Murphy's law of business says if something will go wrong, it will likely be
with the invoice.
But every law has its loopholes and InterTrade Systems thinks it's found this
one.
The Campbell, California-based software firm unveiled today a new electronic
invoicing system, E-Invoice, that will allow companies to shift their billing systems to
the Internet and reduce the chances of data input errors.
The system is designed to let companies bill trading partners, receive
remittances, and complete the payment cycle all the way through the banking
system. The system notifies business partners by email that an invoice was
received and links them to a secured Web site where they can view the
invoice and respond.
"This is the most efficient and cost-effective way to shorten the payment
cycle by eliminating paperwork, data inputting errors, and fast resolution
of payment disputes," InterTrade's chief executive David Salehinia said.
He added that the system is designed to let users leverage their existing
technology and does not require extensive hardware or infrastructure
investments. It also adapts to a firm's current means of billing or
electronic data interchange and does not demand that a firm change its
business practices, which many other transactional and billing systems do
require.
The system is designed to accept data from most sources including flat
file, EDI-ANSI standards, or custom formats. Once the data is loaded it
will automatically convert it to the appropriate Web-based application and
forward it to the proper people. The system will also carry a remittance
back to the sender in any format and can be extended to the banking system.
E-Invoice is available now. No pricing was released.
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