Faxinating Solutions Inc. More Then Just a Fax Company Your Solution for All Types of Electronic Document Exchange 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 1
Who Is Faxinating Solutions Inc.: Faxinating Solutions Inc.(FSI) is a 3 rd party service bureau that allows two companies to send electronic documents to each other despite the individual technologies each company may have in place. FSI solutions are simple, user friendly very cost-effective. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 2
Our Role and Objective: Our role is to play middleman and become a technology equalizer. FSI competitors provide one solution that fits all scenarios. This is unrealistic. Our main objective is to accept transactions from each partner and translate these messages so that they can be easily processed by the partner s business application. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 3
How Do We Do It: Data translation is accomplished by first understanding the business process at either end of the relationship (supplier hub or customer hub) and building an electronic translation module that will create transactions that fit the business rules and protocols at both ends. These transactions are recorded by FSI s CRM tools. Full auditing and tracking is available for every transaction conducted. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 4
Today s FSI Situation Over 2000 clients and rising each day. Clients throughout North America. Strategic partnership s with major leading companies. Participate actively in Trade shows and Seminars. Innovative user friendly tools. Process any ASCII file formatted transaction including XML, EDI, SAP Idocs, text files, Excel spreadsheets, flat files from legacy solutions or any other user defined electronic file format. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 5
How Did We Get Here? By first understanding that a need exists for simple and cost-effective SME solutions ( small and medium size customers and vendors ). Understanding that EDI mapping is not practical for everyone. By finding a strategic partner in the retail industry who would test our user friendly solution. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 6
How Did We Get Here? By letting the business community know that we have innovative tools. By always keeping close to our clients. By investigating and listening to what may be needed on the marketplace everyday. By providing exemplary customer support. By listening to our customers and understanding their needs. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 7
Partial List of Our Partners 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 8
Customer Requirements FSI does a one-on-one business analysis for every trading partner that we do business with. Through that analysis, FSI is able to offer the ideal tool that will respect your budget to do EDI or other related document exchanges with any business partner you might have, across the world. FSI supports all standard EDI transaction sets, some basic examples are : 810 - detailed invoice, 882 summary invoice. 850 purchase order, etc. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 9
Customer Requirements Quality Value = Customer Satisfaction Service 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 10
Meeting the Customers Needs FAX-to-EDI EDI-to-FAX EXACT software Email interfaces FTP AS2 EDI outsourcing Web-based solutions 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 11
Meeting the Customers Needs Fax-to-EDI FAX-to-EDI EDI-to-FAX EXACT software Email interfaces For companies or customers of Hub companies that do lowvolume transactions and have to send EDI data and do not have such technology at hand. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 12
Fax-to-EDI Typical Fax to EDI service data flow Trading Partner Tagged Faxinating document Faxed document Trading Partners Fax Good document Faxinating Fax server and OCR machine Faxinating EDI Translator data Faxinating OCR reject verifications Van services data Client EDI Translator Client Client Client Client 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 13
Meeting the Customers Needs Edi-to-fax FAX-to-EDI EDI-to-FAX EXACT software Email interfaces For companies that wish to send EDI transactions such as purchase orders, planning and scheduling documentation, notices, payment transaction information as faxed or emailed documents, to there trading partners. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 14
Edi-to-fax Typical EDI to Fax service data flow Trading Partner Faxinating document Paper based 850/820 Trading Partners Fax Translated data Faxinating Fax server Faxinating EDI Translator Data Van services Data Client EDI Translator 850 856 864 820 Client Client Client Client 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 15
Meeting the Customers Needs EXACT Software FAX-to-EDI EDI-to-FAX EXACT software Email interfaces 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 16
EXACT Software Middleware Software modules created to fit a specific trading partner need. This software allows the end user to construct a transaction on a series of input screens and relay these transactions to the FSI service for validation and translation. EXACT will interface with popular accounting packages that have import/export capability thus fostering automatic transaction generation and eliminating the need to re-key the data already in the customer s native accounting package. The EXACT solution has an imbedded SOAP interface which creates an automatic secure connection to the FSI network and allows immediate file transfer for processing. If the customer does not have Internet access, there is an embedded communication module allowing the user to call the FSI network through a private dial-up to arrange for the file transfer.
