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e-Business & e-Commerce Applications Built with Our Unique Forms 2100TM Software

Great Connections® offers customized, cost-effective, quickly implemented e-Business and e-Commerce solutions.

e-Commerce applications focus on the processes and transactions that support on-line buying and selling. Although e-Business applications include e-Commerce, they can include literally any business process or function. In fact, more and more start-up companies are almost completely e-Business based.

Our unique approach to building and operating e-Business applications combines the best advantages of programming from scratch (100% customization, no costly application software required) and turnkey solutions (lower cost, faster implementation, fewer operational headaches).

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	e-Business Features

Our e-Business applications integrate Internet forms, E-mail, database and web publishing functions. Our unique Forms 2100^TM software tools reduce both time and cost for development and ongoing operation. With our Forms 2100^TM tools, we can quickly implement your applications, without your having to purchase special (and often expensive) server software. Your application can be hosted on one of our dedicated web servers.

	Popular e-Business Applications

Although the potential applications of our e-Business capabilities are endless, here are some examples of popular applications and features:

• On-line purchasing with secure e-commerce
• Event Registration
• Customized on-line database searching
• Membership systems with secure log-in
• Automated real-time publishing and updating of web pages
• Session tracking
• Customer incentive features like discounts or point systems
• Direct submission and secure updating of on-line database records (business listings, products, services, etc.), without central staff involvement
• Automated Lost Password Help function
• Activation management for turning individual database records on or off

Please visit the client e-Business sites below for examples of our applications.

Examples: Financial Finesse, Access Silicon Valley,
Korean InfoTech Registration

	Other Forms Based Applications

Forms are one of the most powerful capabilities of the Internet. Although they are typically used for requesting information, on-line ordering and surveys, this is only the tip of the ice berg compared to their potential value. Forms Based Applications include:

• Automated Web Publishing (Internet)
• Automated Web Publishing (Intranet)
• Collaborative Applications
• Computer-Based Education and Training (Distance Learning)
• Customer Service & Support
• Document Management
• Group Authoring
• Human Resources Information
• Internal Staff and Computer User Support
• Knowledge Management
• Project Management
• Resume Submission
• Sales & VAR Support
• Surveys and Data Collection
• Technology Transfer

Here are a few business scenarios that further describe how Forms Based Applications can be used for basic business processes.

The customer or inquirer makes a request through a web form. The form:
1) sends e-mails (containing the form data) to the appropriate staff persons
2) submits the form data to a database, which can be used for queries and reports (e.g., mailing lists).

The staff person replies to the requestor via e-mail.

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE
Input Form
Output Page

Scenario 2: Automated Web Page Publishing

This scenario is from an internal R&D group of a large hi-tech company. As in Scenario 2, web forms are used for technical and support staff to document technologies and projects. The forms automatically produce index lists, summaries, detailed pages and links to other info. This more complex web publishing application manages hundreds of pages on the Intranet.

EXAMPLE
Input Form
Output Page

Scenario 3: Internal Project Documentation

	Benefits of Forms Based Applications

The powerful benefits and advantages of standard Web Forms stem from three key characteristics:

1. Forms are inherently structured. This information content structure is entirely implemented and 'enforced' by the person who programs the form - not by the person submitting the information. Therefore, all 'documents' generated from the form data will have the exact same content organization and layout.
   
   
2. Any information collected through a web form automatically produces information content for publication and distribution through multiple channels (print, e-mail, web, database, CD-ROM).
   
   
3. Web Forms use a worldwide standard protocol, making them available to, and usable by, anyone with a web browser and Internet access - with no special skills or training required.

These key characteristics enable Forms Based Applications to deliver the following benefits and advantages to any organization or business:

• Automates web page production, allowing immediate publishing and updating of web content.



• Reduces costs for authoring, producing and updating web pages.



• Reduces or eliminates errors introduced in collecting, entering (database input) and publishing data and information.



• Enables internal staff to publish and update web pages with no special skills (HTML, etc.) required, allowing critical skilled resources to be used more productively.



• Produces documents of higher quality and value in a standard format.



• Automatically organizes published web pages into a well-designed and consistent file structure.



• Integrates with - and automatically inputs data to - database applications which support other business processes (contacts database, marketing and promotion, customer support, etc.)

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