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.