Takin’ It Old School

E-forms are exploding onto the scene. As a result, educational institutions operate by a different set of procedures today than they did when young adults of the MTV generation started to receive their college diplomas just a few years ago. For example, students can now take tests online, register for Internet courses, fill out financial aid applications via the Internet, and those in college can obtain semester grades from their school’s Web site. All of these acts eliminate the unnecessary costs of ordering traditional paper-based forms. In addition, the use of e-forms lowers expenses for keying data, printing and distributing. Add budget cuts to the mix, and manufacturers catering to this market could find themselves having to tweak their business model.