The best-in-class, competitive advantage.

Unparalleled support

Technolutions pairs unrivaled technology with superior service. Each client receives individual attention from a dedicated Slate program manager for implementation, customization, and support, with unrestricted access to engineering resources at Technolutions. Much more than mere technical support, program managers build personal relationships with clients, familiarizing themselves with the specific processes and needs of users.

Always available

Wherever you can access the Internet, you can access Slate. From pulling reports on the road to reading applications on the train, Slate is available wherever and whenever you are. Our advanced web-based platform requires absolutely no plug-ins or third party programs (not even Adobe Flash or Adobe Reader).

True online reading

Slate provides a digital environment in which even the most complex review processes can be modeled and perfected. Using virtual file bins, granular permissions, and workflow rules, our program managers will work to fine-tune your review process. Write comments, log ratings, attach flags and tags, and send files to colleagues, all from within the Slate Reader. A dedicated iPad Reader provides native access to application reading in an environment designed for multitouch and mobile review.

Integrated digital portfolios

Enable applicants to upload multimedia content including still images, documents, presentations, video, and audio files through our digital portfolio service. Review these materials within the Slate Reader or through a projector-friendly committee review mode.

Online applications

Slate application forms and pages are hosted through the institution-branded dot-edu, providing consistent branding throughout. In addition to taking advantage of our straightforward online recommendation system, applicants can upload materials directly into their application files, including writing samples, essay responses, and multimedia portfolio items (digital images, audio, and video). Self-service application status pages update in real-time and keep applicants abreast of their requirements.

Events, interviews, and forms

Keep track of your travels, organize events into trips, get driving directions, and print itineraries, postcard announcements, name badges, and flyers. Send electronic invites (e-vites) to inquiries and prospects in the area, and organize automatic campaigns on an office-wide basis. Design forms and registration pages and schedule confirmation, reminder, and thank you e-mails for the event while keeping track of your registrants in real-time.

E-mail campaigns

Slate's Deliver tool makes it easy to send mail-merge personalized e-mails to large groups of people. Use the query builder to pull a custom list of prospects or applicants, or upload your own list from any Excel spreadsheet. Apply templates, embed images, and add other content through the web-based HTML editor. Track the success of each e-mail campaign with automatic bounceback and opt-out management, open- and click-tracking, and integration with each student's personal file.

Comprehensive CRM

Track all communications and activities with prospects, including e-mails (automatically captured when sent from within Slate or when using our Outlook plug-in), telephone calls, event registrations, inquiry form submissions, and all other interactions. Build datasets to manage databases of college counselors, university contacts, and any other data sources that need to be managed separately from your prospect and applicant pools. Automatic and ad-hoc record de-duplication and merging keeps your database clean.

Instant, real-time reporting

Query against the database in real-time, with most queries running in less than a second. Using the web-based query editor, build queries by selecting the columns and filters you want. There's no need to know anything about the underlying database structure, or to use "joins" or other technical syntax. While you're adjusting the query, the system updates in real-time with exactly how many records will be returned and provides a live preview of that data. Export to Excel, e-mail campaigns, or to other management functions within Slate with one click.

Digital imaging

Document management is built directly into Slate, providing you with a single interface through which you can scan, fax, upload, and receive documents and materials. Batch scanning supports slip sheet detection, document splicing, blank page detection, image cleanup, and batch assignment. Imaged documents can be set to immediately fulfill checklist requirements and update the application status pages.

Chats and webinars

Chats may be hosted for any group, including admitted students, applicants, and website guests. We support moderated and un-moderated chats, integration with applicant identity systems, audio and video simulcasts, and synchronized PowerPoint presentations. These services, similar to what you would find with online conference services, are available at no additional cost. That's right: they are absolutely free—no session, guest, or bandwidth charges.

Fraud detection

Slate features a robust fraud detection system. By evaluating document metadata and login histories for applicants and recommenders, Slate is able to issue intelligent and adaptive alerts when potential fraud is detected. Our proprietary plagiarism detection system, able to be run on-demand or automatically on schedule, searches the entire corpus of uploaded documents and will identify statistically-significant duplication.

Lifecycle management

From uploading prospect lists to collecting enrollment deposits, Slate manages the entire lifecycle of an admissions office. Enhance your outreach with event registration pages, e-mail campaigns, and social network integration, and drive your recruitment with admitted student websites featuring private facebook profiles, message boards, live chats, housing information, and other interactive community-driven content.