Exact software service data flow Acme Corp. IBM Mini Computer Firewall w/tunnel Generic Terminal Generic Laser Printer Faxinating EDI Translator FSI network Server Data Van services Data Trading Partners EDI transalator 856 ASN 820 850 PO 810 detailed HUB 1 HUB 2 HUB 3 HUB 4 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 18
Meeting the Customers Needs Email Interfaces Where users can send and FAX-to-EDI EDI-to-FAX EXACT software Email interfaces receive generically formatted documents (such as information coming out of Excel) to and from a mailbox on the FSI network. The transaction will be audited, verified and translated and then sent to the intended partner electronically and without human intervention. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 19
Meeting the Customers Needs FTP FTP AS2 EDI outsourcing Web-based solutions For users that wish to receive and send transactions in a secure point-to-point environment thus eliminating the VAN costs. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 20
Meeting the Customers Needs AS2 FTP AS2 EDI outsourcing Web-based solutions For users that wish to receive and send transactions in a even more secure environment then FTP and thus eliminating the VAN costs also. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 21
Meeting the Customers Needs EDI Outsourcing FTP AS2 EDI outsourcing Web-based solutions 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 22
EDI Outsourcing For companies who have made an investment in the technology and have chosen to divest themselves of the responsibility of accepting or sending EDI transactions. FSI becomes a middleman and accepts EDI transactions from the customer s trading partners and delivers transactions tailored to the customer s backend application. The service works in reverse where transactions from the customer s backend application arrives at the FSI network and are translated into EDI documents and sent to their trading partners. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 23
Meeting the Customers Needs Web-based Solutions FTP AS2 EDI outsourcing Web-based solutions They are possible to create, but our typical customers have not adopted this mainly because it usually dictates that they must. re-key information already entered in their own business process. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 24
What Is Needed to Do Business With Us? Fax users do not require any computing power at all. All they need is a fax machine with a phone or fax number. FSI has a toll-free number available to accept transactions by fax. EXACT software users require a basic computer at least a 486, with Internet access or a modem. All other solutions are conducted through secure Internet or point-to-point connections. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 25
Who Can Use Our Service? Our customer base is varied and includes very small suppliers as well as major corporations and government departments. FSI has been successful in fostering electronic relationships between thousands of companies with simple, cost-effective and easy-to-use solutions that make sense to both parties trying to do business with each other at every level. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 26
Acme Corp. FAX Exact software VAN IBM 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 27
Cost Analysis Minimum investment needed depending on the services rendered by FSI. Very low start-up fee. No external consultants necessary. The Lowest user fees on the market today for a 3 rd party EDI service provider. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 28
Research & Development Services Which will help you get new money Which will help your budget Which will clearly guide your IT investment in more strategic needs short term Which will give you peace of mind Which will make your company just more efficient 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 29
Our Strengths Value Value Quality User Friendly Tools Value Quality We respect your needs Service Quality We respect your budget Service Value Service Quality FSI guaranteed Satisfaction Service 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 30
Key Benefits 14 years of experience as an EDI service provider. Lowest prices for its services on the market today. Member of the ECCC (GS1) and implicated in key initiatives like data-loading, pricing and Can-Trace. User friendly tools and documentation. Bilingual support and service staff. Consulting and sales services. 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 31
If you have general questions about FSI, you can contact us at the address provided below: Faxinating Solutions Inc. 185 Dorval Avenue, Suite 204 Dorval, Québec Canada H9B 5J9 Tel.: 1+514.420.0288 Fax: 1+514.420.0306 Sales department: 1-800-282-6283x232 (Canada & U.S.) 1/26/2006 Faxinating Solutions Inc. 32