Dear colleagues
We are in the very early stages of exploring the secure online delivery of
certain types of authenticated documents. The idea is to use software which
interfaces with other of our systems to generate authenticated e-documents
which can then be retrieved by authorised users. Part of the authentication
uses e-signatures (compliant with EU Digital Signatures Directive 1999/93/EC).
An example would be the transcript of marks issued to students after
graduation, of which several thousand are issued annually. At present hard
copy transcripts are printed on special paper and have other authenticating
features: these would have a digital equivalent. As well as being costly to
produce in hard copy, we are also frequently contacted by potential
employers to verify that the copy of the transcript they have received from
a graduate is true and accurate. The software would allow the recipient to
share access to a
document with a third party if they choose.
The supplier we have heard from so far is Digitary
(http://www.digitary.net/) which has some penetration into the HE market in
the UK & Ireland.
However does anyone know of or have experience with any suppliers of other
similar products?
Many thanks
Sarah
M Sarah Wickham, MA, MA, Registered Practitioner
University Records Manager
University of Huddersfield
+44 (0)1484 473 935
Web: http://www.hud.ac.uk/cls/recordsmanagement/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/msarahwickham
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