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Re: BSI
Technically, Howard's got BSI in a nutshell. But the real value of BSI and
the most brilliant part of Ken Steel's idea is in its simplicity. If the
paper works between two companies (I can read your invoice/order without a
whole lot of interpretation and filling in the blanks), then these
companies' procedures are complementary. So are their systems which support
the procedures. If the systems are complementary, then so is the data (and
also its structure). BSI did not intended to repair, fix or straighten out
systems or procedures as some EDI solutions can do. It makes what works
(procedures, systems) currently in paper form more efficient and cost
effective by "converting" the paper to electronic data exchange.
However for BSI to actually replace the fax machine, it needs to do more
than what Howard Parks mentioned. So, we adapted the BSI technology to make
it a commercially robust and viable product and EDI strategy for our
clients. Our goal was:
(1) to take BSI's simplicity and make it "connectable" to a wider range of
paper and data generating sources;
(2) have the operation almost entirely invisible to the end user; and
(3) place minimal demands on the IT department.
The result is eWindEDI(registered). Two years ago, we started a pilot with a
major multimedia company and one of their buyers. Then further adapted and
enhanced the product and launched a commercial release in the US and Canada
last year.
We have found Ken's idea and the BSI concept works very well.
So no matter what you think about Ken Steel and his ideas, our experience
has shown he was right all along. I just wish we had thought of the idea
first.
Regards,
Warren Lamb
Warren Lamb & Associates, Ltd.
email:
phone: 423.542.9541
website: http://www.wlamb.com
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