The Education Industry Challenges

Information availability and accessibility are top priorities for the education industry. Tremendous amounts of paperwork must be shared between teachers, administrative staff, students and parents on a regular basis. What’s more, educational institutions must abide by strict document security and compliance regulations. With Reform, educational facilities can automate processes involving student records, admissions, bursar, registrar, and more. Reform provides valuable document management solutions which can be implemented facility-wide, allowing schools and universities to run efficiently.

FabSoft’s Solutions

Test Grading and Reporting Automatic Test Grading and Reporting

Reform provides a complete solution for the entire test grading process. From the Ricoh MFP interface, teachers can print customized test bubble sheets populated with student information. Once completed tests are scanned, they are graded automatically. A detailed grade report is printed to the MFP, allowing teachers to analyze results and monitor student progress. Additionally, Reform integrates with electronic grade book applications so results can be uploaded without any intervention from the teacher.

Reform Tracker Monitor and Control Print Activities

Reform Tracker lets education facilities take control of their print and copy related expenses. With Reform Tracker, monitor and control the print activity of students and staff, and generate detailed document activity and cost reports. Recapture document costs by charging for print jobs or copies made in school libraries or computer labs. Reform Tracker provides total administration over document activities, allowing organizations to significantly reduce costs and environmental impact. More on Reform Tracker

Reform - FabSoft's Core Product Automatic Form Distribution

Reform streamlines form management by automating forms creation, distribution and archival. Reform can generate customized admissions, registration, financial aid and application forms, as well as student records, transcripts, invoices, and more - giving forms a consistent and professional look and feel while providing seamless integration into existing processes. More on Reform *All of FabSoft's Solutions require Reform Enterprise

TagDoc Easy management of documents requiring notes or signatures

Student applications, financial aid documents, billing paperwork, and other documentation may need to be distributed to students, parents, or other staff members in order to collect handwritten notes or signatures. Reform & Tag Doc will tag these documents with a barcode that is associated with the type of form and other critical data.  When the form is ultimately scanned, Tag Doc will recognize the barcode and intelligently archive the document with the rest of the student’s paperwork. More on TagDoc

MOST Seamless integration with information management systems

Reform & Modular Object Scanning Technology (M.O.S.T.) provide education facilities with the walk up convenience of printing, scanning and distributing student documents right from their multifunctional office equipment (MFP). Select fax numbers, email addresses and access and release secure print jobs. For common tasks, quick keys can be assigned to process the job with fewer keystrokes. Additionally, students can log-in using their student ID and card authentication system for enhanced security. More on MOST

Card Authentication Increased Security and Authentication

Reform communicates in real time with LDAP and Active Directory servers in order to authorize users. Students can also use their existing identification cards in order to log in to the MFP. Administrators can enable or restrict MFP features depending on the user. More on Card Authentication

Print To Me Simplified Printing

Print to Me allows users to print documents from a local or remote PC and retrieve them at any time from any network connected Ricoh MFP. This convenient capability increases security, eliminates wasted prints, and allows for built-in smart release of pending print jobs. More on Print to Me

Form Filler Form and Process Management

From a user’s desktop or a Ricoh MFP, Form Filler allows users to access, fill in and process student forms. Not only does this provide convenience, but it also ensures that the most up to date forms are being utilized throughout the entire facility. Commonly used forms such as permission slips, parent/teacher conference forms, and assessment documents can be stored on the MFP. More on Form Filler

Document Authority Control (DAC) Transparent Document Approval Processes

Reform & Document Authority Control® (DAC) can be used to automate approval processes. Internal paperwork, applications, financial documentation, enrollment forms, and other documents can be intelligently routed to individuals, across specific departments or within work groups for approval. When notification is received, the document can be viewed, approved or changed and routed to the next approver or department. Upon final approval, a copy of the document can distributed or archived. More on Document Authority Control