PDF to generate backup reports automatically. A recent security report lists healthcare, agriculture and government as the most targeted industries.

Here are some of the benefits of using Win2PDF as part of a business continuity plan:

  • Automatic report and document generation: Win2PDF can be used as part of an automated process that generates reports on a regular basis.
  • Accessibility through shared drive storage: Reports and documents are saved to a shared drive, which makes them accessible to authorized users on the local network.
  • Scalable and easy to use: Win2PDF is easy to set up and use, and can be deployed from very small to large enterprise organizations. It requires no special training or expertise.
  • Safe and secure: Win2PDF software is installed locally and is not dependent on the cloud or internet to function, unlike some subscription services that may be unavailable if the network is disrupted. The Win2PDF solution is always in the customer’s complete control.

Do you have backup document and report access as part of your business continuity plan? Consider using Win2PDF. This simple solution can help you keep your business running in the event of a system outage. Contact us for a 30 day trial to see how Win2PDF can fit into your plans.