Introducing the Rogue Data Interchange Service: This hosted transaction network service allows information to be exchanged via electronic data interchange (EDI) or extensible markup language (XML) with any other enterprise without losing its business context or requiring changes to internal systems. Building on open standards based technologies and ‘electronic data interchange’ such as EDI and XML, Rogue Data products and services allow any business, organization or individual to securely exchange ANY commercial information using popular means of communication, such as the Internet.

Seeing is Believing: Using a revolutionary ‘host-service’ capability, our clients have demonstrated that any trusted third party can effectively assume world-class transaction exchange services on behalf of clients. Using a subscription fee model, partners can be billed for ‘hosting’ world-class when do not have the capability. Any user of RDC Products delivers the following on behalf of it clients, large or small:

• Interpret business rules embedded in any EDI, XML, or proprietary system compliant message;
• Map any aspect of the organization’s business activities with EDI, XML, and proprietary system compliant processes, forms and data;
• Retain all information contained in EDI, XML, and proprietary messages in the host company’s format, yet the same information can be accessed and managed by the trading partner authorized to receive it in their business format;
• Aggregate and analyze archived business information, directly drawn from electronic commerce documents created in the course of daily work;
• Exchange documents with embedded EDI, XML, and proprietary format data between partners while retaining absolute control over validated information;
• Access, read and process business information with any other authorized trading partner across applications, operating systems, hardware platforms, or database structures without investing in complex commercial or customized software;
• Design EDI and XML compliant forms with embedded business data that can be stored in the company’s current database of choice using native drivers (Oracle, Sybase, Informix, MS SQL Server, InterBase, DB2, MS Access, Foxpro, Paradox or dBase, including OBDC compliant databases);
• Leverage existing investments in office automation software and operating systems;
• Build on the latest open standards based communication technologies with the ability to send EDI compliant messages across popular communication tools, such as e-mail, Internet, World Wide Web, Value Added Networks and even EDI to fax;
• Harmonize unique business practices and changes in those practices with EDI standards, customized user profiles and dedicated business oriented help files;
• Record information and critical events, while data is validated based on the context of the business and agreements between partners; and
• Extend and synchronize access to all potential trading partners, regardless of size or network access (X.25, x.400, Internet EDI-Int, VAN, VPN etc…).

By eliminating the need to invest in complex software and consultants, Rogue Data components service SME’s that cannot assume the expense traditionally involved with custom or proprietary commercial EDI or XML packages.

Large clients will also be interested in this service because it also gives large e-business savvy entities with existing ERP platforms the opportunity extend the reach of these systems to SME’s.

Advantages: Our products are a series of 'rules-based' electronic commerce components build by Rogue Data using its own innovative infrastructure and technologies. This is complemented with world-class business application expertise and systems integration knowledge. The company enables technology transfer (data exchange compliance) that e-business enables current commercial or legacy applications:

• Enabling the direct electronic exchange of business information between trading partners or between remote users and centralized systems without forcing partners to invest in dedicated software;
• Ease of tracking/archiving/problem resolution of structured business information using a unique ‘set-aside’ service that does not disrupt the flow of validated data;
• Simplified ‘workflow automation’ in accordance with an organizations business processes (such as internal information sharing, simplification of approval processes and reduction of paper flow);
• Sophisticated business validation of trading actions based on standards unique to a given industry (such as customs clearance, supply-chain, logistics, electronic funds transfer, etc.; and,
  
• Sharing of structured information in a secure, ‘open’ format across differing technologies.

1000's of client profiles to be easily deployed and managed on a single server with full Redundancy, Scalability, Standby, and Backup - on a single instance of our software. An extensive management toolkit allows for the addition of any partner over any network 'on the fly'.

Overview: Rogue Data has four main products, which it deploys, integrates and manages as needed depending on the scale and objectives of your e-business strategy. You may decide which product suites the size of your business, based on technology you currently have in place, level technical maturity, the number of trading partners with whom you do business, and your budget.

Click on the following flow diagram to see our product architecture:

Features: Running on the MS Windows 98, 2000, 2003 and XP operating systems (Vista testing is underway), the Rogue Data technology exchanges, translates, validates, routes and converts structured data with any operating system, in total compliance with international (e.g. ANSI X.12, EDIFACT, XML/EDI etc.) or proprietary business standards. The end-user's database of choice is supported.

• Quick and professional installation
• A more affordable solution than traditional EDI or emerging XML 'infrastructure' systems;
• Communicates across all application or network platforms without impacting on current systems.
• Remote set-up and installation
• Desktop modules for those without internal systems
• Strategic data collection and reporting
• 7x24 monitoring
• EDI or XML to fax
• EDI or XML to .pdf
• ... and more!

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