The Day is Not Far . . .
Imagine each expense voucher entered in your branch office computers being automatically updated in the H.O. central computer. Located in the security of your office. (Not a web server.) Instantly, without any manual intervention. Seamlessly, with automatic acknowledgements. And high levels of security.
No more waiting for financial reports from branch offices! With the branch data available in the H.O. central computer, reporting is actually a matter of pressing a few keys.

Next, can visualize your ad agency computer automatically sending an (electronic) Release Order (R.O.) to a TV Channel's computer? And the TV Channel application automatically updating the R.O. in its database? With the ad agency computer receiving an electronic acknowledgement with date-time stamp? And recording the acknowledgement details in its database? All automatically, seamlessly.

A step further: the R.O. is also automatically updated in the H.O. Central Media Deals Database for real-time monitoring of Media Deals.

Now, imagine all this happening before the R.O. printing is complete?

Can it get any better than this?

Yes! For example, if communications (to the Internet) are down, local applications continue un-interrupted working on their local database. The elctronic R.O.s are saved in a queue / buffer, to be automatically sent to the destination as soon as communication links are up.

If all this sounds a little far-fetched, then it’s time for a reality check. Because EAI (End-to-end Application Integration) is already beginning to happen.

Soon, the preferred way of doing business will involve routine integration of different software applications, making them update each other’s databases. Seamlessly, with no manual intervention & high levels of security.

EAI technology will change every aspect of business-
     • Reporting between Business Units & HO
     • Business transactions between Supply Chain
     • Business transactions between Client / Distribution Chain