According to leading research analyst firm,

“Higher education IT executives are ahead of the curve in the adoption of cloud-based services and open-source software (OSS), but growth is expected in both industries “

Educational Institutions around the world are exploring to achieve technological innovation and maintaining a balance in Total Cost of Ownership. CIGNEX Datamatics understands that Education Sector can gain this advantage utilizing Open Source Technology. CIGNEX Datamatics holds valuable experience and holds the pedigree of providing Document Management solutions to Web Portals to Colleges and Universities worldwide.

Challenges in Education Industry:

• Heavy traffic to Web Portals and Social Sites for course information, enrollment and online classes
• Advance in mobile technology would demand education portals and learning applications compatible for portable devices
• A decentralized Content Workflow would lead to potential roadblocks and time consumptionA dull and static user interface would result in substantial drop in visitors

More focus on Web 2.0 tools like videos, student’s corner, forums and blogs etc.

CIGNEX Datamatics Offerings for Education

CMS for Education: Content Management System empowers the management of entire lifecycle from course planning to creation to delivery. It can be also used to host lecture videos, student galleries, and campus tours. Role based permissions and workflow facilitate content creation and publishing process, data achieving etc.

Portals for Education: Enterprise Portals and Collaboration Tools can be used to create virtual spaces for student interaction such as discussion forums, alumni groups, live chat rooms etc. Also, the platform can be utilized to leverage the social media platforms as well as web 2.0 features like blogs and news section. The advanced look and feel and theming would enhance user experience regardless of operating system or network.

DM and RM for Education: Educational institutions host large libraries, study materials, important forms and student records. Document Management (DM) solution provides the organization with all necessary creation, conversion and management of electronic documents. Also, a Records management (RM) solution creates a secured environment for classified documents.

BPM for Education: Educational Institutions receive thousands of application each year taking a lot of human resources in organizing and evaluating the applicants. A Business Process Management suite helps in streamlining electronic or paper based application forms for educational institutions. It provides a secure platform with lot of role based options to administrators.