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EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE

JOSTENS, INC.
www.jostens.com
Jon Kinkel
Po Box 1675
Westerville, Ohio 43086
Jon.kinkel@jostens.com

Jostens is a leading provider of graduation products and tradition programs helping colleges celebrate important moments, recognizing achievement and build affiliation. Our products include diplomas, class rings, caps and gowns, announcements and awards.

AD ASTRA INFORMATION SYSTEMS
www.aais.com
Sarah Spencer
4300 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 102
Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66205
sspencer@aais.com

Astra Schedule has been licensed to over 300 campuses worldwide. Astra Schedule provides various user access levels to a bundled package offering optimized room scheduling, exam scheduling, event scheduling and resource management tools plus reporting – all with web access. Import and export utilities are included for integration with homegrown packages, plus ‘real-time’ interfaces are available for most administrative software (SIS) packages.
Astra Schedule Platinum, a complete solution to the complex issues of curriculum management, faculty-to-section assignments, timetabling, and room scheduling. Learn how institutions can use Ad Astra’s scheduling tools to offer the right quantity of the right courses at the right times in the right rooms.

CTRAC – DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
www.ctrac.com
Patrick Hutson
8300 Dow Circle
Strongsville, Ohio 44136
phutson@ctrac.com

CTRAC’s 30 years of experience in providing time saving and cost effective solutions can help your institution’s record management requirements. Our secured solutions encompass the capture of information from paper documents, PC files, mainframe reports, emails and any electronic source.

NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE
www.studentclearinghouse.org
Donald Gwinn
2721 Hartzell Street
Evanston, Illinois 60201
gwinn@studentclearinghouse.org

The National Student Clearinghouse is a not for profit organization providing automated enrollment and degree verification services and institutional research services to colleges and universities and their students and alumni. With nearly one decade of experience, the Clearinghouse currently serves ninety percent of higher education.

FIREPROOF RECORDS CENTER
www.fireproof.com
Joe Dickman
PO Box 8040
Columbus, Ohio 43201
jdickman@fireproof.com

Today, information management isn’t simple. Colleges and universities require comprehensive document management systems that help them manage their records easily, access files quickly, and comply with all legal, operational and regulatory requirements. Fireproof’s expertise provides a wide range of multilevel solutions that take the guesswork out of information management and add efficiencies that actually have the power to change the way you do business. Let us show you how you can achieve ANY DOCUMENT, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME.

SCT- SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CORP.
www.sct.com
Gayle Stipe
4 Country View Road
Malvern, PA 19355
scorle@sct.com

SCT (NASDAQ: SCTC) serves more than 1,300 higher education institutions worldwide with software and services that promote individual achievement, enhance institutional performance, and foster educational communities. SCT’s solutions compose the e-Education Infrastructure, a strategic framework for the digital campus that achieves superior interconnectivity, service delivery, information access, and personalized education experiences.

SCRIP SAFE SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC.
www.scrip-safe.com
Joe Orndorff
113 Commerce Blvd.
Loveland, Ohio 45140
jeorn@scrip-safe.com

SCRIP-SAFE® provides secured transcript paper along with desktop diploma printing software and paper. Explore convenient and inexpensive ways to use the office laser printer to create diplomas in house. SCRIP-SAFE® has recently introduced a new transcript security feature called Global Document Protection™. This U.S. currency-like feature uses small global icon watermarks that are translucent and can’t be photocopied or altered. Along with other Scrip-Safe® security features, Global Document Protection™ assures users that their transcripts can’t be duplicated, imitated or altered without easy detection.

PHI THETA KAPPA
www.ptk.org
Suzanne Brister
1625 Eastover Drive
Jackson MS 39211
Suzanne.brister@ptk.org

The Transfer Database is your source for recruiting the nation’s most outstanding community college students. The Database enables senior institutions to access names, addresses, email addresses, academic interests and abilities of academically talented two-year college transfer students and the names and addresses of their chapter advisors. If you’re looking for a direct link to more than 90,000 honor students, all potential transfers, Phi Theta Kappa’s Transfer Database should be a part of your recruitment plan.

CREDENTIALS, INC.
www.degreechk.com
Jack Weber
436 Frontage Rd., Suite 200
Northfield, IL 60093
jweber@degreechk.com

Credentials Inc. provides three internet accessible services that include DegreeChk, Enroll Chk, and TranscriptsPlus®. The DegreeChk service provides instant access to employers for verification of conferred degrees from participating academic institutions. The EnrollChk service provides instant access for students/parents as well as the business community for verification of current enrollment status at participating academic institutions. TranscriptsPlus® provides current students, alumni and third parties with the ability to place order for transcripts while delivering the written authorization form from the student to the Registrar’s Office. Credentials has also developed a robotics software interface (RoboRegistrar) that completely automates the back of the house transcript order processing. The fully integrated Registrar Support Services application (patent-pending) is designed to allow authorized registrar staff members to be able to manage each of the products while establishing a communication channel for students, alumni and third party users. All three products are available at www.degreechk.com or users can access the information through operator assistance over the telephone. There is no cost for schools to participate with any of the services; in fact, schools can earn a substantial percentage of the revenue stream that is created from third party user.

RECORDS IMAGING SERVICE
www.recordsimagingservice.com
John W. Humbach
815 Superior Av. #1500
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
jhumbachsr@recordsimagingservice.com

With the knowledge, equipment, training and support you need to convert paper records into searchable digital documents; RIS can bring increased efficiency to every area of your business. An authorized dealer of LaserFiche® technology, Records Imaging Service will make your transition to digital records management painless. We provide everything from a needs analysis and pre- or post- acquisition consulting services to installation, training, customization, maintenance, hotline support and overall project management. Stop by to see how we can help you with all of your imaging needs.

LEXNET CONSULTING, INC.
www.lexnet.com
Susan DeRose
1685 Boxelder Street, Suite 300
Louisville CO 80027
www.info@lexnetconsulting.com

You’ve got Data – We’ve got Documents. Get Connected. Integrate your legacy systems with newer technologies and transform data into documents. If you’re still creating Paper in the new “Paperless World” and don’t have the budget to replace your current systems, migrate what you have without modifying your applications. The data is merged with dynamic, electronic forms. The documents can be printed anywhere on your network; they can be formatted as PDFs, they can be emailed, archived or faxed. If the data needs to be massaged or enhanced (for example: we can access a separate table on the network containing email addresses) we capture the host data and process it. We specialize in personalized and secure documents including transcripts and diplomas. Get Connected.

THE EI GROUP
www.theeigroup.com
Roberta Leach
105-4475 Viewmont
Victoria, BC V826L8
rleach@theeigroup.com

The EI Group publishes print and Internet resources for students interested in pursuing their undergraduate and graduate education. EI’s SchoolsintheUSA.com and state-specific websites provide institutions with a highly targeted and cost-effective medium to recruit college bound students on a local to national basis.