Product Information

Cardiff Software offers a collection of powerful automated forms data entry products which have become the de-facto industry standard. Cardiff Software's TELEform family of products provide departmental, high volume and enterprise-wide data collection solutions.

TELEform Standard is a single user, Windows 95/NT data collection application optimized to create, distribute and read information with unmatched accuracy and performance. Using the powerful Tri-CR ^® (multiple recognition engine) technology, TELEform provides the highest level of accuracy in hand print, OCR, OMR and bar code recognition. TELEform Standard is unmatched in the industry as the most cost-effective forms processing solution available.

TELEform Elite is a powerful, production-level forms processing system. With the ability to collect information from existing forms, TELEform Elite provides a multi-user, scaleable LAN solution that yields high volume throughput. TELEform Elite allows independent workstations to utilize the complete set of TELEform functions simultaneously: design, verification and interpretation. TELEform Elite is the price performance leader for enterprise-wide solutions with the ability to process up to 100,000 forms per day.

TELEform Internet Solution provides TELEform Elite users with the first automated data collection solution for the Internet/Intranet. Optimized for Windows 95 and Windows NT, TELEform Internet Solution automates the process of creating, distributing and reading information from HTML-based forms. TELEform Internet Solution automatically converts TELEform documents and existing forms into full-featured HTML-based forms and utilizes standard data transmission protocols such as POP3 and MAPI. Combining traditional data collection with the Internet/Intranet, TELEform Internet Solution streamlines the data collection efforts.

TELEform Filler extends the power of TELEform to the remote office or mobile professional who needs to collect information from the field. TELEform Filler provides a paperless solution for completing forms on a computer, including laptops, at remote sites and transmitting the information to a database at a central location via modem or TCP/IP.

Some Corporate Users:

Cardiff Software has solidified its leadership position with over 12,000 installations world wide including:

• • Aetna Life & Casualty
  • American Airlines
  • American Express
  • Coca-Cola
  • Ernst & Julio Gallo
  • Fujitsu
  • GMAC
  • Mayo Clinic
  • PC World Magazine
  • US Office of Personnel Management

TELEform Product Details

Product Overview:

TELEform^®

• Initially released by Cardiff Software in 1991.
• Provides modules to design and print professional forms that are optimized for recognition.
• Facilitates distribution of forms by fax or Internet or posting forms to a Web site.
• Receives forms via leading scanners and fax machines.
• Includes data editing and verification functions.
• Automatically saves data to a wide range of file formats and databases.

How does TELEform work?

Design a form

Distribute the forms by hand, mail, FAX, Internet or modem.

Recipients complete the form, it is entered into the PC via FAX, modem, Internet or scanner.

Data on the forms is automatically real by TELEform.

Miss marked or illegible data is held for verification (these forms are held for review.)

TELEform Components:

TELEform consists of three modules with separate icons.

Each of the modules provides a distinct function in TELEform as outlines below.

TELEform Designer

The TELEform Designer is the primary utility. From Designer you can:

• Create and edit forms
• Set form attributes and export options
• Schedule forms for delivery
• Define data validation options
• Import and Export forms
• Print and FAX forms
• Write scripts using BasicScript for advanced validations or integration with other products

TELEform Reader

The TELEform Reader generally runs minimized in the background and is responsible for detecting and interpreting incoming faxes and scanned images.

• Although you can receive faxes whenever Microsoft fax or your faxserver is running, returned forms can only be interpreted when the TELEform reader is running. If the TELEform Reader has difficulty interpreting any characters on a form, or the returned information did not satisfy specified field constants, the form is marked for review and held for manual verification.

• When completed forms are read, the Reader's recognition engine tries to interpret the characters and marks on the form. For handwritten text, TELEform tries to classify each character as one of 26 alphabetic characters, one of 10 numbers, or one of the allowable special characters. If the character is evaluated with uncertainty, TELEform will either present the character with its "best guess" or with a question mark. In these cases, the field is marked for review and the form will be held for verification so TELEform's interpretation of the character can be manually verified. TELEform's confidence threshold setting can be adjusted to control what TELEform will consider a "correct" character

TELEform

The TELEform Verifier is where forms that were marked for review during interpretation can be quickly corrected and/or verified. What TELEform does with the returned information depends on the form attributes and the export settings specified when the original form was designed. The Verifier is also used to archive form images.

The TELEform verified dialogue box list forms that have been received. Each form is listed with data and time of receipt. Statistical information regarding the returned forms is shown in the stats box.

Data Collection Options

The TELEform Designer creates alphabetic and numeric constrained print fields, choice field, image zones, circled mark response and entry fields (examples below.)

These fields are created in a standard format for optimal data recognition. However, they provide flexibility to ensure forms look professional and are easy to complete. When a form is designed, the user defines how the data in the fields will be validated and how they will be stored when the form is processed.

Choice Fields

Choice fields are used to create multiple choice questions. The user responds to the question by filling in the bubble that corresponds to the answer.

Entry Fields

Entry fields are used to collect numeric or string data. The space in which the user writes a response is presented as a set of bubbles arranged into rows or columns.

Constrained Print Field

Constrained print fields are used to collect data in which the range of allowable characters makes an entry filed inconvenient. However, if you have room on your form, use an entry field for better accuracy.

Field Options:

All Recognition Included

Features and Benefits

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Last modified: August 10, 1998