Stralfors.net is Strålfors' clearinghouse. With Stralfors.net
as the basis of its operations, Strålfors provides outsourcing
services to the Nordic countries largest companies. "Companies
that want to focus on their core business and save money at
the same time, let us take care of the business transactions.
Since we are experts in the field of information exchange,
we can handle the transactions cheaper, safer and more efficiently
than the customers can themselves", says Michael Lembke,
manager of Stralfors.net.
Flexibility and cost reduction for large message flows
Stralfors.net provides flexibility for large message flows.
One example is a solution that Stralfors.net recently created
for companies in the sports retailer sector. The solution
enables suppliers and wholesalers to send their electronic
invoices to Stralfors.net. The clearinghouse then
delivers the invoices to the right recipients. The recipients
can choose the invoice format that best suits their company;
i.e. they can receive the invoice on paper, as an electronic
invoice or as a pdf invoice. "This method of operation
is very efficient for companies with large volumes of invoice
transactions. The companies only need to send one file to
Stralfors.net. The clearinghouse guarantees that all invoices
end up at the right recipient", says Michael Lembke.
"It is also an economic working procedure. Today many
companies estimate a 300 SEK separable cost per invoice.
That cost can be cut in half."
Many-to-many communication determined the choice of
the xTrade Business Communications Suite
Strålfors chose the xTrade Business Communications
Suite as the platform for Stralfors.net, since the product
suite met all the requirements concerning message handling
in a many-to-many solution.
"There are many products that can handle communication
from one party to many parties, but products that can easily
handle many-to-many communication is not as easy to come
by" says Michael Lembke. "The fact that the product
suite technology is also used within the Swedish Armed Forces
vouch for the xTrade Business Communications Suite's security
and robustness. It's a product that can be trusted."
A bright future ahead for the clearinghouse
"The future looks bright for the information handling
sector. And today we are only at the beginning of this development",
Michael Lembke points out.
Thanks to the clearinghouse, Strålfors is present
at the entire market of business transactions, i.e. both
the transactions on paper and the electronic transactions.
Stralfors.net will become a central point through which
transactions will flow.
The technical solution
Stralfors.net is a very secure platform, with redundancy
and traceability in all steps of the way. xTrade Business
Hub servers are situated in the middle of the clearinghouse.
They handle the communication, logging and authentication
of connecting systems. The service connects all types of
systems and clients. More systems are continuously being
added, e.g. bonus systems and suppliers' invoices.
For more information about Stralfors.net's services, please
contact Michael
Lembke, telephone: + 46 8 601 10 26.
